microsniper 187 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Well after coming home with my tail between my legs from quartzsite, last weekend.... today i finally beat the skunk! Iv been working this area for a few weeks now and the chunks keep getting bigger and rougher... Seems like a good sign! just keep wondering just how far a nugget can travel (in the desert conditions) and still be all chunky and crystally lookin? All of the nuggets iv found in this area have been well worn and rounded, except for these which iv found further up the drainage. Not much but steep hillsides left at this point. The two skunk busters on the scale came out of the same hole.. love that! . 16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LukeJ 2,161 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Man.... Should've gone to G'ville last weekend. Congrats on the awesome finds Mike. Looks like there's going to be more where that came from. Hopefully I can get down there before you find them all. Have a good one !! Luke 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomH 2,901 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Wow! Still with some host quartz in it. Those look really nice. You know what to do Hammer the heck out of that area. Good luck to ya! Tom H. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Wow Nice,very nice finds. your close to the source. don't forget to look up. AzNuggetBob 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Awesome situation to be in. If the gully did not cut the source propper, then you will be forced to start beepin slopes very soon. Hopefully the gold is still sluffing into the creek from the source or a former source. Well done Dude ! 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fishing8046 344 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Nice looking! I hope you have found a hillside patch with a stringer! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,622 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 WOW, nice finds and that is the stuff we all live for..... Good Job. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,492 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Nice ones, Micro....WTG ...Cheers, Unc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 114 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 How SWEET those frosted flakes look! Congrats 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andyy 1,060 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Yeah, I would hammer the heck out of that place. I sure hope you squeeze some more out of that area. Looks like you have to check the steeper areas, too, now or you will be haunted in your sleep. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SanDomingoJim 459 Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Excellent, great character on that gold...congrats!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Desertpilot 571 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Greaterville is tricky like that. You can get smooth and course gold in the same spot. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Desertpilot said: Greaterville is tricky like that. You can get smooth and course gold in the same spot. Multiple sources (veins)stacking up gold in the same concentration point. often stringers. AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lanny in AB 435 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Nice finds on that great character gold! Nicely done, and all the best,Lanny Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brownnugget 208 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Microsniper I think I’m in your same boat. Recently I tried a new area and found these 2 10ft apart from each other. No dig marks in the area with moderate trash. I quess I should be hammering the area now. I covered the wash pretty good but have not gridded to slopes yet. Would love to know how far away this piece came from? There’s a nice eroded rusty quartz outcrop down slope about 15’ so I have kinda ruled that out. Any suggestions welcomed!! Brownie 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cowbell79 24 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Nice find Brownnugget. If I were you I’d invite your friend cowbell79 to help you be certain you didn’t miss any nuggets 😁. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brownnugget 208 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Cowbell, I’ll roll with you if you drive that new ride of yours. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nugget Shooter 4,622 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Oh and Bill, don't forget me 😎 Nice gold.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Nugget 770 Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Over a multi-million year period I suppose many of these nuggets travel hundreds, maybe even thousands of miles, but mostly while encased in solid rock as the earth's tectonic plates move around. Once released, however, I don't think nuggets in an arid desert move very far at all unless they happen to be in the pathway of a water drainage. From the looks of your nuggets, micro, they have been in a lazy, deep sleep for quite some time. Much better looking in my opinion than the "road kill" nuggets I find up in Sierra County and other river lands. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Slim 1,134 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 I remember Montana Bob Dansie saying "Gold doesn't go far in the desert.". There are exceptions of course, but remember Newton's first law of motion.... http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/newtlaws/Lesson-1/Inertia-and-Mass 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pondmn 266 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 Been a long time since I heard that name. Is he still in California and still metal detecting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Slim 1,134 Posted May 3, 2018 Share Posted May 3, 2018 1 hour ago, pondmn said: Been a long time since I heard that name. Is he still in California and still metal detecting Hi Jerry. The last I heard he was, but that was a while ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 On 3/29/2018 at 9:08 PM, microsniper said: just keep wondering just how far a nugget can travel Nuggets travel 37.5 feet 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,553 Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 I prefer Bob's rules on nuggethunting gold in the desert #4. #1. Never hunt in washes when its monsooning, even if its miles away. #2. Never venture into the desert without lots of water. #3. Gold can be blown almost anywhere during a flash flood. #4. Gold can be carried for many miles during a flood. #5. sorry ran out of time. AzNuggetBob 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,492 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Last I heard Bob gave all his gold equipment to his daughter and has hit salmon and steelhead fishing hard, both in the Sierras and Alaska ... Cheers, Unc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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