Sonny Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Great day out hunting for gold. I almost didn’t dig up the nugget due to digging 3 bullet fragments in the same area. Even after the suspected nugget was in my scope it was covered with dirt and felt like another bullet fragments. I Can’t tell you the feeling wiping the dirt away and seeing a small area of gold. 13 2 9 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Just another reason some of us still dig every target! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget Shooter Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 What a beautiful piece Sonny.... That be special! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardtimehermit Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Killer chunk man. ht Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeJ Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 If you're hunting gold and don't dig every target, you're leaving gold behind. Congratulations on that gorgeous nugget !! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Great piece that's why you dig every target , congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 It’s a wonderful surprise when that lead turns to Gold! very nice fred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronBazor Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Oh man, what a pretty chunk! My fever just got worse... Gold fever that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 That's a beauty for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Thanks for the replies! It is always great finding something at the end of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomH Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Nice piece! I think I would be searching that area really hard for a source. That has not walked very far at all. Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Hi Tom I’m really new to gold hunting. What would be the best plan of attack for this area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailertrash Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 42 minutes ago, Sonny said: Hi Tom I’m really new to gold hunting. What would be the best plan of attack for this area? Man, that is gorgeous! Are you below old workings, or in an undisturbed area? I have a similar situation with my last few times. Started out in a large wash, found one piece. Worked that to death, nothing else. Worked each little tributary above wash, no dice, until the last one :). Found two rough pieces on a bedrock dyke. Continued up that wash to the top, where an old addit was dug. Found the roughest specimen in the washed out tailings from that. I will be reworking the entire route many times. The distance from the first piece to the last is about 600 feet. It's a detective story, really. This is my first time chasing gold up a hill, and I am thrilled that I was able to find where it came from. Now, if there are no previously worked areas above you, THAT would get my pulse up a whole lot more! When I get tired or frustrated and think about walking away from a target, I force myself to dig it up, and then I pack it in for the day. The last piece I dug is the nicest I have found yet, in a sea of iron flakes and .22 casings. Last target of the day, right on the trail. My back was killing me, the brain wanted to quit..... Never walk away! Regards, Kyle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Hey Kyle , That’s great advise never give up and dig every target. At one location I found a 2 gram nugget about about 8-10” deep .The wash is only about 300’ long with steep sides. After the first find I hunted up the stream bed and back to the bottom of the wash with no luck.I thought that I had hunted the wash out but was able to locate another nugget a 6g nugget even deeper in the same wash on my next trip. At the recent find location, I have hunted this wash before with no luck. The same for a couple of fellow hunting buddies. This time I just happened to swing the coil a little higher in the wash and the only old diggings are on the other side of the wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysdirty Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Wow! Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Mouth dropping piece!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brownnugget Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Waytogo Sonny!!!!!! never give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsumbdy Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Great job Sonny!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyy Posted December 23, 2019 Share Posted December 23, 2019 Sonny , awesome piece of gold you got there. I would take note of all of the indicators for when you are hunting other areas. (minerals, topography, intrusions, ground color ... etc) These clues will help you in new gold areas. If the wash is not too deep, I would take off some more overburden to get to the bedrock and then run a VLF over it. There is still more there. There always is. Good luck out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Looks quite original and unmolested by nature- other than host rock being dissolved away.. .source must be close.. Beauty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Nice job, that's a keeper! Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 That's very purdy and unique. We say nuggets are like snowflakes. I hope you get more. Mitchel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 31, 2019 Author Share Posted December 31, 2019 Thanks for all the compliments. I really need to find another one now. Santa gave the nugget to my sister for Christmas. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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