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