Steve Herschbach Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 From http://www.minelab.com/anz/go-minelabbing/news?article=322833 15 Nov 2017 Queensland man unearths giant gold nugget worth more than $50,000 with GPX 5000 A beautiful 38-ounce gold nugget, worth more than AU$50,000, has been uncovered in North Queensland by a dedicated prospector using a Minelab GPX 5000 detector. The life-changing find came just moments after he uncovered a three-ounce nugget worth some AU$4,000. “When I found the first nugget I was super stoked because that was my biggest ever,” said the Queenslander who wishes to remain anonymous. “I would have been really happy with just that but after I’d calmed down, I went back to the same spot, restarted my detector and after just two or three swings I found the big one.” “It’s fair to say I was emotionally overwhelmed at that time,” he said. Weighing more than a kilogram (1,176gms), the nugget was 15cms (six inches) below the ground and discovered thanks to the advanced gold-finding technology of the Minelab GPX 5000 detector. “It’s just incredible. I’d been looking in this particular area for a while that day and I was about ready to leave but I gave it another quarter of an hour and then with five minutes left I got this fairly good signal – not too loud but I was confident it was gold – so I started digging. “At first, I didn’t know just how big the nugget was because the scales I had with me only went up to 500grams. It wasn’t until later when I got home I found out I’d broken the kilo mark. “It was beneath some vegetation so it was a bit of a challenge to get to, but now I’m thinking maybe those roots are keeping some other big nuggets safe ready to be found another time.” The joyous prospector has named his find the Arcus Nugget because of the role nature played in its discovery. Arcus is Latin for rainbow. Driving back to camp the day before, he saw a double rainbow for the first time in his life. Ignoring the adage that gold is found at the end of rainbows, he identified the section of ground beneath the highest point of the arc and decided that was where he would look the next day. “I said to myself that’s where were going to find gold tomorrow but I never thought it would be so much.” He’s now negotiating to sell the nugget privately. A man who loves the bush, he got bitten by the prospecting bug about 10 years ago. That was when, during only his second trip out, he uncovered his first piece of gold. While finding the Arcus Nugget was clearly his biggest day in the field, the dedicated prospector has had plenty of other success with his GPX 5000. Earlier trips into his beloved bush have netted him hauls of four and two ounces. “The discovery is always really exciting. The trip when I found two ounces, for me at the time, that was ‘wow’.” Minelab’s Townsville dealer, Peter Cragg (above), was amazed to see the nugget. “It’s a fantastic story and goes to show that there are still big nuggets out there ready to be found if you have the right equipment and can spot the terrain. He found more than a kilo of gold in an area which has certainly had detectors go over it before. It makes you think what might still be out there!” he said. Minelab’s GPX 5000 is a proven favourite for serious gold prospectors, featuring exclusive technologies including Multi Period Sensing (MPS), Dual Voltage Technology (DVT) and Smart Electronic Timing Alignment (SETA). Coming with eight timings, each designed for optimum performance under different conditions, the high performance GPX 5000 can handle even the most severe ground while still maintaining excellent depth and gold sensitivity. Learn more about the GPX 5000 and Minelab’s full range of premium gold detectors here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Previously posted under a different title with link at http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/topic/4579-the-gold-norvic-and-paul-missed/ I am leaving this up since it includes the original press release above and the title might grab extra eyeballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 A really nice find!! I'd like to just hold it in my hand. I'd have to break out the nitro if I found that..... Write-up must have been written by a Minelab dealer....... at 6 inches any detector should have been able to find it? "Weighing more than a kilogram (1,176gms), the nugget was 15cms (six inches) below the ground and discovered thanks to the advanced gold-finding technology of the Minelab GPX 5000 detector. " Not putting down Minelabs. They are great machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Write up is a news release from Minelab, no doubt because the nugget was found with a Minelab. Another brand could have found it of course.... but didn’t. One nice lump of gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Wilson Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 What's the chances that a free 7000 is on its way to Queensland. At six inches it would blow your ears out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Porter Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 42 minutes ago, Reg Wilson said: What's the chances that a free 7000 is on its way to Queensland. At six inches it would blow your ears out. Reg you forget so easily. Donald Parker told me about slugs up to 50 ounces just inches below the surface that he had missed in Vic with VLF machines that just boomed at him with the SD 2000. What else does anyone seriously use in Australia these days? 6 inches can be a long way down if the ground signal is equal to or greater than the target signal. With the advent of Smooth timings on the GPX 4000 I was amazed by the amount of decent sized nuggets at shallow depths in the more mineralised/variable areas. Quite often its the ability to detect an area and ping that first deep piece that leads to the good discoveries, the Minelab detectors allow that to happen in North QLD. At the end of the day its a great story and at the same time good promotion for the NQ dealer and Minelab, a win win for everyone involved especially the guy who had the good fortune to find the nugget. JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norvic Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 BB if you feel like coming over this way, your welcome, bring your culling gear........pleeeeeeeeze....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatup Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 great story and one heck of a find thanks for posting Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Wilson Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 No Jonathan, I do not forget so easily, and I would remind you that I have been in this game a bit longer than you have, and have had a fair amount of experience with larger nuggets. You have conceded that the ground in Queensland is generally not as noisy as in Victoria, hence the fact that you can run your 7000 in more sensitive settings than we can here. 40 ozs. 6 inches. Come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 Guys, don't start with this stuff please. It is a great story about a guy finding a large nugget. I don't care if it was a sunbaker and he just picked it up - it's a great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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