Another Day, Another Dig, A Little More Gold

[1864hatter]

So I managed to squeeze in another half day outing to my spot up in the mountains. More digging and moving boulders uncovered another 3 pieces of gold for 1.5g. The larger piece is 1g and is quite coarse / rough for this area. The black material is slowly being dissolved by hydrochloric acid. The first photo shows the creek. A little bit of water with a lot of boulders. Historically this creek has produced nuggets up to 12oz, I'm sure under one of the boulders there will be one for me. Will probably be a month before I get time for another look. I'm trying to finish building my house extension in my spare time and my two young daughters keep my busy.... 

[1864hatter]

Thanks Simon, I figure it's only fair for me to post about my outings. I know I only manage to get through the time between gold hunting trips by living vicariously through reading other people's stories! The creek has both rugged and more gentle parts. But it has plenty of boulders, hence my friend recently bought a 3.5t mean mother which! 

[GB_Amateur]

2 hours ago, 1864hatter said:

The first photo shows the creek.

...And a detector, presumably the one you were using.  Is that a Fisher Gold Bug?

 

[1864hatter]

Yes indeed, my trusty old gold bug. About 10 years old now...