Dances With Doves Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 I only went real nugget hunting one time in Stanton,Arizona in march 2002 because the late Charlie Wilson of Wilson metal detectors took us as guests for a week.I was using a Minelab gold machine he lent me that ran at 3 different freq.You had to choose one.I really envy you guys that get to do this in your area.I loved doing it even though I found no gold since i was new at this type of hunting.The owner of the Johnson mine even gave us permission to hunt his land which I thank him for.I met Chris Gholson and his father and they were fantastic people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebulanoodle Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 😂 Still looking! ...after 34 nuggets in one patch! But still, looking... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Very much depends where you are. Some places have nothing but small gold, and you could hunt for ten years and never find a 10 gram nugget. Other places it could be your first find if you were a lucky fellow. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 gm is more than a quarter of an ounce. If this is your aim to get one you will have to set a bit of time for doing a bit of )testing in new ground. Very few people achieve getting a lump unless they have a bit of luck on their side. My first patch got close to a kilo with 8 nuggets above an ounce and a couple of specks. In WA Aus. one patch the wife and I got over 500 bits with nothing over 2 or 3 gm. If you are after the odds of getting 10 gm or above you will have to specify the area that is relevance to your district. (GPS readings help 🤣 ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasong Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Longer and longer between them every year for me. Places I used to be able to depend on 1/4-1/2 oz'ers weekly I now struggle to get 2 grammers out of. There are still some good places to discover out there even in the lower 48 I think though. I've found gold in places no one has ever detected, no drywashing evidence, and no history of placer production. Just takes a lot of patience to explore and not find anything, which widens that gap between 10 grammers even more significantly... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 No matter where you hunt the answer is the same... As many as it takes ! You won't know exactly until you find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 What Steve said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geek4gold Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 Was that an XT 18000 you were using? To answer your question re finding of a 10 gram nugget...... Gosh, they are like hens teeth today but that isn't to say they are not out there. The 'shallow' ones have well & truly been picked off. Today they maybe just down out of reach at the moment with todays ever improving technology. It is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string😂. The real gold is in the journey of trying to find one. Enjoy the journey, just as you did in your post. Best of luck. G4G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dances With Doves Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 I am just curios since I don't nugget hunt.It seems that those bigger nuggets are like silver halves and now are harder to find compared to the past when they were more abundant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dances With Doves Posted January 20, 2021 Author Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 hours ago, geek4gold said: Was that an XT 18000 you were using? To answer your question re finding of a 10 gram nugget...... Gosh, they are like hens teeth today but that isn't to say they are not out there. The 'shallow' ones have well & truly been picked off. Today they maybe just down out of reach at the moment with todays ever improving technology. It is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string😂. The real gold is in the journey of trying to find one. Enjoy the journey, just as you did in your post. Best of luck. G4G I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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