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Sometimes you just have to see some GOLD! Iceni Gold (ASX:ICL) discovers 2oz gold nugget on surface at 14 Mile Well, WA | The Market Herald

This is a pretty good visit.

In the late 1800s, archaeologists discovered an arrowhead at a Bronze Age dwelling in Mörigen, Switzerland. In the years since, the 3,000-year-old artifact has been part of the collection at the Bern Historical Museum. Now, a new analysis reveals that the object is no ordinary arrowhead — it was crafted from a meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science. Meteorite that crashed to Earth 3,500 years ago carved into arrowhead by Bronze Age hunters | Live Science

Detecting is like a box of chocolates ...

As the weather on the earth continues this makes it harder to find impact sites. Earth’s most ancient impact craters are disappearing - ScienceBlog.com

My 'point' for checking with the city is that you can arm yourself with the 'official take' from the city on what you can do and not do. I've done this. I've worked for some cities and the federal government in the past. I also use this approach about city parks. I've found that the employee who has the most knowledge about this and he would like me to avoid problems and will give me some pointers. He might even tell me about other detectorists and the areas where they have found interesting things. Keep them in the loop if you get a chance. I've had beach groomers tell me the same sort of things. Now there is an even bigger payoff if you have a city contact. They may tell you about some planned construction. That includes sidewalks. I've seen where the city of Los Angeles has to replace and repair hundreds of miles of sidewalks as the result of a court order. If I had a contact at the city manager's office, they could tell me the construction schedules and I could detect the strips and the old sidewalk area at a time when I could use a mini-backhoe, and no one would care! Check with your local little city, historical office or local representative and be helpful and you will get more permissions than if you don't.

Steve was the finder of the often hunted 'orange peel' patch in The Dale. Fred Mason and Grandpa John hunted that patch often. I didn't know where it was so I never got any of the little gold off of it. I now know but it is completely beat. My version of the story about how it was found was that Steve had been at The Dale at a number of different club claims and open ground around 2010. On his way back to his rig he stopped and had some lunch. After his lunch he detected where he sat and he found some little nuggets. He got back up to Forrest Hill and told someone he had found gold. When asked where he found it he was unable to give an exact location. (That was either by design or lack of memory.) His friends were trying to figure out which path he took back and so forth and then someone found it. I don't know for sure if Steve ever made it back to The Dale. The way that it was found was someone had heard the story and they tried to follow his logical path and then they saw the clues. Orange peels were spotted at a spot that fit the description and many, many desert nuggets were found after that. I'm sure someone has a few names and years to fill in the gaps. RIP Steve. Mitchel

Each city has its own ordinances. Check with the city before you dig.

Minelab has created an event. https://www.minelab.com/usa/masters-of-metal METAL HUNTERS, GEAR UP. IT’S SHOWDOWN TIME. Prepare to prove your might in Minelab’s Masters of Metal tournament. The hunt is on. Teams of four. One goal: to triumph as the ultimate detecting champions. Expect the unexpected in an adrenaline fuelled battle filled with twists at every turn. The arena is ready. Your move. Minelab’s Masters of Metal: it’s time to dig in and stand out. REGISTRATION There will be 3 MASTERS OF METAL regional events throughout the Summer and Fall in various locations and one Final Championship in Alabama on November 10th to 12th. Choose the regional event below that your team wants to participate in and read the abbreviated rules at the bottom of this page. Register your team for the event. There will be a maximum of 30 teams per regional event. Individuals/teams can only register for 1 regional event. AUGUST 5TH - NEW YORK LOCATION: 34503 NYS Rte 12E, Cape Vincent NY in Jefferson County OCTOBER 7TH TO 8TH - FLORIDA EVENT: Central Florida Silver & Relic Hunt 2023 LOCATION: 465 W. Highbanks Rd, Debary, Florida OCTOBER 13TH TO 15TH - ARKANSAS EVENT: Treasure Fest 6 - Caddo Trading Co LOCATION: 281 Kadoha Rd, Murfreesboro, AR ABBREVIATED RULES THIS IS NOT A SWEEPSTAKES OR GAME OF CHANCE. THIS IS A CONTEST OF SKILL. Contest begins at 8:00 am EST on 08/05/2023 and ends at 11:59 pm EST on 11/12/2023. Entry limited to one Regional Event, and only one Entry per Person/Team. Maximum of thirty (30) total teams per Regional Event. PRE-REGISTRATION AND $100 USD ENTRY FEE PER TEAM REQUIRED TO ENTER OR WIN. THE PURCHASE OF ANY GOOD(S) OR SERVICE(S) WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Open to legal residents of the United States who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence as of the date of Entry, or if under the age of majority, have provided the legal parental consent form. Prizes consist of (1) a medal and $2,500 USD to compensate toward travel to Championship, to the first-place winning team of each Regional Event; (2) a medal and $1,500 USD to compensate toward travel to Championship, to the second-place winning team of each Regional Event; (3) a medal and $1,100 USD to compensate toward travel to Championship, to the third-place winning team of each Regional Event; and (4) a trophy and a Minelab® MANTICORE™metal detector worth up to $1599.00 USD to each Championship Round Winner Team Member and the designated alternate team member. Odds of winning depend on the total number of eligible entries received; Regional Event Winners and Championship Round Winner will be determined by Judges. Total ARV of all Prizes awarded throughout the Contest is $23,295.00 USD. The Winner is responsible for all taxes associated with the prizes. Contest not open to Sponsor employees or volunteers of the Contest Events. Subject to full Official Rules at https://www.minelab.com/usa/masters-of-metal-rules Sponsor: Minelab Americas, Inc. (“Minelab”). This Contest is not endorsed or sponsored by Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok, or any other third party in any way.

