⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell

[retirement stone]

You should sneak out for four hours every morning
!!

Nice haul of gold. :goldnugget:

Cheers

RS

 

[techo_bob]

Yeah very nice Davent
Big and chunky , just the way I like-em

Bob..

 

[Sammiekay]

Hello everyone,
I joined this forum to help get my Dad some more info, some tips and just a general look around. He uses the GPZ7000 and found himself some beginners luck.
Found in the Vic golden triangle. Looking forward to learning more tips and tricks from you all. He brings home all his lead shot and Im betting we can make some sinkers soon and head out for a fish too!

We are from rural NSW so quite the hike to get him down there for a play around

 

[limpalot]

Welcome to the forum Sammiekay, lots of info on here. Nice little bit of colour for inspiration there. :Y:

 

[silver]

Welcome to the forum Sammiekay.... golden sinkers would look real good in the tackle box :goldnugget:

 

[Sammiekay]

Thank you.
And not sure if hed skin me if we turned them into gold sinkers lol.
He also found a 1865 UK penny.
Ive only found a good joke at my expense and that I get quite wet sleeping in the swag out in the rain

 

[davent]

Another 4 hours today, bit of rain so left at 1pm

Very happy Chappy today!

 

[Goldtarget]

Making wages mate, the old boys would be proud!

 

[davent]

Hope this patch keeps on giving!

 

[Teemore]

Hope this patch keeps on giving!

Awesome collection there advent ..... may the gold gods keep smiling on your patch.

 

[kemjak57]

Killin it Dave. Well done. Way better than 4 hours at work. :Y: :Y:

 

[OzzieAu]

Nice smoooth nuggies those...

 

[Moneybox]

Our finds from four days detecting an old scrapping. Not too impressive after seeing Dave's but it was enough to keep up happy

 

[Mackka]

Looks more aye? Still beats working.
Mackka

 

[Moneybox]

Looks more aye? Still beats working.
Mackka

The specie on the left weighs over 14g so it might have more gold than it looks like. It's all that light weight bubbly gold that the GPX4500 ignores. We had to use the SDC.

 

[Mackka]

Still, at the end of the day it is better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
Mackka
PS
What's happened to the dry extractor?

 

[Moneybox]

Still, at the end of the day it is better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.
Mackka
PS
What's happened to the dry extractor?

I decided to head down to Perth to see the grand kids while they were on school holidays. Meanwhile I had some repair/maintenance items coming on freight. Everything takes two weeks to land so that gave us plenty of time. I just replaced the loader front crankshaft seal, radiator hoses, belts, air filters and a few odds and ends. It all looks like it's going to work so now I'm fixing the little things I let go to start with.

 

[Mackka]

Great work mate and glad to took timeout to see the grandkids.
Looking forward to the next edition.
Mackka

 

[Goldchaser1]

Another 4 hours today, bit of rain so left at 1pmhttps://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6002/1619506726_a00063a1-9729-49a7-807e-78aafdcc3d06.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...6726_a234d6ff-ee44-4b36-92c6-c65e752f3793.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...6726_43caf241-5b60-418b-889b-031472fbb637.jpg
https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...6727_b2f16c2d-016b-464e-84ec-a41eadbbdb4b.jpg

Very happy Chappy today!

Oooh nice lumps davent,good on ya....

 

[Crocket]

I guess you call this a good 'patch'
First photo of the two nuggets was on my first trip detecting. After 2 1/2 days of digging scrap metal, shot, bullets etc. I decided to work away from a steep mountain gully base and tried the Lantana coated slope about 15m to the side. Found the small bit first in rich dark soil on steep slope then the 14g piece a tiny bit deeper in the same hole.
The next trip I went straight back to that spot and worked up the hill towards the old mine shafts (they are about 100m up the hill) and covered that area inch by inch (as best I could given the vegetation (Lantana/grass etc.) and the steepness of the slope. Thank goodness my SDC2300 is light, length-adjustable and easily manoeuvrable. Picked up a further 45gms in a few days. Should be more deeper I expect though will have to wait until I can acquire something that will go much deeper than my 2300.