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  1. Great job defeating your nemesis!! Don't let him back into the fight lol. I have an out of the way spot that I pass by on road trips to visit my family. I've managed to detect it 6 or 7 times, but only for a couple hours each time. There are tailing piles everywhere, from hand workings. It is a known gold area, and also has been known for large nuggets. I've seen no evidence of modern day work, no detector holes. It is a pretty trashy area, and I've dug much lol. No nuggets. I have panned dirt from the area and found flakes in every pan. I do need to spend a couple of days there to attempt to figure out. I'm not really sure how to approach the area from a detecting perspective. It's a bit different than the desert I'm used to detecting. The rock piles are extensive, mostly large rocks. Have not seen areas of gravel tailings. Hopefully I'll figure it out one day. Chris.
  2. Much respect for making it happen 👏 Chris
  3. Hi Chris, I definitely understand about the trash. Did you dig only the targets on the right? Or some that flashed left and right on the Gold monster? Thank you, Chris
  4. Hello, gold Basin can be tough. I would find an area that someone has drywashed. Check both the header and tailings piles. Also detect around the bottom and edges of the hole. You should be able to scratch out a few pieces with the Monster. Good luck, Chris
  5. Great nugget, lots of character!! I have started using my equinox to find gold. I think the gold I've found registered from a 6 to 11 on the EQ. Gerry what range has your gold been with the Equinox? Chris
  6. Hello, I had one in 2019. Best thing I did. I probably do to much, but I am a personal trainer and a boxing coach. So I lift heavy, I even spar a bit. I even do some trail running (probably against Dr's wishes) but these are things I have not been able to do for 30 years. It has only benefitted my detecting. I'm more mobile, better endurance and less things hurt when I'm done than before I hD the surgery. Hiking is actually great rehab when you get a full release from Dr. My only concern was weather or not my hip would set off my detector lol. Listen to your Dr, but you should be good. Chris
  7. Yeah I haven't figured out gold with the Nox yet. I've had nuggets from 6 to in mid 20s Chris
  8. I had one standout deep hole, it was also my largest nugget! In Gold Basin I was walking back to to truck to meet up with my buddy Dave. Moving quick but still detecting. I had done pretty well already with a few nuggets, but more is always better lol. I decided to hit a bench in a wash where we had found a few good nuggets. I run my GPZ very hot so I am used to a bunch of noise. I heard something I thought was ground noise, so I ran the coil over again. Nothing convincing. I almost walked away but did a boot scrape, still wasn't convinced. Another boot scrape, and I almost walked away again, but the bench looked good, a bit behind some raised bedrock. It wasn't till the 2nd dig with my pick that I was convinced it was a repeatable signal. After a couple of digs, it started getting really loud, so now I was convinced it was trash lol. Already down about 18 inches i figured I might as well finish up. Around the 2ft+ mark I hit a hard pack, and started getting a little excited. Absolutely screaming now, the next dig got it out of the hole. I could immediately feel the weight in my scoup. It was a 1.4 Oz specimen, mostly gold.!! Got to dig all targets!! Thats a bunks large pick in hole, not sure it was even in bottom of the hole! Thanks Chris
  9. Congratulations! Research like that definitely stack odds in your favor! Chris
  10. Well since my buddy Dave showed of his Nevada nuggets I figured I will too. Great thread Gerry. Seeing all the photos I realized I missed the nugget shooting heyday, but that doesn't mean I'm giving up lol!! Here are some of the bigger Southern Nevada gold i found, mostly from the Johnnie district. Cheers Chris
  11. Tailing piles.....hmmmmmm I need to find some tailing piles 😗. congrats to the finder!! Chris
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