Buckeye Boy Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 It was hot here in AZ so Cow killer Newriverblake and I got in the truck and drove 850 miles to Northern California for some detecting. Between detecting and sniping we were able to recover over 100 small nuggets. The total weight between the three of us is over 2/3 ounce. We are all beat up and got our fair share of poison oak. We had a great time but it is nice to be home. Here are a couple pictures of my share. AJ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 I'd say it was worth the drive. Well done guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Holy sh...... Awesome awesome awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Well done guys ! What a great sounding adventure Look how rounded that stuff is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Wow guys well done looks more then chunky stuff . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Holy smokes! Man, you guys killed it WTG Glad you were able to escape and find gold. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 If I'm not mistaken , it looks like you guys outta move up there.Then ya won't have to drive so far.Congrats on a good outing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great ol' California gold sure is pretty. You were lucky as temps dropped last weekend but back to 115++ starting today...excuse as no yaaaa today-John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nice going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 You guys really kicked it this trip!WTG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Sweet..! Great job you guys..!!Now I don't feel so bad about my 550 mi drives justto get to the bottom of the Dahlonega belt..SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver hillbille Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Gold_Belt"The largest quantities of gold found in the eastern United States were found in the Georgia Gold Belt, which extends from easternAlabama to Rabun County, Georgia. The biggest concentration of gold was found in White, Lumpkin, and northern Cherokee counties in Georgia. The gold in the Georgia Gold Belt was close to 24 karat (100%) purity. Most of the gold was found in eroded rock (saprolite) and mixed in with quartz.Besides placer deposits of gold, and gold bearing quartz in weathered rock, gold also occurs in quartz veins. The most profitable veins, in the Dahlonega District, occur in the contact zone between mica-schists and granite or diorite.[2]:59-61The discovery of gold in the Georgia Gold Belt in 1828 led to the Georgia Gold Rush. The historic cities of Auraria and Dahlonega were the primary beneficiaries of the gold discovery, and a branch mint of the United States Mint was operated in Dahlonega until 1861. The Georgia Gold Belt is part of a zone of gold deposits in the southeast United States that runs from Alabama to Virginia. Smaller gold deposits can be found further north." Sorry for the post jack( it is about gold ) the Dahlonega belt..SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowkiller Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Here is my take with the gb2! I didn't take the 3k this trip but still had a blast breaking the gold from the bed rock! Ha ha aj no poison oak for me spot steeler. I will get a better picture this afternoon. Edited June 30, 2015 by Cowkiller 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Don't find the chunky stuff like that here so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Here is my take with the gb2! I didn't take the 3k this trip but still had a blast breaking the gold from the bed rock! Ha ha aj no poison oak for me spot steeler. I will get a better picture this afternoon. Nice bottle of gold bud! Sounds like a really good time was had by all.....except for the itchy stuff. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowkiller Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Yeah it was a great get away that's for sure! Only bad part for me were the mosquitoes I think they took a pint of blood through the deet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Georgia Gold Beltadd'l info:https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/B-100.pdf THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERNPORTION OF THE DAHLONEGA GOLD BELTJerry M. German Georgia Department of Natural ResourcesJ. Leonard Ledbetter, CommissionerEnvironmental Protection DivisionHarold F. Reheis, Assistant DirectorGeorgia Geologic SurveyWilliam H. Mclemore, State GeologistAtlanta1985Reprinted 1990BULLETIN 100 ABSTRACTThis investigation encompasses that portion of the Dah!onega gold belt extending from Canton in Cherokee County northeastward to the Georgia-North Carolina State line... SA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGump Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 add'l info:https://epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/B-100.pdf THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERNPORTION OF THE DAHLONEGA GOLD BELTJerry M. GermanGeorgia Department of Natural ResourcesJ. Leonard Ledbetter, CommissionerYou have got to stop----I miss my old stomping grounds. At least the rednecks there I know their language.Cow killer---skeeters that get thru that deet might get your blood,but, they don't get to enjoy it for long.Nice gold.Environmental Protection DivisionHarold F. Reheis, Assistant DirectorGeorgia Geologic SurveyWilliam H. Mclemore, State GeologistAtlanta1985Reprinted 1990BULLETIN 100ABSTRACTThis investigation encompasses that portion of the Dah!onega gold belt extending from Canton in Cherokee County northeastward to the Georgia-North Carolina State line...SA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Nice gold ... From Siskiyou County? ... Great score ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thanks for the memories guys of gold long gone. Sure is pretty stuff you got there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Boy Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 Not that far north. I believe it is Sierra county.AJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 That awesome, you guys really hit it good, thanks for posting your pokes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Got to love the Motherlode! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Next time in poison try some of these things:http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/TIP05621/6-Ways-to-Treat-Poison-Ivy.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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