Has Anyone Heard Anything From Bob 'Montana' Dansie?

[Mike Furness]

I would like to talk with Bob if he is still alive. He was a mentor of mine many years ago.  Thanks.

[Greenshock]

Hi Mike.

My brother and I use to spend a lot of time with Bob.

A lot of great memories were made.  Mostly here in California

Bob is a true gentleman and a pleasure to spend time with.

I talked to his old neighbor Brent a month ago.

Glad to report Bob is alive and doing well.

Brent said Bob had gone to Nevada recently to collect some agate.

He is up in Montana these days with his family.

[dig4gold]

Gosh. Bob Montana Danise. That is a name I haven't heard of in a long time. Good to know he is out there doing it still.

D4G

[Jonathan Porter]

19 hours ago, Greenshock said:

Hi Mike.

My brother and I use to spend a lot of time with Bob.

A lot of great memories were made.  Mostly here in California

Bob is a true gentleman and a pleasure to spend time with.

I talked to his old neighbor Brent a month ago.

Glad to report Bob is alive and doing well.

Brent said Bob had gone to Nevada recently to collect some agate.

He is up in Montana these days with his family.

That’s great news. I first met Bob in WA in 1993, he rode up on an old clapped out motorbike and told me “I don’t know where the hell I’m at” which is prospector code for maybe not being where he should be because he wasn’t sure where the boundary pegs were (long before the days of mobile phones and phone apps and the internet, so everything was done via printed pages from the mines department and walking and trying to find the corner posts). Both of us knew there was a lease holder in the area who was a little protective of not only his ground but also the mining companies ground we both had permission to detect on. 

We got on really well, I had a bit to do with Bob over the years including filming him and Chris Gholson up at Rich Hill. I made the mistake of telling him about the Kimberley region 😮, he and his brother made a killing up there (He deserved every nugget he found, he was never afraid to put in the hard yards and do it tough).

So glad to hear he’s still kicking around, could someone say G’day to him for me please. 🙏 

JP

 

 

[mn90403]

Mike,

My big nuggets came from an area where he started detecting in Franconia, Arizona.  I never met him but had occasion to exchange a few messages with him about he started detecting because he needed to rehab after a surgery/injury.  I can remember seeing pictures of bottles of his gold on Chris Gholson's old forum.

It would be nice to see some of that stuff on the Wayback Machine.

[BMc]

 

"Montana Bob Dansie assembled this fantastic collection of placer gold using various Minelab metal detectors. He dug each flake, one nugget at a time. Most of this placer material is from Arizona, but it also includes some gold from other locations. The upside down jar with the small gold contains several pounds of small flakes and pieces placer gold" by Chris Ralph.

Photo and text copied from https://nevada-outback-gems.com/prospect/chris_prospect.htm on Ore and Nuggets Specimen page, then click on Native Gold and Nuggets part 1

 

 

[Mike Furness]

BMc ... That's not the only jar Montana filled. I've seen others back in the day before he moved from AZ to CA. Always enjoyed the adventures with him.

[DigDeep]

Found a pic from one of the times Montana came out to the Dale district in 2010. Anyone recognize the rest of the guys? LuckyLundy….,  Mark Greyshock 

Montana got the biggest nugget that day. Good memories 

[Greenshock]

Good evening mr Dig Deep.

I sure do remember that trip and all the faces.

for those that might wonder.

it’s you and you Dad Mickey. Your uncle Kent.

mr Montana and Mr lucky Lundy and nugget slayer Jeff and myself

some really nice chunks of gold came out of the ground on that trip.

 

Bob got a nice one and so did your uncle!

 

might add the stories a little later.