Best Piece For A While

[phoenix]

A couple of days ago went to a new area, no diggings around, and no finesse to my detecting, I`m not working low and slow trying to hear faint changes in the threshold, I`m hooking in and covering as much ground as I can.   Two days ago I hit a point oner that I thought for sure was a birdshot and yesterday I got this one.    So for about nine hours detecting I got 2,  the gold is hardly leaping out of the ground all over the place, but it`s a big area and I`m still young (i wish).   2.69 grams.  Dave 

[mn90403]

Nice one ... It could have been a sunbaker?

I'd say if the weather is good keep on swinging.  We have 110-115F in our gold fields now.

It is time for beach detecting!

Mitchel

PS ... was reading about Bathurst the other day.  Are nuggets still available around there?

[phoenix]

No Mitchel, it wasn`t a sun baker, it was about 8 " down and the signal came through as big as a bucket.    
Mate never got any gold at Bathurst but years ago I got a couple of pieces at Sofala and Ophir and I got about a dozen pieces at Native Dog Creek and I`m told if you are prepared to put the time in at Hill End there is still nice gold there.  These four spots are all within about 50-60ks of Bathurst. cheers Dave

[mn90403]

When I come to Australia I want to stay a few nights in Bendigo.  I don't know any of the other places, yet.  haha

 

[phoenix]

 I`ve only been to Bendigo about 3 or 4 times, but the first time I went there I just pulled up at a spot at random and got a bit of gold about 3 min after I turned my 3000 on  

[deutran]

Nice photo there Dave and nice piece of gold.My early on detecting partner found a 10g nugget with a standard sovereign in Sofala in a creek bed,a miracle nugget.

[phoenix]

Steve I took that photo with the camera you gave me and that undetectable speci of mine, I got it about 10ks up river from Sofala about 30yrs ago 

[beatup]

Nlce little nugget

[Jen58]

Cool nugget

keep at it, you just never know what you may stumble over next 

[bloodgold2]

Well done Dave, yeah mate I agree, no use going low and slow till you find something worth slowing down for on virgin ground. good luck in the area mate.