Uncle Ron Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yo All...It was beautiful here in the big AZ today...low 70's, slight breeze...There's a spot I've been driving by for years that I've always felt had slight potential but just didn't really look all that great...Definitely a gossan, but looked kinda sterile...But I hadn't found a single nugget since 1/1/11 so figured I'd go check it out...Walked down a steep ravine to find a tiny little gully, maybe two fee wide and two feet deep...But rotten red granite and a bit of red gooey clay...Smelt like teenage gold...Took a quick pass down about fifty yards of the gully with my GB2, then went back up and hooked up my "new ol' baboo 4500." ... Headed down about fifty feet and got a soft signal...dug down into the rotten granite and goop and bango...Nice little .8 grammer that looks like either Africa or South America...Went on down about a hundred yards and nuttin'....Turned around and came back up and got another nice soft signal only ten feet from where the first was found...Scrapped down in the rotten granite about eight inches and bango, another solid little beauty...Together the two weigh 1.1 dwt...Little over $70 today..Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Thats awesome unc! ;) I hope there are many more there `a waitin.......So you have found a south american nugget Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 WTG Unc,Tried calling earlier in the week, but you must have been out beeping... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 It's a sign--time to head to SA and visit Garimpo??? sweet nugget-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT-AZ-HP Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Unca Ron,nice lookin African nug.looks like the 4500 is working great for you.Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Soloman Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Nice! You are one of my Nugget Shooting heros Unc, and your finds always inspire me. - Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Glad to see you poppin out the yellow stuff again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micro Nugget Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hey Unk, looks like the new Old Baboo 4500 is beginning to pay for itself. What coil? Tomorrow I get to play with my new old 4500 for the first time. I've spent about 10 hours reading and re-reading the manual. Now you've got me inspired!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted January 13, 2011 Author Share Posted January 13, 2011 Yo Martin...I was using the NF 14" E ... It's the old original fibreglass coil that, to me, is the best coil ever made!!! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLundy Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Ron,You know they like company! WTG!!!LuckyLundy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 WTG Ron Great Hunting........ ....Geo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hey Unc ... Long time for you to be carrying the skunk in the back pack ... nice to know he found a girlfriend and jumped out so you could get back into the gold!Nice!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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