adam 3,128 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) A while back , I was able to persuade boulder dash to come prospect the southern Sonoran region. The area has tall grasses, cacti, and some gold for those willing to put in the effort. The plan was to drywash & detect , however with limited time, we didnt run the overburden , and only followed the heavies with the vacuum. Basically, we were just going after the pay on this trip.We wound up vacuuming over 100ft ( no exaggerating) after placering out the somewhat shallow overburden. We did beep the throw-out as we went, hoping for a missed piece or two , and a few were found, but just a few.Here are some shots of just a couple areas worked or otherwise, and about 6 grams of the chunky gold....The fines from drywashing equaled about 3 grams from 42 buckets ran through the 140, plus some pickers that are shown.Before:After: Edited May 12, 2015 by adam 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ahorton10 210 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mn90403 977 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Tough? You look like you did pretty good. Nice job again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,128 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 Ha ha , the gold was great ! The "tough" part was the conditions, and the knife fight..... but at least there weren`t any smugglers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,737 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Dang. Nice chunky stuff. Good job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,844 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Jez...the two legged gophers were at it again With some nice gold to top it off WTG you guys Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,240 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Dig on gentlemen nice rough nuggets are my favorite-John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,614 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Nice dude! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El Dorado 964 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 WTG! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 703 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Way to go, nice gold.... Hey you missed a spot, there is some good gold under those rock piles ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,130 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I love reading your reports. I learn a little something every time.That's a lot of hard work there, but at least you don't come up empty handed....Awesome Gold! Good job guys!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 That's one heckuva vacuum hose ya have in that 1st pic.. Nice haul of "effort = some gold," gents..!SA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,156 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 For most a lot of hard work , but as seen in many of the past adventures posted from ya'll , this one was just a light workout for ya'll comparatively speaking , that paid well, great job!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boulder dash 1,243 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Another epic weekend with great company. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gold Nuggets 43 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Some hard work, a pair of good partners and somefine looking gold for the effort....priceless! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alwaysdirty 914 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 That's one heckuva vacuum hose ya have in that 1st pic.. Nice haul of "effort = some gold," gents..!SAThats a dry bucket drege, it works better with pickle buckets though...Adam,Do you guys pour your buckets into the drywasher or make a dirt pile and shovel it in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,128 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Just dump them into the hopper , much easier, and one less step in the process. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,614 Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Watch that tall grass to the South, CHIGGARS lurk there. Got a peck of them in Greaterville one weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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