Skip just seems to be there for us so I've sent some back his way. Thanks Skip.

It has been analyzed by XRF.

If you are going to make a fake of something ... don't you say it is 14k or .925?

Well ... my analysis was less than desired. This earring was not marked for a reason. It is mostly copper. The Nox did have a mixed response at 16-17 but there is 10-20% or so silver but also some lead! If they tell the buyers it has lead in it I bet sales of this type drop or is this possibly a knockoff? I'm thinking that right now. I'm wondering if there are fakes of this stuff out there now.

I found a Bottega Veneta 6.75 g pierced earring. I'd say it weighs more than any similar earring that I've found. It says made in Italy but it doesn't say anything about what it is made of. I'll take it by my coin dealer one of these days and have them tell me what it says. It seems too heavy to be silver. The other things from the night hunt are in the pictures.

There is a bit of gold in South Pass, Wyoming. I went there on my trip to see the total eclipse. This is a pretty good story about the region. Pan Your Own Gold In South Pass City, A Throwback Wyoming Boom Town | Your Wyoming News Source (cowboystatedaily.com)

Have detector will travel! Don't forget the Garrett pinpointer. It must be the detector that has sold more units than any detector ever.

Do you ever adjust the angle? When I did that with the 3030 one side of the eye broke out with the screw and bolt. If I made it a bit less tight it would slide but not damage the ears. The replacement for ears I found at the time was not any glue or epoxy that worked but a separate yoke for the end of the shaft and then attach that system to the coil with tie straps. Minelab was not giving out a replacement coil for the 3030s. The 17" still works with the aftermarket materials.

You address a situation that happened with my 3030 ears many years ago. If you tighten the bolts too tight the friction is so great that it has a tendency to tear open the eye of the ears. When you adjust the coil to the ground with a tap to make it level the hole can just open up and tear away from the rest of the ear. This is what happened to me when my ears tore open from the friction rather than the force of compression. You need the bolts tight or snug but not much more than snug/hand tight. My big 17" coil on my 3030 when adjusted to ground with tight bolts ripped open the eyes. That lesson learned, I don't over tighten my Equinox coils. Tighter does not make it better but can provide an additional stress point for breakage near the coil itself. It is for this reason I think that Minelab should have made longer more flexible ears that can withstand some user overtightening.

I met Fred and Dustin at one of the GPAA gold shows. I was attracted to him in the beginning because they said he was from North Dakota. That is where my mom was born. I didn't watch that many of his episodes but he really didn't have to do any. This article is pretty fair to him and to his quest for gold. As it turns out he was already a diver and he didn't do the shows for the gold! He just enjoyed the search and the people. Good for him. Dakota Fred Hurt Mined More Gold In Alaska Than You May Realize (grunge.com)

Good for you on the nuggets. My quick trip at the end of April/May for two days with the new coil let me see how much has changed. There are new claim markers all over the place on Section 20. That leaves the odd sections which as you say have been heavily hit ... now with all of the 6000's. I have a feeling most of the gold left out there would be deep in an area not scraped in the past or in an area that couldn't be scraped. (How is that for a wild ass guess?)

I remember my balance scales in college chemistry. You had to weigh the copper wire and the sulphur before you heated then together and then weigh the product.

I just ordered a .001 scale so I can be more accurate.

Did you really mean to say .01 or .1? I use nearly the Bogenes at sensitivity of 18 on my 7000/15CC X-coil and I'm working a patch of small nuggets and I've found many nuggets under .1 g and down to .03 weighed on a scale that is not very sensitive. A fellow detectorist uses the 6000/NF and found his smallest nugget to be .023 g.

I just watched the show with Steve in it also. I didn't see it last week. As a matter of fact I haven't been watching the series much because my kids are sleeping or they are watching cartoons. While they were gone I just had a chance to binge watch several episodes and I like it very much. Every show I learn something from them. It is like a YouTube instruction video for something I won't be doing but if you want to set up a trommel and sluice boxes then they are great. The producers do have control over the arrangement of the content, but I think in the case of this show the instructions and the fabrications are the stars. This isn't a personality show of conflicts or a soap opera but it is obvious that Juan and Freddy are very helpful men to the miners who need them. They remind me of Mike Rowe and Dirty Jobs.

I thought I'd pass on a bit more research ... Nevada’s missing treasures: train robbery loot, a legendary underground river and more (rgj.com)