bsumbdy Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Got an early start today out at area my buddy and I wanted to do some prospecting. Started walking washes at 7am with my Garrett ATX, and just kept going and going. After about 5 washes zero targets trash or otherwise I was getting hot tired and thirsty, started getting lazy with my detecting. Moving too fast not properly working the coil. In the 6th wash I heard a signal but passed it off as mineralization started walking away but decided to go back and double check and got a strong signal. Figured I was going to dig my first bullet. Dug off about 7 inches of overburden on bedrock and signal was banging. Brushed away the dirt and saw a glimmer of gold under a cap rock. Pried it up with my pick and reached in to pick up a small nugget, and it was a monster! 11.1 grams! !! Detected around the hole and found another .8 gram piece. My buddy ken has never found a nugget, I was tested to keep detecting but I hiked back to get Ken so he could get his coil his first nugget. We hiked back to the wash and slowly detected about a 5th of a mile of the wash for...nothing! !?? I even went back over the ground I sped by earlier. ..weird. I figured we were on a patch and was really hoping to get ken on his first nugget but nothing else. Ken said I must have a horseshoe up my but because I just got back from a 3.5 day deep sea fishing trip where I caught an 88lb Opah! Will post some other pictures of the nugget when I clean it up. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Holy Crap! You beat the piss out of a skunk! WTG man..... Lot of fish there too.Heck of a weekend for ya Go back and dig that area out.Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Whooped skunk ass is what you did!!!! WTG! Those are two beauties and I hope you post'em clean for us!!! Thanks for sharing! Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Man that's a nice lump... I think we have all done that where we get sloppy toward the end of a long, hot day. Glad you decided to re-check and dig! Edited July 7, 2014 by IDdesertman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 What a chunk of gold!! Nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Great story and very cool of you to share the spot with your Bud... Too bad he did not get one too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Dude!!! 2 gold one hole!!!! Simply amazing. I'm with Tom dig that area out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 What a weekend Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Swwweeeeeettt!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Very nice nugget and it's sidekick, nice looking Opah as well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsumbdy Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Nugget was brushed with toothbrush and soaked in CLR. Photos of both sides. Not sure if I should do anything else to clean.Thanks for all the replies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsumbdy Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 Not sure what the brown matrix rock is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Tones Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Whoa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzNuggetBob Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Not sure what the brown matrix rock is?bsumbdyIt looks like hematite. That won't come out easy, I think it looks great. Id leaveit the way it is. very nice nugget. AzNuggetBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 besum... Very nice nugget ... Thanks for sharing ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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