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I always wonder what happens to the really cool finds that people have... so this is kind of a interesting read and if you hurry a chance to get a really cool Opal🙂 Alaska Premier Auctions

I always wonder what happens to the really cool finds that people have... so this is kind of a interesting read and if you hurry a chance to get a really cool Opal🙂 Alaska Premier Auctions

No, I gave those to Steve H. You should put a wanted ad in the classified section, I'll bet someone has one they can part with. Also contact Fisher repair center they can probably help.

Your welcome, hope you have a few good adventures with them and share the stories with us. Threads on the old detectors is fun, kinda like an old 47 Ford sedan not much for it but everyone smiles when they see em!

Reading this post jogged my memory. I just happen to have a new old stock 3.5 and 3 x 6 coil. If you can use it shoot me a pm and I'll send em down for you. Always thought I'd get another Gold Bug and put that small coil on for checking the cracks, but I have to many detectors now and been forcing myself to pass on any new ones. Sooooo hear ya go🙂

Don't worry about the 300 GM nuggets getting passed thru the sluice, they never actually get passed the hand of the dredge operator to even have a chance of being sent to the tailing pile!!!!! The grizzle bars did not work, they trapped the rocks under and would not release them. I did have success with a sump set up that fed to a small 2 inch dredge but let that go due to the fact it was complex and negated the benefit of a light weight sub surface dredge. I don't believe I lost any gold that had size to it. All the nuggets got caught in the first or second riffle, the fines are another story. Basically the sub surface dredge is a poor choice for an area that has lots of fine gold. Salt gold or thin flat flakes etc. but can do really well on the chunky nugget stuff, bird shot on up. Just keep in mind not to hog the material and overload the riffle tray, that's where I get goofed up. I did add a river sluice behind my box at one point and the extra box being wider did help but back to more complex. My advice is to add miners moss over the ribbed matting and nothing more needs to be done. The rest is a diminishing return situation. Keep us posted on what you end up with. Also would love to see a pic of your subbie🙂

I think Jasong is on the rite path. I was thinking you weren’t annealing it as it was work harden but sounds like you understand that process. Smelting it two and three times with borax will remove the quarts and rock so you probably have a high amount of zinc in there. Cuppeling it will draw out the zinc and what not. Good luck and keep us posted on what you end up with. Btw would love to see some pictures of your jewelry. Really cool hobby!

I’m planning to do the same thing for the same reason this year. My question is what part of the refining didn’t work for you? I am assuming you have melting equipment molds for rough cast and a roll mill to produce the finished stock? Are you smelting with borax to remove impurities? Are you annealing the gold as it work hardens in the rolling process? Any jewelry Smith in your area should be able to make stock for you but it would be nice to figure out making your own.