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    What Can You Buy With 20 Oz's Of Placer Gold?

    in Gold Panning, Sluicing, Dredging, Drywashing, Etc

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    5 hours ago, tvanwho said:

    how're you gonna mount that on your drone? Might need jet thrusters...are you still dredging or has Oregon outlawed dredging now?

    Ps, whats your recommendation on a drone under $700 ballpark with camera and monitor included and a good range ? Is it better to get a under $100 drone for starters before a more expensive one?

    -Tom V., Ps, I own a Canon SX50 myself..

    Haha, I have 2 DJI Phantom 4's with their own camera, but there are drones made that will carry this sucker. I would get a new Phantom 3 or used Phantom 4 in that price range. Don't get a cheap one, you'll regret it later. I think I will get the new P4 Pro soon as it has a better and bigger sensor. And yes, dredging is banned in Oregon now. I went to Idaho last season but didn't do so well there. Might try it again this season different location...not really sure yet. 

    Infinium Ls / Detecting Gold Question

    in Garrett Metal Detectors

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    Hi Oregon Jim,

    I have found 1.6 oz's of gold nuggets along the Klamath with just my Infinium from 2008-2011. They are there, if I left any, lol. Got to swing it for many hours a day to cover as much ground as possible to hit some nuggets. As well as a lot of research. I kinda slowed down on detecting since I find so much more gold with my 6" dredge. Usually a detecting trip to the gold fields does not pay for gas like dredging does. I now just consider it a relic hunting trip that I might find a gold nugget here and there. 

    Want to See Some Killer Gold?

    in Gold Panning, Sluicing, Dredging, Drywashing, Etc

    Posted

    Thanks for the kind comments folks...had a slow last 2 weeks but I found 14 dwt yesterday and almost the same today right next to where the previous bonanza was. Hope I can hold out until the end of the season...by body is getter weary, lost 10 lbs already and I didnt have the weight to start with to lose, lol. 

     

    My mining partner sold his dredge and retired from dredging so I moved mine up on that killer deposit so I get to keep it all now instead of splitting it. 

    Garrett Atx Return To Hawaii

    in Garrett Metal Detectors

    Posted

    My settings for beach hunting are the same as yours on my ATX, except I use the stock DD. Which is a pain in the ass in hard surf. Thanks for this great write up Steve, I will now give the 8" mono a go in the surf...Not much luck last week at Newport Beach California. Just gave up and played in the water.

    What Detector Or Detectors Will You Use Most This Year?

    in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons

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    I will be using my 'new-to-me' (10 mos. old)  ATX with stock coil for nugget shooting both on land and in water on exposed bedrock. I would buy and use the 5"X10" DD Infinium coil for my ATX for land use to lighten the package, but not sure if it can be submerged underwater since Garrett has a notice about it "not being suitable for underwater use" on their web page. Maybe I could completely coat (or dunk) it with a product called "Plasti-Dip" to make it waterproof (?) I don't intend to scuba with it, just use it underwater a couple of feet in a creek while keeping the ATX control box above water.

    As well will probably take my fantastic vintage GB2 out to get the 'crumbs' the ATX misses. Ground here is moderately mineralized, with a few minor areas that are hot.

     

    Beav

     

    Forget the 5"x10"Infinium DD coil on the ATX, yea it works, but the 8" mono goes way deeper and is more sensitive. Don't waist yout time...

     

    I'll be using the ATX and the SDC 2300 most of the time. I have not used a VLF in quite awhile.

    Finding Pocket Gold

    in Rocks, Minerals, Gems & Geology

    Posted

    Hi Tom, I just used a large mortar and pestle for crushing with classification around minus 30 mesh during the crushing. The contact zones and the dirt color just pop out at you that something is different. Plus the amout of quartz is definately a sign to investigate. I dont think I have any pics of the quartz, but I look to see if I do...

    Finding Pocket Gold

    in Rocks, Minerals, Gems & Geology

    Posted

    Here is a picture of the actual Gold Hill Pocket I took in 2012.

    And a picture of a 4 oz nugget found on the other side of the Gold Hill pocket in the Rogue River dredging in 2012. Yes, that is my hand holding the big nugget!

    The Rogue river is on the backside of the Gold Hill pocket in the pic and it was fed by many many small pockets and a large pocket complex that ran from inside the river all the way to the top of the next hill over from the Gold Hill pocket and stops at the bottom of a house's basement on top of the hill with an explosion of red iron oxide dirt that the pocket complex is contained in (contact zone).

    On both sides of the pocket complex are two different types of dirt, bushes and trees. Tale tale signs of a large contact zone. The less rich side of the pocket complex can be identified just by looking at the dirt, good farming type dirt. (dark brown color). The richer side (gold) of the complex the dirt is high in iron, quartz and drives a VLF crazy and is red and more deep orange color. Even the vegitation is different on the rich side.

    This is where I find gold in every piece of quartz I pick up (after crushing). Very thick quartz veins that ran across the river here contained large quantities of gold. This is the epicenter of the beginning of the gold in that area. Go 2 miles up river - no gold...

    Thanks for the info Steve. I really like pocket gold hunting with a metal detector. I know of 5 rich strikes within 40 miles of this Gold Hill pocket in 2014. I mean rich...sworn to secrecy though. Its still out there folks! GPZ 7000 anyone?? Oh yea...

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