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  1. Walt, people generally hunt the odd land sections at the majuba placers, as the mineral rights are held by a big mining company- Newmont I believe. The even land sections are mostly claimed- old claims. I once paid the guy at the pizza joint to hunt his land there. But Im not sure what the latest status is.
  2. Funny stuff, I hadn't seen a hint of an sdc for sale on any forums for awhile, and was hoping for a quick sale. Then the day I posted my add, three more suddenly show up for sale! Darn this is a conspiracy! haha But I do have a few buyers in line, so all is well.
  3. You dont need to be on or near bedrock necessarily. Some of the best detecting patches out there are not on bedrock. Its just in the mix and float.
  4. And how about the smoke clouds billowing out of California to add to the craziness: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES17/ABI/SECTOR/psw/GEOCOLOR/20202501616_GOES17-ABI-psw-GEOCOLOR-2400x2400.jpg
  5. Does anyone actually want a larger coil? We already have that 19" behemoth. Do they not hear the peasants screaming smaller smaller? Minelab must have their hands tied, as they dont seem to want that small coil option out there to compete with sdc2300 sales.
  6. Jasons comment above makes a lot of sense. The stock size is probably all minelab allowed them, for whatever reasons, if they wanted to use their chipped cord. What a disappointment 😞
  7. Wow, totally redundant size. Why not a small coil, NF? They would sell heaps of them. Thanks for the update anyway, Phrunt!
  8. What Jason said. Get yourself the smallest coil you can like the NFinder 8x6 coil. But the sdc will still walk circles around the 5000 on that "low conductive" type gold.
  9. If all the gold is small in your area (sub gram) that method works, but if you have larger gold, you will want to start digging the reverse signals-Woo-wee So basically dig woo wees and hopefully one of those has you hollering a big Woowee !
  10. Ya that 2000 is tasting pretty sweet in the mouth, and then sour in the stomach. Not sure if I like it?
  11. If he is still taking jobs, El Dorado Steve can get that done for you.
  12. Yup looks like the hard physical is already selling well over the $2000 mark
  13. My dad and I took this pic the other night. We also caught a bonus meteor while we were shooting the pic (top center)
  14. Yep they do it. I know of a large hydraulic mine in my area partially held by an enviro group. If the mine is prominent, well known, and would look good on their books, its a possibility.
  15. I feel your pain, but the way the claim system is setup, they dont need to do a thing to their claim but pay the annual maintenance fee (no onsite work required) or file a small miners waiver which requires some minuscule work done on site. Its a bummer as it locks up good land that could be mined by people that want to mine rather than dreamers hoping to flip the property one day. Or I think many just like idea they own a mine, and its just paperwork sitting in their portfolio of investments.
  16. Any prices for the parts yet? If expensive or hard to purchase, at least the battery swap can be made fairly cheap. ebay has 18650 in two C cell length adapters for $7.50. I've used them for quit awhile and they work fine, Just needed a bit of sanding as they were tight to fit. Samsung batteries for another $15, and charger for $20, will have you all setup.
  17. Looks like a placered malachite and azurite "nugget" to me.
  18. Some nice Nevada chevron/hopper crystals were on the front cover of the December 2003 icmj. The big one looked world class!
  19. This one Jack: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2600204/The-1-5m-golden-nugget-Worlds-largest-single-crystal-gold-discovered.html
  20. I would check that dudes Loc notice at the county, sounds kinda shady. Nothing worse than claim flippers getting in the way of real miners. I had a bad experience with his type before and the word charlatan comes to mind. Maybe he is legit on this claim, but be very wary with anything they claim or say. Check his paperwork and confirm everything. LR2000, county recorder, you know the ropes... Thats a bummer I feel your pain!
  21. Darn you Sourdough and Roooster! Thats ma patch. Didnt take me more than a second to recognize that conspicuous landmark of a pine in the upper corner! 😁
  22. I'm also wishing for that small coil option. 12" is too close to the original coil size imo
  23. RIP Fred, until that day For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible
  24. Wow looks like digi gold trading $1730 today and heavy metal in the hand trending an additional $200. Prices moving fast up and down just like the world situation now. You just dont know what to expect day to day or even hour by hour.
  25. In the CA motherload belt there is a virtual continuous gold deposit some 200 plus miles long. Some creeks and hills have more gold than others, but basically there is some amount if you stay within or near the belt. Then there are some real hot spots the old timers worked hard which became famous. X's were marked on maps, reports written, and rumors still float about to this day how rich the area was. Well I aint never done very good in those so called hot spots. Its usually been some no name side job nearby that has no record or reports, and produces the goods.
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