LowPoint Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 After looking at your last post of nuggets I noticed a resemblance in yours, and in the two that I found last Friday as well. Only thing was that I didn't have to hike-in as far as you, and they came from a completely different location I'm sure. This location had obviously been heavily worked by the o'l timers with extensive rock stacking; and I am sure had also been heavily-hammered over the following years by the VLF'ers, and then later with many other models of metal detectors. In order to get to bedrock I had to "physically-remove" at least 18" of conglomerated overburden that was "impregnated-with" numerous 30-50 lb. boulders, rocks, dirt, sand, mud and clay. Even after I had removed all of this debris each nugget was wedged down deep (about 2") in the fractured bedrock. Some times you don't have to hike-in as far, but it takes a lot more physical determination to get to the nuggets. Gary 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowPoint Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 "Oh yea', I forgot to mention that my hands are cleaner than yours, but our lifelines look to be about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Boy Gary they do look similar, nice finds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Yeah, but hiking and detecting is much more fun. At least to me! nice gold, boys fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 GDM/PV Nice work! a little dirt never hurt. I personally like a concrete mixing hoe to remove the over burden. Layer by layer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Awesome sounding work with good rewards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoser John Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hard work in similar enviroments and long lives from all that righteous labor of lust. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampstomper Al Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 WTG, Gary..! See my reply to Bill's finds.. Swamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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