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Nice way to prospect! We used to go helicopter camping for work- I should’ve brought a detector along for passing away the down time too. Also a familiar sound- his 6000 sounded like mine before Minelab fixed the audio wobble it had when it was sitting on the ground.

Wow! But you know what? Gold should be worth not its weight, but for the effort it takes to find it. Bah Humbug! 😁 very nice indeed though!

I like how you superimposed your magnetometer image over the ground photograph. What type of unit are you using and how many passes do you have to make to get a map like that- or is it just an image from a larger scale survey from somewhere else that you just used for example?

Good handbook all about magnetometry… https://www.geometrics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/m-ampm-05Apr06.pdf

Yeah, those cracked coil ears wouldn’t be so good for the thing. I also hear they had speaker EMI issues with it too 😜 But seriously, did you notice any interference issues with your radios or other electronics at home while it was nearby? Maybe turn on your AM radio- that should be interesting to hear if it does pick something up.

Simon’s little gold collection is throwing them off, they think they found a NZ bonanza, but probably aren’t very happy there’s a house built over what they think is the mother lode!

I don’t want a free Axiom Garrett, I would have to pay 22% tax for winning it and then I’d probably have to pay 20% capital gains tax for selling it 🙄

With that many closures one would think it was another administration error like last year… maybe?

I was going to mention the knapping, very nice! So have you dared make a Clovis point yet? Finishing that last flake off of them would scare me! Nice finds with the 6k also, were you only using the 17” coil for all of those?

Those eucalyptus weren’t weeds? 😄 it’s funny seeing those as native plants, looks like a nice place and some nice specimens!

Jason sounds like a Caltrans RE to me…😂 Arky - who the heck digs perfectly square holes?! 😉. Just kidding, I’ve done it also as a shovel bum! And Ghostminer- hope you weren’t using a 6000 for that cause you long dug up and reburied the target if you were! 🤣 I do have to admit, digging holes can be a lot of things. It can be fun, sad, entertaining, maddening, exciting, frustrating, and educational. But if you ever find yourself in the wrong hole, stop digging!

There are some university research papers online about a mine detector prototype they made that has a camera attached to the coil shaft and a smart phone uses it to map coil movement over the ground based on signal strength - it allows the system to create an image showing the size and shape of a target, it’s pretty low tech nowadays but would not be out of reach for anyone with a smartphone if they released it.

Some bogus websites are run from files deeply hidden in subdirectories made by a perpetrator within a unknowing host’s website. They can even be set up to look like the host website, but payments go to a different account. I am not saying Robs has this, it is just one thing people should be careful of when shopping online, especially if they Googled the name of the website and then got in using a fake link to the original website. Always remember to check the URL (website address). The fake ones will start with the hosts.com address, but then are actually running from a subdirectory file that was inserted into the Host's files. They typically have a lot of random character names and several nested subdirectories separated with foreword slashes / leading to the hidden subdirectory. I haven’t seen this being used lately, Web hosting services are better now at filtering them out.

@Rob Allison

I agree with this, and it’s obvious that the thread was made by a misunderstanding; it obviously was intended to help others, but was a simple mistake.

Nice!

I really like the contrast of it- do you know what type of oxide that may be? I’ve read it can be magnesium or iron. The lower middle one is striking.

Why do you think the specimens look black, were they iron oxide covered or is that a photo issue? Cleaned up nicely though, good work.

There are photos somewhere on the Internet of the chest in situ in the ground, and I believe it does show some of the trees nearby…. Google!

I got the information about Fenn telling the park chief ranger where he hid it from this Outside Magazine article. It is likely a legitimate source: https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/where-forrest-fenn-treasure-yellowstone/ And @jasong, I stand corrected. According to the affidavit submitted by the National Park Service, Fenn told the employee that the treasure was near the park on department of interior land. It was two months after the treasure was found, and he wanted to find out if it was OK to divulge the location. Jason, if you’re interested in looking for this thing, you should get a copy of the affidavit from the court or park service, you can probably submit a FOIA records request to do it.

Yeah I am in agreement with you, there are rules against leaving GPS treasure troves and stuff like that in the NP’s. I guess since he did it already they couldn’t do much. But yeah it looked like several articles I read pointed out that it was in the Greater Yellowstone area. But hey, what do they know - maybe you’re right!

He took them down for some reason, they’re not showing up in the US either. They were up a while ago, but when I came back to look at them again they were gone.

After reading your quote,I looked up articles about treasure hunting dogs, and found a legit one about dogs that could sniff out different types of metal ore deposits, apparently those that have distinct sulfur or other strong odiferous chemicals associated with them. Saying a dog can find processed gold is hogwash, it could only be something associated with other chemicals that a dog can scent. On the other hand, a dog could be trained to find a wooden box or other items that was handled by humans. That would be a possibility….

Jason, once the finder had narrowed the general area, it took almost a month of ground searching for the guy to actually discover where it was. You might be able to find the general area but it seems like it’s going to be very difficult to find the actual spot. Fenn apparently told the Yellowstone National Park Superintendent at the time around when it was found where it was and asked if it was OK to disclose the location, or if it was too sensitive an area. They both agreed that the area would be trampled and disturbed if people found out so he and the finder are not disclosing it. Anyways, you might want to take that to mind if you do find it, and good luck!

That design is going to be copied, what a beautiful ring and inscription.