Terry Scott 25 Posted June 30, 2018 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Au Seeker 2,685 Posted June 30, 2018 WOW, very nice Terry, congratulations!! Thanks for posting the photos but where the video? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy M 150 Posted June 30, 2018 Two inches down in a discarded pile of dirt. Wonderful! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Slim 654 Posted June 30, 2018 Great find! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 1,075 Posted June 30, 2018 fantastic!!! what about a meteorite? fred Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IDdesertman 256 Posted June 30, 2018 Man that is a very nice nugget! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Saul R W 740 Posted July 1, 2018 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Randall 114 Posted July 1, 2018 (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, 2018 by Randall 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Uncle Ron 1,407 Posted July 1, 2018 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tortuga 138 Posted July 1, 2018 Great looking gold. No quartz or anything on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 786 Posted July 1, 2018 Beu ..Beu…. Beu …… Ba ………. Gorgeous !!! Terry ! Where was I ??? Congrats on the "signal". 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Relichunter2016 626 Posted July 1, 2018 Very nice..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 702 Posted July 1, 2018 (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, 2018 by GeoJack 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adam 2,892 Posted July 3, 2018 What a friggin slab of gold ! Thanks for sharing! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H-2 Charlie 132 Posted July 4, 2018 what dreams are made of . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AzNuggetBob 1,544 Posted July 5, 2018 Nice find but I have wonder. did you clean it with hydrofluoric acid ? AzNuggetBob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Micro Nugget 769 Posted July 6, 2018 Oo-la-la!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry Soloman 751 Posted July 6, 2018 Beautiful - Congratulations! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoser John 1,230 Posted July 7, 2018 BEAUTIFUL-kudos-John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 592 Posted July 7, 2018 Terry, Congrats on the nice "Nevada" nugget.. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
