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Was up with the skeleton crew a couple weeks ago and tried hunting in normal again but ground noise was just too much in that country thats crazy deep nugget for that machine nice work! 

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Congratulations Gold Catcher!  It is so cool to see people that I have met in the field unearthing such amazing finds.  It shows that hard work pays off.   You are a very talented detectorist and this is a well deserved reward for you perseverance. 

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I hope this run of gold continues for you, what was the depth? one and a half to 2 pin pointers deep? An absolute monster nugget, I'm sure you're motivating many in the US back into giving it another go 🙂

Very happy for you Gold Catcher, I really hope it doesn't fade out no nothing soon and lasts a while yet.

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3 hours ago, phrunt said:

I hope this run of gold continues for you, what was the depth? one and a half to 2 pin pointers deep? An absolute monster nugget, I'm sure you're motivating many in the US back into giving it another go 🙂

Very happy for you Gold Catcher, I really hope it doesn't fade out no nothing soon and lasts a while yet.

Hi Phrunt, thanks for your kind words! The nugget was around 2.5 feet deep (about 30 inch). It was barely audible at first, and had I not been wearing the headphones I likely would have missed it. A helping factor might have been that the ground was not super hard packed, that might have facilitated the transducing of the signal to the rather small 12x7 coil. 

I can't believe myself how much I found there in the past 4 times (about 3 oz), and I am kind of on cloud 9. But I have absolutely no delusion that all good things will come to an end eventually. But I am trying to enjoy as long as it lasts. I did recover quite a few square nails (old) the last time, so the virgin ground might not be as "virgin" as I thought it would be. 😀

GC

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That's truly awesome, looking forward to your next post with a bunch more good stuff.

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5 hours ago, Gold Catcher said:

You just have to listen to the threshold variations really carefully (headset!), and not always expect the regular sounds that the 6000 is making, and that we all are so accustomed to. Love that machine!

Aye the 6K is a wee spirited and frustrating at the post but comes across the finish line like the thoroughbred it is....  WTG, GC. 

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Just now, Northeast said:

I would guess you'll be heading there at some stage with the 7000 in General

Yes, absolutely! It's just a bit of a hike and I am already carrying a big shovel and a long rake, next to my large pick. But for sure once the 6000 stops producing, the 7000 is next. I just have to figure out how to carry all this (mule? 😁)

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GC, thank you for sharing your outstanding finds and experience.

The 1849 miners would probably haul the tools into the area in a wheelbarrow; rake up all of the gold until the wheelbarrow was full; leave the tools; and head for the nearest salon. lol
 

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