Jump to content

Lanny

Full Member
  • Posts

    781
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    6

 Content Type 

Forums

Detector Prospector Home

Detector Database

Downloads

Everything posted by Lanny

  1. Great write-up on explaining your position on the whole issue Steve. Really enjoyed the read, and I wish you happy hunting as you continue testing the Axiom, especially in Australia. What a fantastic opportunity! (Australia is still on the bucket list for me, not only for detecting, but for scuba on the Great Barrier Reef as well.) All the best, Lanny
  2. Yes, Germansen Landing, been there multiple times. Lots of good gold history, and nice chunky gold as well. All the best, Lanny
  3. That is one sweet piece of an amazing gold specimen. What a fantastic item to have on display. Thanks for the link, and all the best, Lanny
  4. British Columbia is where I spend most of my time chasing the gold. Great gold rush history in multiple places, and B.C. is known for its nuggety gold. The monster nuggets are up around Atlin, in northern British Columbia, also the site of a long ago gold rush. B.C. is a continuing series of mountain ranges heading east to west across the province, lots of places to get lost in, lots of things still to be discovered, and the vastness of the wilderness places still intact boggles the mind. All the best, and thanks for the link, Lanny
  5. First nugget, The Africa Nugget, found with the 2100, seems like a million years ago now. Nugget was close to 7 grams--back then it looked huge to me--and I let out a loud whoop when I found it, as I'd dug buckets of trash for days, because the area I was hunting was home to a large gold rush in the 1870's and there was trash everywhere. All the best, Lanny
  6. All well up here in the northland, and there's still gold to be found. Lots of heavy forest fire smoke in gold country right now, classified as the worst air quality on the planet right now, no joke. I've found that picture, so I hope it will post. All the best as you chase that sassy Montana gold, Lanny
  7. That really is a beautiful nugget, nicely done! I'll see if I can find the picture of my 1st metal detecting nugget, found with the Minelab SD 2100, still my favourite after all these years. . . . All the best, Lanny
  8. Hours are not really a consistent thing for me. During the long summer daylight hours here in the northern latitudes, 12-14 hours a day when the weather cooperates (this summer has been firecracker hot). When the weather is cooler and the days shorter, maybe 8 hours. When winter freezes the land, usually zero hours. So, all over the map for me with the detecting hours, but now that I spend more time in warmer spots during the winter, those hours will tick up again. All the best, Lanny
  9. Luke, sweet find! That sure is a unique one, and I'm happy you stunned the local gold hunters. All the best as you join the clubs and really get into chasing the gold, Lanny
  10. That little video has some solid tips on panning, and there's some chunky gold in that pan as well! All the best, Lanny
  11. Steve, enjoyed your comments--no more likes for me today, so here is my like in text. All the best, Lanny
  12. Jasong, great write-ups about your adventures and your reflections on whether or not the glaciers flattened your gold. We get a lot of glacial-stream flattened gold up here, as a good portion of the boulders that hammered the gold were car size to small house size--that'll get the job done. Not sure about your area, but you've given a lot of interesting theories and also added in some geological meat and potatoes about your area. Thanks for your efforts, and all the best, Lanny
  13. Simon, great write-up with lots of useful information, and thanks for the videos as exemplars as well. Looks like you're having fun--I know it's hard work as well. Glad to see you're still stomping around with JW--he's a good man. All the best, and thanks for the long post, Lanny
  14. Gerry, a great big thanks for the extra information and for the reflections on the detectors as well, very helpful. A great write-up with a lot of good, common sense coments. All the best, Lanny
  15. I wouldn't want the comment Steve made about steep terrain and being able to detect it comfortably with a PI go sliding by. Great ergonomics that balances out the weight is a key for me as I too hunt a lot of just-shy-of-vertical ground, and Steve's reference to it being rather like swinging a VLF sounds pretty awesome. That one comment Steve posted about ergonomics has me more interested than anything else (yes, the other qualities are important as well) as that is something I've waited a long time for someone to address, and I've heard enough comments about EMI troubles with the 6000 to keep me at a distance from it for now. The positive input so far about the stable threshold and the Axiom's ability to find gold of size and tiny gold is encouraging too. So, I'll be watching what happens in the near future when the legions of gold-chasers get a chance to try out the Axiom. There's always room for one more stable mate if the steed proves worthy. All the best, Lanny
  16. Lots of pictures I hadn't seen as well, plus the picture of those big nuggets inspires the drive to chase the gold. Been mining in Nome, had a lot of fun and came away with a nice catch of gold and caught a lot of salmon as well, great experience. All the best, Lanny
  17. Reese, fun thread with lots of gold, nicely done. Have you heard of bear boards? They used them up in Alaska--cut strips of plywood and use a nail gun to stud the strips with lots of nails, place the bear boards around anywhere you don't want the bear to go. Electric fences can work too. All the best, and keep up the fun, Lanny
  18. Those are really some small pieces he's recovering--looks like the Axiom is quite sensitive to tiny gold, interesting. All the best, and thanks for the video link, Lanny
