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Lanny last won the day on December 11 2020
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Doc, nice write-up! You did a great job of paying wonderful tributes. As well, thanks for the back-story of some great Minelab dealers, your trips and outings with them, and thanks for the extra information about the Gold Lady--she seemed like a real treasure. You've always been a great guy not only to help out others, but also to show genuine appreciation for others, all the best, Lanny
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This thread is the perfect cure for winter cabin fever! What an amazingly beautiful collection of gold photos and history. Thanks for this, and all the best, Lanny
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Vance, thanks for dropping in to say a kind word, much appreciated. All the best, Lanny
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Joe, thanks for taking the time to be so kind with your compliment. I really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
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Thanks Reese, it's a lot of work, as you well know, thanks for the tips on the software, really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
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Seeing all that gold gets me itching to get back to the goldfields, so thanks for posting. I'm never too busy not to look at sweet gold shots. All the best, Lanny
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Lanny replied to Gerry in Idaho's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Yes, I used one of those 18'' with my 2100 years ago. I used it on bedrock after I'd detected it with smaller coils, and it sniffed out deeper gold the little ones missed. I didn't find any monster nuggets with it as I wasn't in country where the big nuggets were common. The reason I had that coil as part of my setup was because of how wickedly hot the bedrock was, and I had to try a PI to get any gold as the VLF's couldn't handle the mineralization. So yes, it will find gold. (And lots of others have already jumped in to post and show, seems to have been a good gold getter.) All the best Gerry, Lanny -
Greg, I hope you'll enjoy the stories and find some use for them in helping you find some gold in the future. Thanks again, and all the best, Lanny
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Kodiak, I sure do appreciate your comments, many thanks. I'll be sure to post when it's done, but as this is my first attempt at a book, I have no end date yet, but it's been lots of fun looking back at my first stories when I got serious about getting the gold. My brother-in-law was responsible for my original case of gold fever when I was just a kid (12), but I wasn't serious about prospecting until the mid 1990's. Since then, I've had lots of interesting times, learned what to do and not to do, and yet, I'm still learning! All the best, and thanks again, Lanny
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Thanks Mike, I'm finally writing it! I'm not writing another general purpose how-to book on finding gold, just a book of my stories and adventures while out chasing the gold. But in the stories are lots of tips and tricks people can use on how to find gold, as well as some strange and amusing things that have happened while I've been out getting the gold. All the best Mike, Lanny
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Thanks for saying that. I really appreciate it. All the best, Lanny
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Well, at long last the book has started. I never realized how many stories I had filed away or how many stories I've posted over the years on the Internet, and it's a bit of a slog to get things organized, but it's coming together. As for how long it will take, I don't know, but I may have to release my stories in different segments as I can't see how I'll get them all in one book. All the best to those of you lucky enough to chase the gold in warmer locations (I only get into the desert seasonally for short bursts of time during our northern winters), but I love chasing the gold in the desert, and I love the rich history of mining I find there. The most recent hunts have been in Nevada, and Nevada is absolutely amazing its rich mineral deposits right from the bottom (by California and Arizona) to the top (California, Oregon, Idaho). Lots and lots of places to look for gold in Nevada, and it's also easy to hop over to California and Arizona as well while I'm wintering in the bottom part of the state of Nevada. All the best, and good luck with finding the gold, Lanny
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Well, after having read this thread, it really does sound like someone has finally done it--created a light-weight PI with target ID--sounds amazing. The fact that you can buy your own battery pack is a winner too, as is the fact my old coils will work with this detector. (Very smart marketing that seems genuinely linked to what nugget hunters have been asking for many years.) I didn't think it would ever happen, but it's nice to see that a new company has pioneered this long awaited design package, and I remain disappointed that the established metal detector manufacturers either didn't want to produce one like this, or were too out of touch to dial into what nugget hunters were asking them to create. I eagerly await the field tests of how this E1500 performs (lots of challenging gold producing places I'd love to go back and revisit). All the best, Lanny
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DSmith, If it wasn't for stupid/dumb things I've done while out prospecting, I'd have far less stories to share with others. You're now a member of a very large club of fellow gold hunters that have made similar mistakes. Life without mistakes would be very boring (that's what I convince myself of when I mess up). 😆 All the best, Lanny
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Thanks for the videos, good on ya. Hope you're well and still having fun chasing the gold. All the best, Lanny