Paseclipse Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Hi all, it's been a while since I've nailed a decent sized nugget, especially since I'm hunting for meteorites most of the time. The last time I scored some nice sized nuggets was in September of '08. Went to the goldfields with a confident attitude and a little different settings on my GPX-4000 this weekend and boy did it pay off!-First nugget was a 0.90 grammer about 10" deep, second was a 12.5 grammer about 14-16" deep. Both were found using a 14" round mono coil swinging extra slow, scrubbing the ground, and digging everything. The 12.5 grammer barely broke the threshold and sounded more like ground noise than a deep target at first. The signal was repeating the same in all directions and deserved a scrape off the top. I scraped a little off the top and the signal got louder, gave out a nice soft wee-woo sound and peaked a little higher than a hot rock. Then I knew it was definitely a target so I kept digging and it kept getting louder and louder. After I got down to around 12" deep the target was screaming and difficult to locate so I had to break out a pin pointer... my Whites GMT. The GMT was giving me a huge "zip zip" sound and the meter was registering well below 25% iron probability... I knew there was a good chance it was gold by then and maybe a good sized nugget too! Dug down a couple more inches and pinpointed again. No target so it had to be somewhere in the hole. Waved the GMT around a little more and got a booming signal on a clay covered rock. Reached in picked it up and all I could feel the weight, there was no doubt it was a nugget now! Had to clean it off a little bit before I saw the glitter of gold. Gave me an ear to ear smile! Enjoy!Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Very Nice. Congrats. The GMT - did you have to go back to the car to get it or do you carry it with you?Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Looks like a very nice el paso find ? :twocents: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Nice nug Del, keep it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Very nice chunk or yellow iron. Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hoser Oates Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 no more skunk and darn pretty too-congrats-tons a au 2 u 2-John :wubu: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 SAWEEEET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa John Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Del, that 12.5 gram one is a beauty nice going . John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 All Rite Del!!!You are the metegold man. Great looking gold. Regards Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richs Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Very nice Del good job. Alittle trick that I learned from AZ4AU (Mike K) is to switch to cancel mode for pinpointing.Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Nugget Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Hoo-Ahh Del! This post gives me an ear-to-ear smile too. I'll be out there tomorrow to post claim papers and try my luck getting something as nice. Good job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bado1 Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Very nice, Del! Keep em coming!Dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hi all, thanks for the kudos. Chris my "pin pointer" was a little bit of a hike to go and get but not that big of a deal. Besides I wanted grab the GMT to go over the area anyway and clean out any small dinks that could have been laying around. Rich I've read about that pinpointing trick but doesn't that only work with a DD coil?As for the location... sorry guys have to keep that one to myself because I don't want to create a stampede!Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim straight Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Wow Del... that is worth digging! Just keep swinging and you will find the rest of the family.There were a few others braving the weather at Benson on Saturday... did you hold the 8 0z found a few months ago? Changing the subject to meteorites, did you get the letter I sent you a few weeks ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Changing the subject to meteorites, did you get the letter I sent you a few weeks ago?Yeah Jim got your letter and I've been meaning to call you. I've just been caught up with all the holiday crap I haven't had the time. I'd be glad to do it. Shoot me a pm or email so we can discuss this please.Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Nice Del!!! The switching to cancel for pinpointing, is a good trick with a mono coil. It actually wouldn't work with a DD, since the coil would still not be desensitized enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken arrow Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Very Nice Del Jon Kishi wspa 037 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Hey Wes I'll have to give it a try. For some reason I thought you could only do that with a DD.Thanks John Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanny in AB Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi all, thanks for the kudos. Chris my "pin pointer" was a little bit of a hike to go and get but not that big of a deal. Besides I wanted grab the GMT to go over the area anyway and clean out any small dinks that could have been laying around. Rich I've read about that pinpointing trick but doesn't that only work with a DD coil?As for the location... sorry guys have to keep that one to myself because I don't want to create a stampede!DelBooyah-chukka!! Nicely done--that's some sweet heavy metal you found!!All the best,Lanny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Nice one Del! Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ4AU Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hello Del, Nice nuggets for sure, you have a GPX4000 and when you get in that situation where it's screaming at you just flip the switch into cancel and it will kill most of the signal and you have to get the coil almost on the target to hear it . Try it next time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted January 9, 2010 Author Share Posted January 9, 2010 Lanny and Bill thanks for the congrats. I went back out there and popped out another little 1 grammer a week later. Wish they could all be that big but thats the way it goes. Bill I'm glad to see you back at the helm!AZ4AU I'll give the pinpointing trick a try next time.Del Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted January 9, 2010 Share Posted January 9, 2010 Hey DelVery Cool!!Glad to see your having a good time out there.Hoping to see you in the future, would like to huntspace rocks with you. Best regards Herb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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