10.6 oz Ganes Creek Whopper

[highbanker58 10]

Yesterday- Friday morning at Ganes Creek a friend of mine Tom Cooper was detecting next to me with a Whites MXT with a stock coil.He got a LOUD target and pulled out a 10.6 oz solid GOLD slug.We had been throwing our trash back and forth all week, so when he was done yelling he threw something at me. It landed at my feet, it was the biggest hunk of GOLD I have ever seen anyone dig up. I'm still in Alaska and don't have a good e-mail connection, so the picture will have to wait.. Dave

[frank c 958]

A Dream find for sure , don't forget to post some pics ASAP. Keep at it.

I had to RE-READ yer post thought it was 10.6 pwt. at first WOWOWOWOWOSASASA

[Hoser John 1,240]

IZE A WAITN'-John

[garimpo 2,272]

I'm right behind you HJ....

[lon 38]

Here it is boys Dave way to cool

[Terry Soloman 898]

Here it is boys Dave way to cool

W-O-W!!!!! :whoope:

[Desertsunburn 44]

W-O-W!!!!! :whoope:

WOW is right! Wow! A life time find for just about everyone!

Jim

[Ant Man 15]

WOW WOW WOW!!!!!

[Sklybones 2]

Now thats a find. That would be better than Viagra..lol

[highbanker58 10]

Thanks Lon for getting those pictures on the forum for me. The second picture to the right is the small .70oz , .78oz , .45oz , and other small ones that I found. Dave

[Nugget Shooter 4,602]

That is oficially a holy sh...t nugget! Way to go to both of ya!

[tbivingsWA 0]

Great Job highbanker58! You did very well yourself!

WOW! that 10.6 oz nugget is truely a impressive find by Tom! I will be at ganes creek the last week in July. I do not remember where hill #2 is? Is it up stream or down stream of the main camp?

Thanks for sharing!

Tyrie

Washington State

[El Dorado 963]

WOWSA WOWSA WOWSA

[Micro Nugget 770]

HOOAH!! This just peeled off 60 years of my true age for a few moments and made me a kid again. I'd hate to think of the palpitations I'd have to deal with if'n I found that bad boy. Major kudos justly deserved!!

[DolanDave 689]

That is truely an impressive find.....congrats !!! Cant wait to see more from the area from everyone.

[fredmason 1,134]

You both did well...I wonder how many other detectors swung over that whopper and decided it was too big, loud, or what ever and walked on by...

the find of a lifetime for most

fred

[frank c 958]

Fred I'd bet youre right, they said to themselves another piece of scrapmetal or can.

[Au Seeker 3,064]

Well if that's not the Holy Grail of nugget shooting I don't know what is!!!!! :whaaaa: :whaaaa:

Thanks for posting!!

I think the sales of MXTs will go up some as this story gets out, hmmm maybe I should dust mine off and start swinging it some more!!!

How deep was the 10.6 ouncer???

Skip

[Allen in MT 101]

Ah yes, very nice find, brings back memories of my trips up there, the last group I took in was when Steve B of Idaho found the 33 oz'er, MXT's did well up there because for the lack of mineralization, My biggest find was in the oz range, and many smaller. great trips and lots of memories,

you guys did good , congrats :whoope:

Allen in MT

[Hoser John 1,240]

I'll take them righteous little ones(ya right) anyday and ya'all can keep Mr. Potatohead as a mite hard to wear :lol: and I'm addicted to rough and gnarly gold,women too-John

[Rodd in B.C. 13]

highbanker58

Way to go bet you are a happy camper I had the privilage of knowing one of the people

that worked on that dredge he said he told the boss that they were loosing a lot of gold

because the guy in charge was pushing it ahead too fast so the boss put him in charge

and he said they cleaned up 400 oz in one nights shift,he told me this 25 years ago

I asked him for a map but he died before I could get it from him...

Rodd

[bigrex 58]

Now you're talking! WoW! :wubu: :wubu:

[highbanker58 10]

Tom's nugget was dig out of the corner of the push, on the backside of the mound- down 16 - 18 " in the deepest part of the slope. Next to the road ,under a bunch of tree limbs. I saw Tom today and he is still floating on air.I'm real happy for him, he hunts hard, doesn't take breaks,works thru dinner and walked back to camp ...... he deserves it.

[LuckyLundy 1]

Super find, WTG....one day!

LuckyLundy

[hammer 1]

What a great find--hard to fathom that MXT reaching down 18 inches with a stock coil

have to drag mine out from under the bed and giver another try. Thanks for the post-sure got

an early start on the fireworks