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Wow Reese, that flake has some really interesting deposit patterns in it! Nice! I really like seeing pattens of how it forms, that one looks like many little chevrons stuck together.

Welcome! You will have to post some more photos sometime of your part of the world, looks interesting! This is a great book if you’re just starting out and need more help on how to look, especially on what to look for with deposits in the hills near stream beds and such. And it’s on sale right now from the author Reese Townes @Goldseeker5000

Yeah, I miss those also, it’s been a long time since I could do that.

Worms are for trout, the tasty ones from my campfire.

My son got a specimen ring that was gold veined white quartz- it was polished nicely and set flat in the ring. There are many classy ones out there that don’t look like golden poo. Nice nuggets though, it’s amazing how variously gold nuggets are formed.

Yeah, the little BMS (battery management system) built-in to the batteries should keep them from fully discharging. That’s another reason why these are so expensive to replace, it’s a shame to throw them away without just replacing the cells.

Like other expensive lithium powered gadgets such as drones and things like that, I wouldn’t think the 6000 will actually truly let it fully discharge a battery in order to prevent damaging it, so hopefully the 6000 isn’t doing that. Northeast is correct- Lithiums don’t have a memory, but they do not do well if fully discharged, especially if stored that way. From what I learned, it’s best to store them between 50-75% charged if storing them for longer than a week (partially charging them to that is OK).

If anyone had a dead 6000 battery that is out of warranty please let me know. I would be interested in using it to see how easily it can be repaired- I’ve been doing this with my other lithium powered stuff as the cells they contain are usually common ones and easy to swap out. I use a little battery spot welder to do it- they are handy little gadgets that even have a USB port to charge other stuff with.

If you Google Search the images you’d find the legit ad it was copied from. Probably EBay…

It was a edge of your seat thing- one does not read the last chapter of a good book first nor should they fast forward to the end of good movie…. 😉

Great video and a very nice find Reese! All the digging definitely made it interesting. Guessing a pinpointer would’ve ruined the anticipation of watching it all! That nuggie was deep! 😉

Guiding can be a good venture if you can stand baby sitting in the outdoors- I used to do it as a white water guide and got a lot of tip money, it paid for my college, but man, working for a lot of rich sissies from the city killed the fun. But most prospecting types are outdoorsy people anyways so it may be easier. I’d go on a paid venture to get some training and advice…. If I had the time!

Gerry’s says BOCADAU or Gold n’ mouth in English….

Edit: Not People, but tweekers and itheads should be #1 on the list. I’ve only seen black bear butts whenever I run into them, rattlers are typically not around during the heat of the desert day but I still don’t step or put my hands in places where I can’t see them, and the only close mountain lion encounter I ever had was when I was walking on the only trail I could use to get back to my truck and I saw an adult one crouching under brush ahead of me (it was dark and I could see its eyeshine). I scared it away by grunting and stomping my feet as I walked towards it. Now the thought of running into the wrong type of strangers while carrying a $5000 detector, or having my truck ransacked or worse while I’m away from it makes me worried sometimes. This goes with having to live where there’s millions of people nearby. If I lived in a more remote state, I’d probably still find something else to worry about. Luckily, practically everyone I ever met out there have been genuinely friendly and cheerful people who were also happy to be out there.

If he’s done with it, perhaps someone could help Bill archive it?

Archiving the old timer posts like Jim Straight’s and some other codgers who are no longer prospecting with us would be nice- I guess Wayback will help with that…

Looks like that’ll take some work to make again, just the thing for keeping some of that Au in the ground where it belongs for you! 😉

I currently have a Coiltek 14x9 Goldhawk for sale but now that I also have a NF 12x7, I am going to have to do more testing between them before letting the CT go…. Has anyone put some time on the CT 14x9 who opted for the NF instead? If so, what was your experience?

Boop his nose and all will be well!

Memories of Happy Camp summer along the Klamath- wild blackberry cobblers warm from a Dutch oven with homemade ice cream, live fiddle and guitar music threading through the trees from the miners’ camps. That’s some of the reasons why I’d call it Happy Camp. -A good place to rest in peace.

You may be right- It was built over 100 years ago and even had a wine cellar with old hand made wine bottle racks in the basement! Metal detecting may be very productive in that neighborhood. One suggestion Robert, wear a safety vest, slacks and hard hat- most people won’t bother you then.

The house where I grew up was recently being renovated by the new owners and they used a backhoe on the side strip along the sidewalk and punched into a previously forgotten tunnel about 8 feet wide and high running along the street for half a block. Both ends were sealed with bricks. Not sure what if anything was found in it (they didn’t tell) but even the city didn’t know about it. So I’d say- yes, do detect the strips with a backhoe!🤣

I found my first gold detecting with a Gold Monster (about .3g) after scraping an area about an inch deep that a buddy pointed me to on his claim. It was previously cleaned up by a lot of PI detectors. Scraping away in layers is a great idea. I tried it in other areas with a 24k also, but as a beginner I haven’t really gotten the feel for using the disc screen values yet. One of my other detecting friends is really good at doing this, I have a lot to learn!

Very nice little specimens! Speaks well as to what other tools to have around along with a PI detector. Thanks for sharing!

Sounds like an interesting program. Never been, but it looks rather like old parts of Walhalla, South Carolina!