What Makes A Nugget Patch?

[Ridge Runner]

We know if you have a fair size hill and a wide V shape drainage coming down off of it where it flattens out we need to detect it. Most know the reason being that water is washing all the dirt and gold if it’s some on that hillside to the lower flats. As the ground levels out the water slows up . Now when that happens anything heavy will start falling out.

 If it’s gold on that flat ground below the hill we need detect up that drainage and anything that comes into the main drainage I been talking about.

 Now this is just one way a nugget patch can come to be.

 Let’s talk about another one that has no hillside to feed it  but here it is. What we don’t know is it may have been hills all around you but erosion has flatten them out over the last ten thousand years.

 I’ve talking about this and another person had chimed in inline with us both thinking the same. Some I know will have a good laugh about what I’m going to tell you but don’t until you try it .

 What you going to need is a heavy garden tiller but not the one that’s 2 cycle because on that hard ground they will bounce like a ball . You will need a regular rake and a shovel.

 If it’s a slope next to your gold patch I’d start there. Say the tiller is two feet wide so you know the width and you can make it as long as you want. 
 After you till the ground pull that off down the slope. If you take that rake and turn it over and use the backside you will be surprised how well you can move the dirt. At one time you will say that’s it I’m not going deeper and that’s okay.

 Now the good thing is you can run a strip next to the one you have already and pull the dirt from the new one into old strip you just finished.

 You say you don’t have a slope to pull the dirt off to start with.  Then you will have a little more work because you have to stack the dirt next to your first strip but after that you just pull the dirt from your second strip into the first.

 The first guy that tries what I said to do will be saying I can’t believe I’m out doing what that old fart said to do. But you let him find his first nugget he’ll be willing to kiss me just about anyplace I want.

 I didn’t think this up but it’s been proven it can and will pay off.

 I just gave you the poor man’s way of doing it.

 The best to all 

 Chuck 

[flakmagnet]

Yes Chuck you are spot on. Here is an example of exactly what you have just described.
Sorry I can't give it's location, but I know you understand. 😉

[geof_junk]

Five years ago I did a post on similar subject.  These were in W.A I have included some photos of one my Victoria patch as well all diggings were hand done as lease issued. The last photo the ones out of the display case came from the patch except the solid 4 Oz one.

 

 

 

[mn90403]

Really, really nice gold!

[Gerry in Idaho]

20 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

We know if you have a fair size hill and a wide V shape drainage coming down off of it where it flattens out we need to detect it. Most know the reason being that water is washing all the dirt and gold if it’s some on that hillside to the lower flats. As the ground levels out the water slows up . Now when that happens anything heavy will start falling out.

 If it’s gold on that flat ground below the hill we need detect up that drainage and anything that comes into the main drainage I been talking about.

 Now this is just one way a nugget patch can come to be.

 Let’s talk about another one that has no hillside to feed it  but here it is. What we don’t know is it may have been hills all around you but erosion has flatten them out over the last ten thousand years.

 I’ve talking about this and another person had chimed in inline with us both thinking the same. Some I know will have a good laugh about what I’m going to tell you but don’t until you try it .

 What you going to need is a heavy garden tiller but not the one that’s 2 cycle because on that hard ground they will bounce like a ball . You will need a regular rake and a shovel.

 If it’s a slope next to your gold patch I’d start there. Say the tiller is two feet wide so you know the width and you can make it as long as you want. 
 After you till the ground pull that off down the slope. If you take that rake and turn it over and use the backside you will be surprised how well you can move the dirt. At one time you will say that’s it I’m not going deeper and that’s okay.

 Now the good thing is you can run a strip next to the one you have already and pull the dirt from the new one into old strip you just finished.

 You say you don’t have a slope to pull the dirt off to start with.  Then you will have a little more work because you have to stack the dirt next to your first strip but after that you just pull the dirt from your second strip into the first.

 The first guy that tries what I said to do will be saying I can’t believe I’m out doing what that old fart said to do. But you let him find his first nugget he’ll be willing to kiss me just about anyplace I want.

 I didn’t think this up but it’s been proven it can and will pay off.

 I just gave you the poor man’s way of doing it.

 The best to all 

 Chuck 

 

[Ridge Runner]

Thanks Gerry now don’t get me wrong and I don’t want to put you down but you need to cut back on the lip 👄 gloss.

Chuck

[Ridge Runner]

23 hours ago, flakmagnet said:

Yes Chuck you are spot on. Here is an example of exactly what you have just described.
Sorry I can't give it's location, but I know you understand. 😉

YES That I Do!

 You can put a lock on a gate but you can’t put one on a mining claim.

 Chuck 

[geof_junk]

11 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

 

Gerry I know that they are not your lips as there is no Nugget stuck in them. 😉

[Ridge Runner]

11 hours ago, geof_junk said:

Gerry I know that they are not your lips as there is no Nugget stuck in them. 😉

What you said I’m sure is true but I just found out why Gerry has so many people signing up for his training. He really didn’t want this to get out but he sucked one of those big nuggets down his throat and the and part we don’t know yet. Who finds the nugget has to write that.

 Chuck 

 PS I said it was going to happen one day .