adam 3,137 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Wanted to share a few photos from the last few days .....Hope everyone is being safe and hydrated if your working the desert areas like we are...These are random photo`s, but I will describe them briefly I beeped this little nugster in a wash recently, plus there is a cool mineral specimen I haven`t had time to identify .... A bear in the lower desert??? Fresh prints too! Desperate for water maybe? A different area pays in extremely coarse nuggets fresh from the source. Boulderdash and I scored these .. Maybe a half OZ or better shown Near Yarnell, an airbus fly`s through smoke preparing to drop retardent. Played tourist the other day ....long way down there Edited June 19, 2016 by adam 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 3,185 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thanks for posting Adam! Love all the rough nuggets, the one that really stands out is the one dendritic nugget , looks to be from a different source, was it found with all the rest or in a separate location? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,137 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 I had one trail cam set up at a spring a couple miles away...Heres a few photos from that as well...kinda neat... This one is entertaining...The dear sticking his tongue out at the camera .... What is this ??? Heres a cool bobcat ? These buggers stuck around a while Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,137 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 3 minutes ago, Au Seeker said: Thanks for posting Adam! Love all the rough nuggets, the one that really stands out is the one dendritic nugget , looks to be from a different source, was it found with all the rest or in a separate location? Different location Skip ..Good eye ...Most were found within a hundred feet of a different source though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 870 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Looks like your adventure continues and you're finding enough gold to keep you going. Keep the pictures and stories coming to motivate us. The gold certainly looks very rough, and does not have the red tarnish I find on the gold local to my area. Looks like a water whole is a good place for a game cam. I have a whole on my claim and I'm thinking of setting one up now. The watering whole on my claim is not so much a well as the bottom of a small water fall where the bowl has been worn in the bedrock, and then covered with a few feet of gravel. I've seen signs of animals digging at it to get what water is there, and even a lot of bees by the water the first year. To me the Bobcat looks like a desert fox. Whatever it is, I saw something that looks a lot like it wander down the street by my house. For the bear, one of the scout leaders said he saw one years ago on a scout camping trip in White Tanks area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 722 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Sweet gold.....thanks for the photos, the one of the dam is pretty awesome. Never been there, but heading to Vegas end of July may go down to check it out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,881 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Yes! Awesome gold you guys! Really cool pics of the animals and other stuff. Might not be living your dream...but your going to have memories to last a life time Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Morlock 1,760 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 13 hours ago, adam said: plus there is a cool mineral specimen I haven`t had time to identify .... Zircon ??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrisski 870 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 The unidentified mineral kind of looks like a dobby diamond: I no longer have the specimen, but it was a soft diamond in even a softer host rock. The picture in the link above is from Montana. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,137 Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 2 hours ago, Morlock said: Its a metallic blue ish mineral .....I just dont have time to look it up. The vlf heard it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,779 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Awesome photos Adam and sweet gold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Old Tom 1,119 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Nice gold and pic's Adam. Glad you guys are still hitting it big. I don't know about coming around you fellas anymore with bears in the vicinity. Besides I'm a little ticked at you for trying to poison me with that beer you sent down. Old Tom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Nice gold Adam You guys always come back with great photos too. As far as your grey rock, looks like it could be Galena?? hard to say without further testing. best of luck on more of those pesky gold rocks that seem to be clogging up your drywasher. AzNuggetBob Edited June 19, 2016 by AzNuggetBob 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boulder dash 1,244 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I think that mystery animal is a pine marten or weasel. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boulder dash 1,244 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Scary stuff with the extremely fresh bear tracks close to camp. Bear's are known for getting into coolers and drinking all the beers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,881 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Pour some of that shizza you turds gave to me and dad in a bowl and they will be dead over in the next gully... Tom H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buckeye Boy 140 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Great job guys! Your not alone out there but may be after this weekend. It is getting warm for sure. AJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuTSaurus 33 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Nice gold, Adam, I agree with AU Seeker about the nugget sitting at about 11 o'clock in that picture! As for the unknown creature, I was thinking a civet cat, but you can't see the tail. I googled (images) and was schooled in how many color variations there are. Here is a photo that resembles your picture, at least the general head, leg, and foot shape. I don't know, however, if they are found in the area you were in or not. ? Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 1,779 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I was thinking it was a ringtailed cat but the one in the picture has smaller ears. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boulder dash 1,244 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Civit cats are from Africa and Asia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ahorton10 210 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Looks like Coatimundi to me, pretty cool to catch on camera! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishing8046 344 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Wow Impressive haul! Thanks for sharing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greendave41 9 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 i'm thinkin rutile on the mineral. Not sure if a vlf would sound off on it or not. -Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,881 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 When you think about it...I dont know how any animal lives out in the desert in this heat! Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AuTSaurus 33 Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Boulder Dash, appreciate that, I did not know! Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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