Terry Scott 24 Posted June 30 With the onset of triple digit heat here in Las Vegas, I was a little skeptical when my hunting buddy Sonny Clary called and invited me on a prospecting trip. Sonny had researched a new area that looked promising for both meteorites and gold. I’m always up for exploring the Nevada desert and Sonny’s instinct is usually spot on, so off we went. Upon arrival at the hunting area I saw some signs of dry washing and started metal detecting some small tailing piles. After a short time I got a nice solid signal at the base of a small pile of discarded dirt. I scraped off the first couple inches of dirt and immediately saw a yellow gleam in the hole. I knew immediately it was going to be good and started video recording. I picked up the nugget and knew it was the largest I’ve ever found. (52.7 grams). The heat cut our hunt short, so the long wait until cooler weather begins! 12 1 3 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 2,017 Posted June 30 WOW, very nice Terry, congratulations!! Thanks for posting the photos but where the video? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy M 78 Posted June 30 Two inches down in a discarded pile of dirt. Wonderful! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 721 Posted June 30 fantastic!!! what about a meteorite? fred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IDdesertman 201 Posted June 30 Man that is a very nice nugget! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saul R W 506 Posted July 1 Wow, what a find. It makes me wonder what the old drywasher would think if he knew he'd let that one get away. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 106 Posted July 1 (edited) 6 hours ago, Saul R W said: Wow, what a find. It makes me wonder what the old drywasher would think if he knew he'd let that one get away. A good example of why a gold detector and a drywasher make a good team! Follow those drywashers...how well stated by Jim Straight Edited July 1 by Randall 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,137 Posted July 1 What a beauty...when you find a drywashed patch like you did, it seems there's often large gold associated with it...I hit one like that that produced 5+ ounces...Congratulations and remember, silence is golden....Cheers, Unc 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tortuga 114 Posted July 1 Great looking gold. No quartz or anything on it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 546 Posted July 1 Beu ..Beu…. Beu …… Ba ………. Gorgeous !!! Terry ! Where was I ??? Congrats on the "signal". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 548 Posted July 1 (edited) A ripper. Well done. Headed over on Friday, hope that battery in my GPS tracker on your truck didn't die. lol. Edited July 1 by GeoJack 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam 1,944 Posted July 3 What a friggin slab of gold ! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H-2 Charlie 100 Posted July 4 what dreams are made of . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,309 Posted July 5 Nice find but I have wonder. did you clean it with hydrofluoric acid ? AzNuggetBob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Soloman 575 Posted July 6 Beautiful - Congratulations! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,204 Posted July 7 BEAUTIFUL-kudos-John Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 443 Posted July 7 Terry, Congrats on the nice "Nevada" nugget.. Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
