Condor's 2022 Australia Gold Adventure

[beatup]

good luck with the weather Steve , I know eric would like to see some heavy rain in sunny yuma

[Condor]

It rained for 4 days, got in a couple hrs detecting for about 1 gram.  It stopped raining on Monday and I got in a full day for 7 grams,  biggest 1.4 grams about 14 inches deep.  Tue we did some exploring on some old leases, nothing  but trash.  We still got in half day back at the local patch for just shy of 4 grams, all crumbs.   Yesterday a full day on the patch looking for deep targets.   I got the lunker of the trip so far, 3 gram nugget close to 18 inches deep.  Ended the day with 9 grams,  the photo includes the half day finds.  I would have to dig a moon crater without the 6000 for a pinpointer.  The 17" Xcoil concentric is my go to for deep targets and it doesn't miss much of the fly specs either. 

We're packing up and moving 200 miles to some 40e ground today.   We're hoping for an opportunity at bigger gold. 

The first photo of 14x9 coil in the dig hole was the 1.4 gram gram nugget.   The 2nd with the scoop beside it was the 3 grammer.   My photos always end up sideways from my phone, but you get the concept. 

So far I'm just over an oz for the trip.  I have about 4 more detecting days left.

[LuckyLundy]

Impressive!  🤔

[Calmark]

Its great to hear you are on some nice gold and the rain hasn't totally shut you down.

That big concentric coil is doing a super job on depth for those larger pieces!

[davsgold]

very nice Steve, going well, and good luck at your next spot

chees dave

[Steve Herschbach]

I’m glad to hear that big concentric X Coil is working for you there Steve. It was a big investment, and a real pain to pack for a trip, so glad the gamble paid off.

[jasong]

Nice work!

Glad to see the concentric scoring some deep ones for someone else too. That thing really feels like having the equivalent of a GPZ 8000 to me, in terms of just comparing depth gain to stock. The 15" actually comes close in depth too while being lighter, I think all around it's probably a better swiss army knife do all coil. But that 17" definitely is a bit deeper when going for all out depth.

[phrunt]

Hopefully the rain stays away for a while and lets you get to work, things aren't looking too flash weather wise in OZ at the moment, depends where you are I guess, fingers crossed for you.

You're doing great, some nice lumpy bumpy Aussie gold.

 

[geof_junk]

A word of warning in WA wet soil, if you start getting bogged, reverse back out. Going forward normally mean you will get in a bigger bog. That red dust when wet will stop everything on wheels with little warning.

 

[Rege-PA]

Don`t forget the Full Moon Steve, those big nuggets are starting to shake and heading for the surface. Night time, full moon=Big Nuggets!  Try it!