Popular Post Condor Posted June 26, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2019 I'm late getting out week 4, but unfortunately there wasn't much to report. We've had wind, then some wind & rain, then some really fine days. We lost a day here and there between weather, then the meeting with Dave on the X-Coil. We had 2 long days at the very southern end of the lease and did a great deal of exploring. We found a few crumbs. Dennis actually found 12 nuggets that weighed a total of 1.2 grams. It was enough to keep us busy and always thinking we were one coil swing away from a really good strike. We just couldn't get that coil over the big stuff. I'm using our backup GPX5000 with the 14X9 Coiltek Elite coil while I'm waiting for my Patch Lead to be completed. I was amazed at how quiet that machine can be. I cranked up the RX and cranked down the Stabilizer just so I could hear some noise. I found 3 tiny crumbs, 1 of them in one of my own boot scrapes from last week. Clearly, the 5000 can find tiny gold. My Patch Lead is delayed for another week, apparently one of the 5-pin connecter screws twisted off during reassembly. I'm satisfied I'm not missing much if anything with the 5000, but I really want to get that 17" X-Coil in motion. We're making our move to a new lease tomorrow so we've got a full day of packing and hauling Camp Yank. The flies remain a constant distraction during midday. I bring out the bug hood the minute one dive bombs my eyes or nose. They are persistent little buggers, Dennis is a lot more tolerant. Paul made it back safe and sound. He's chomping at the bit to get some of this $1400 an oz gold out of the ground. Their backhoe is up and running again, so good things should start happening soon for their team. Sorry for the short and relatively uneventful report. Maybe next week, it's all about the possibilities not the probabilities that keeps us swinging those detectors. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Just keep at it, Steve...you and Dennis are worthy of some big nuggets! Detecting is a manic/depressive activity. The days I found gold I was happy and the days I didn't I was sad. But through it all were flies, flies, flies... fred 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Keep swinging Steve it's bound to happen for you guys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 They told me it was a wet May and now you are saying a wet June. I hope you had a good move and you find a large patch to keep you busy for the remainder of the trip. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northeast Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 1 minute ago, mn90403 said: now you are saying a wet June My brother in law lives in Perth and he said that WA has been really wet this month. I think the wheat belt has even got quite good falls. Victoria has actually had very little rain although it looks like that will change this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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