Shasta gold hunter

Congratulations!  Awesome find!

I like the scoop better than the occasional crawly stuff in my hand. Scoop is better for small stuff anyways.

Sorry Steve, if this is the wrong place for this please move it accordingly.  I wonder what others opinions are regarding crypto and block chain...will it bring more truth and freedom or trap us?  

You dig that at about 4'? It's looks kind of big...could be a spittoon...

I've been considering the equinox 800 and I'm wondering if there is a big (noticeable) difference in the ground noise specifically hot rocks that you hear versus a single frequency unit?  Presently using gbpro and Monster for prospecting when I'm not using my gp3000.  I recently did some beach detecting for the first time using the gbpro and I enjoyed that experience as well, so a more well rounded machine is appealing on that level too. But right now I'm most interested in what noticeable benefits the equinox brings when running in mult frequency mode.  Also curious how much improvement is gained if any with respect to target ID accurracy.  Any thoughts?  Thanks Matt

Nice job! Congrats

On 9/14/2017 at 7:31 AM, LipCa said:

I guess the question would be, how did you introduce water below the punch plate without introducing any material? The only answer I can come up with is you are not running material on a slick plate prior to the punch plate?  Only using the punch plate as sort of a classifier to put material on.....

This is correct

For the punch plate to function, the material(and water) has to run over the punch plate.

Yes it does.  Running under it also helps clear the v mat..  I set mine so water goes below and above. I am careful to introduce materials on the punch plate back away from the edge so it doesn't go under.  I like being able to break up clods and clay by rubbing it against the punch plate like a cheese grater without fear of dislodging stuff from the v mat.

Hey Lipca, nice work!  I use a punch plate on my sluice and think I may see the issue.  In the photo it looks like the water inlet into the letrap is above the punch plate...meaning no water flow below the plat except for what drops through the holes...I may not be seeing it correctly but let me know.  I let water run into the sluice below my punch plate and set my plate at a slight incline extending past the matting and over the top lip on the first riffle (Keene 51). I use thin stainless punch.  Once tried a little thicker anodized punch and it wouldnot flow correct.  I will try to post a pic soon.

Matt

Nice work!  Thanks for sharing.

Sweet setup!  Looks like something I may like to do.  Thx for sharing.

Copper shot?

Nice going! Appreciate you sharing.

Yikes! You live dangerously...

Not sure if you were coming from a sexist angle or a  my wife is a witch angle.  ?. Then I realised you just have a broken shaft! ? 

Thank God Minelab planned for that.

6 hours ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Anybody have any luck? I was out of state at the time so could not make it.

I have been notified mine should be here tomorrow afternoon!  Anxious to give it a go.  I will let you guys know how it goes.  30 targets not previously heard sounds like a good bit of fun!  Hope you find some good stuff tomorrow.

Thanks Steve.  I'm thinking it is my internet connection...I'll try again later.

Thanks guys for the replies. I tried to post a pic but my upload keeps failing.

Thanks Mitchell.

3 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

Congratulations.

It sounds like you got at least one out there!

Yes, I did find one in the vicinity...on my last day after leaving camp.  It was nice to meet you.  Any luck on the meteorites?

Is there something different in the ground type where caliche exists that tends to mask or make it more difficult to hear nuggets in this ground?

8 minutes ago, Steve Herschbach said:

Caliche is usually calcium carbonate and is normally invisible to a metal detector.

Oh. ?  I was leaning hard towards "the caliche makes the nuggets invisible to a metal detector"