Popular Post Chris Ben Posted October 2, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 2, 2017 We'll i finally got to join the 1oz+ club!! My buddy Dave and i headed to Gold Basin for a half day trip. We hit our usualy spot and split up. I headed to a wash that i found a 5.4 gram piece a couple of weeks ago. I didnt hit the whole wash, so i figured id start where i left off. A bit later, i get a nice signal by a bush in the middle of the wash. It turned out to an 8 gram specie with some dark host rock mixed in. 10 feet away in the bank of the wash i get another screeming signal. This was the flat nugget, also about 8 g. I radioed Dave to tell him the good news. The next couple of hours there was nothing except a couple of meteors. I decided to hit the bottom end of that same wash on my way back to the truck. After a bit i get a nice signal in the wash, it was the .8g flat piece. The wash had widened out, and the bedrock was deeper, so i wasnt detecting to slow wgen i got a slight sound. I thought it was just ground noise because i was running the GPZ hot at 18 sensitivity and high yield and normal ground. I did a scrape and the sound was still there. I took about 6 inches off with the pick and the sound seemed more distinct. I fugured it wasnt mineralization but rather trash because the dirt was silt, not hard pack. I kep widening and deepening the hole and when i got to over a foot it was screeming. I was figuring tin can ir something. After about 6 more digs and around 2ft deep. I get it out of the hold. I did reach bedrock so i was feeling hopeful. It turned out to be a 1.41 (OZ) nugget and a pretty one at that, with a bit of quartz. I finally joined the club. I feel like i deserve a patch or something lol. I radioed Dave to tell him the good news, and he was eccited for me. (He was already a member pf the club) a bit under 2 oz for the day. I took Dave to the wash, with his big coil on the GPZ, to try to score him a big nugget, no luck. We packed up and headed home. oh and i finally paid for my GPZ in nuggets ...and some. thanks Chris 30 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevada Brian Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Congratulations Chris!!!!! that is a spectacular nugget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Look at that magic stuff. You beauty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinifex Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Well done, congratulations. I bet you will wake up during the night a few times and give your container a rattle, just to make sure it's real. Maybe tomorrow night as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 WTG Chris, that's a dandy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbeatty Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Well done Chris. Some outstanding detecting work there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoPeg Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Congratulations Chris! How cool....thanks for sharing the dig and excitement! Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 congrats ,on a great day out detecting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Oh my, you filled up the Scale!! Congrats on the beautiful nuggets! strick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 That’s really a gorgeous nugget Chris - congratulations and welcome to the club! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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