Popular Post Condor Posted April 29, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted April 29, 2016 I explored some new ground in Sunny Yuma this morning in an area that is not generally regarded as gold producing, more silver/lead. I had found some gold in the area last year with the SDC and figured the ZED should find some deeper ones. It turns out the last storms stirred up a bunch of old cans from a hard rock mine about 3 miles up the canyon. I quickly tired of digging trash and opted for a cross country trek. I hiked up and around a dry 30 ft waterfall to find a narrow gully with exposed bedrock. The gully was about 1/4 mile long and ended in a box canyon with 2 small feeder streams from the high ground. Halfway up the gully I get a screaming signal under a jumble of boulders. I had left the trash behind in the main wash and this little side canyon was pretty much undiscovered. I hadn't dug a single target so far so I was cautiously optimistic. I rolled a few big boulders and started digging,10 inches down the target was out. I had to turn the ZED sensitivity down to 1 to get the coil near the pile. On my second scoop into the pile I see yellow. Wow, a course nugget with host rock still attached. Whooee, I'm going to fill my pack with these babies, virgin ground that had never seen a detector. Well, I finished out the gully without another target. It was getting hot and I had a long walk back to the truck so I didn't explore the hillsides below the box canyon. Maybe next week I'll get up there and try to find the source. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condor Posted April 29, 2016 Author Share Posted April 29, 2016 6.61 grams, not oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Solitude Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Wonderful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughwater Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 6.61. Is that 6.61 lbs, ounces, Grams or grains? I'm thinking Grams but might as well be optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughwater Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Great Job Scouting! Not only do you have some gold to show for your work, you have a place to go where there is likely more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 you the man! very nice fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Great looking nugget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argyle Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Nice and gnarly ...well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathray Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Nice one Condor! Hope you load up next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Condor, Nice story and good writing. Good nugget. Go get'em while the days are still cool. Mitchel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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