  19. Hello Gerry, I'd clean the specimen and then leave it the way it is as others have suggested. I'm interested to hear more about the Axiom and to hear how it's working in the field. So far, what you've posted looks great. Thanks for posting, and all the best, Lanny
  20. Nice write-up, interesting results as well. Nicely done, and all the best, Lanny
  21. Bedrock Tips, Part 3 To add some last comments, if the bedrock is dry, get a good sledge hammer and hit the bedrock to see if any puffs of dust rise up in little fountains of fine particles. This signals a hidden crack or crevice somewhere in the bedrock. One of the wonders of bedrock is that a crack or crevice may be snapped shut tightly at the surface, but can widen below its mouth significantly. I remember the first time I found one of these: it had a pocket of small nuggets in it, and the nuggets were far too big to have found their way into the crevice opening left on the bedrock surface. There are lots of theories as to how gold deposition in bedrock crevices and cracks happens, but the important thing to remember is that regardless of the specific process, it does happen. Knowing some of the bedrock tips in the three parts of this write-up has helped me find sizeable nuggets when sniping without electronic backup as well. What tools help with this process? For inexpensive alternatives, a blade screwdriver bent at a 90 degree angle; a wire brush; a stiff bristle brush; an awl; a pocket knife; a small metal gardening shovel; a variety of household spoons (teaspoon size to tablespoon--be sure to have sturdy ones that won't bend easily); a small sledge and a couple of cold chisels for widening cracks and crevices; if water is present, a suction gun of some kind; etc. With virgin bedrock, you will have the chance of a lifetime to find gold in a place that no one else has ever looked, so take the time to do a thorough job, and the reward might be amazing. To elaborate on the above comment, I've come behind others that have worked such places in a hurry and found some beautiful nuggets (larger than anything they found) because they tore across the bedrock in a mad rush to cover the entire area as quickly as possible. However, the sad truth is that if they'd have slowed down and paid that virgin bedrock the respect it deserved, they would have found the bigger gold they left for me. All the best, Lanny
  22. Nice write-up as well as an update on what the detector tech is actually doing in that area, good to know. Nice to see the pics of gold finds and smiling faces as well. Thanks for posting, and all the best, Lanny
  23. Bedrock Tips, Part 2 If you’re lucky enough to detect truly virgin bedrock, you'll need to carefully analyze the suggested answers to your questions (Part 1), plus you'll need to pay close attention to what the detector is telling you about the temperature of the rock you're hunting as well as that of any accompanying hot rocks. For example, racing into a cut while swinging your coil like a madman, to quickly cover as much ground as possible, is a bad idea. Why? Virgin bedrock demands consideration and respect due to the exceptional possibility of hidden gold. Moreover, it demands a slow approach while listening to the ground minerals and scrubbing the surface to obtain every bit of depth while listening carefully to the tiniest alterations in the threshold. Plus, paying close attention to the mineralization helps you learn which coils will work best, including which sizes (or shapes) to use. (A variety of sizes and types helps get the job done right, and in extreme ground, the wrong coil type, or size, will waste your time.) Paying attention to the mineralization will often give you visual clues in a variety of colors which also help identify zones of the heavies that run with gold. While working bedrock, you might try a tiny detector like the Falcon to find streaks and runs of fine gold that will elude your bigger detector's coils. It's surprising how much fine gold can be left riding on bedrock or caught in cracks and crevices. Several summers ago, I had my eyes opened wide to just how much gold gets left behind and just how much fun it is to use a tiny detector to chase pockets and streaks of fine gold, which add up in a hurry! (And, any gold detector will see gold hidden in cemented crevices, a great plus.) On a different note, I now always use a one-two punch of a dedicated VLF gold machine, in concert with a dedicated PI or equivalent (for depth and to counter extreme mineralization). Working a large excavation in the summer heat is taxing work, so the VLF is easy to swing all day, and the additional higher-end tech sniffs out the leftovers. As for non-electronic sniping, it's very important to visually study the rock carefully. Often when working virgin bedrock, clay is ubiquitous (seems to be everywhere). And, that clay is a great hider, and, or, robber of gold. Moreover, look at what's riding on top of or within the clay. Are there little stones of various sorts? Is it just slick clay (no inclusions)? As well, be meticulous about examining the surface of the bedrock. Sometimes what looks like perfectly level bedrock with a solid surface may have cracks and crevices perfectly camouflaged by the minerals that are running with the clay and its surrounding material, minerals that match perfectly the color of the host bedrock. Use a variety of tools to scrape and scratch at the surface. I've been stunned while sniping non-electronically to uncover rich, small cracks and crevices in this manner. All the best, Lanny
  24. Got your autographed copy of the book Doc, and many thanks for putting it together. A very engaging tale of a lovely story about chasing the gold as well as the most important values in life. Truly enjoyed the read, and in addition, I came to realize that you're already a published author! Congratulations on that achievement as well. All the best Doc, and thanks for spinning a yarn I'll always remember, Lanny
×
×
  • Create New...