Gold Nugget Hunting - Dead, Sick, Healthy, Thriving?

[Rick K - First Member]

Lots of nice talk Mr. Silver King, but I don't recall signing a model release for use and publication of that picture of me in my revels!

My legal staff will be in contact as soon as they sober up.

[Jim Hemmingway]

Hi Fred… the point I was trying to convey above is that at least in this prospecting application, things are fairly healthy for consistently successful hunters, and likewise regarding specimen market values. It does pay to be selective about where and how a product is marketed. 

 

There is much less surface detectable silver to be found nowadays certainly, but the surface pickings weren’t all that great when I entered the hobby some 30 years ago. The “electronic prospecting rush” was pretty much over by that time in this area, and yet I’m well acquainted with several top hunters who currently supplement their income nicely by marketing silver largely outside Ontario. 

 

All the very best with your prospecting season Fred, I'm heading to the north country within a few days and will be absent from the forums for several months. Good luck and good hunting. 

 

Jim.

 

[Bob(AK)]

Good hunting to you Jim. Be careful and get a truck load of silver, Bob

[Jim Hemmingway]

Thanks Bob, we never know what the season holds in store. Last year was almost a complete washout with endless rainfalls of biblical proportions, eventually followed by cold and snow. I had felt lucky to get out of that area with my camper in tow. This year I have no presentiment of good luck, so I suppose we’ll have to work at it and hope for the best. No matter… I enjoy that environment, and thoroughly enjoy detecting for rocks. It is the one thing, besides fly-fishing, that has remained an avid lifetime interest.

 

I’ll see about writing you a good long letter about the trip within a month or so of returning home. Hope you have experienced a good, solid season to date. All the very best to you and the family, and so long for now.

 

Jim.

[Hard Prospector]

Jim, I don't even want to think about the silver ore specimens I've likely stumbled on over the years that were probably nice finds (not knowing any better) Gold fever certainly has it hang ups.

[Breakofday]

Hi fellow goldzillas hope you don't mind me chipping in.

Just getting ready to head up into the Golden triangle here in Victoria for a day hunt , and whilst there is no doubt the old yellow is getting harder to find I reckon there is still some decent lumps out there.

For me personally if your a Z driver it is about having the faith to pick your ground and run in deep all day, if your going to bother swinging that lump of lead around all day I feel you might as well make the most of it after all ,the difference in success or failure on decent size gold is measured only in millimetres.

Great site and very helpful forum. Wish you luck , cheers .

Chris. Geelong.

[Relichunter]

"I spend the other day swing the ATX with the 20" coil (all day long) on a 60 degree slope in 102 degree temp."

 

" think I was nugget hunting..... I don't know. I didn't find any."   - Lipca

 

Now I feel better knowing I am not the only one doing the very same as you !!! Looking for float and nuggets on a slope at a 100 degrees....and all I found was lead and trash...you gotta love it. The easy stuff may not be as common as it may have been in the past...but I still believe its available for those that work just a little harder. Todays forecast 100.....it will be a beautiful day  ..

[LipCa]

I guess I could have waited for a better day..... grin

But, it would have been a great day if I had found what I was looking for.

[Tortuga]

"I spend the other day swing the ATX with the 20" coil (all day long) on a 60 degree slope in 102 degree temp."

" think I was nugget hunting..... I don't know. I didn't find any." - Lipca

Now I feel better knowing I am not the only one doing the very same as you !!! Looking for float and nuggets on a slope at a 100 degrees....and all I found was lead and trash...you gotta love it. The easy stuff may not be as common as it may have been in the past...but I still believe its available for those that work just a little harder. Todays forecast 100.....it will be a beautiful day ..

I was out yesterday in Arizona swingin' my Z in 90 degree, muggy high humidity weather made worse by the monsoon rains. Was out for about 7 hours, covered head to toe in dirt and mud, I looked like a real miner

Managed to dig up a little 1 grammer in a spot I've been striking out at for months. Couldn't be happier. Rekindled my faith in the area and was enough to keep me pushing on.