12 Weeks To Find First Gold (Persistence Pays).

[Minelab Gold]

Hi Guys,

So today I was sitting here at home getting some things done, had a friendly visit from a mate who I havent seen for over 2 years. Just before this I was heading out for a swing, the time was roughly 4:30pm and he needed to go at 6:00ish - well I hit the fields after they left. But before he left I changed my plans on what I wanted to do out the bush.

Originally I was going to a new section just to look around, but thought seen as I only have a few hours till sun down. Why not do a section that I have always wanted to check. The area is road side, close to where I found that 7 gram not long ago, and also many years ago I did find a piece on this road side. So the thought was to get as many targets as I could in the very short time.

Working the road side very consistent, as you guys all know that we get a lot of trash and junk road side from the years of people littering cans, ring pulls, bottle tops, bullet shells, etc

Well I cleaned a lot of targets out of a small section maybe 20 meters long and only a band of 3 or so meters wide. I chose this area for a certain reason based on the incline and previous gold deposits that I have found along the hill side and further down.

Well you guy will be surprised on the targets, just goes to show how persistence pays off.

I will get the Vid together - please forgive the emotions

Cheers

 

[Minelab Gold]

Forgot to mention,

My brother also came out and found this cool relic.

 

[Bjay]

Emotions are all good. When I found my nice piece and rang the wifey I could hardly talk and am happy to admit it

 

[aussiefarmer]

Just gone live guys, in order for the winner to see the Vid - please ensure to wait until we hear from them.

https://youtu.be/keYG8SyMPQE

Cheers all and thanks for entering and following the vids.

Great show mate :Y: its nearly like being there

 

[Minelab Gold]

Thanks Bjay, yeah thats right mate - capturing these moments to share with all is a great feeling. Just finished now should be up in about 1 hour, damn compressing takes a while.

Thanks AussieF, glad you enjoyed it. Almost like being there thats just awesome, wait until you see this next one.

 

[Allways Looking]

Thanks MG
All of your vids are great. What you do is really showing the rest of us how and why you find the good stuff :Y: :Y: :Y: :Y: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Minelab Gold]

Hi Guys,

Finally got the Vid Online. Up a bit late but thought to just get it out the way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbGUCfC82I8

Enjoy

 

[reynard]

good onya mate its called karma and it works, loved it

 

[HarryHoudini]

Hi Mate, when do you sleep? Today 03:27 am online... Great video and as per usual fantastic value to keep up the motivation.

Cheers

 

[bushpig]

Thanks for the vid MG and well done mate.

 

[bbayjohn]

Hi MG, OMG you mate are legend, thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all. I am only new to this forum and have learnt years of experience from listing to you. This post is amazing. Thank you. If you would like a holiday and scratch a few different rocks around Batemans Bay, I would be happy to give you a guided tour of our local mines & a place to crash. In hope of raising some curiosity, here is a quartz reef I found that had been in unearthed by forest logging, This rock is big.

 

[Ronk]

Forgot to mention,

My brother also came out and found this cool relic.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8504/1487672866_pic_01345.jpg

Hi MG great info you produce
just saying wife noticed we no longer get relics perhaps we looking in the wrong places

 

[Minelab Gold]

In hope of raising some curiosity, here is a quartz reef I found that had been in unearthed by forest logging, This rock is big.

Hi BBJ, thats great mate be good to take some sample in various sections crush and pan to see if there is indeed any signals. Or swing away in hope of a solid one mate.

Gotta love it when we something that wasnt visible before now pokes through the surface after, machinery or even general weathering or erosion.

All the best mate. And thanks for the offer, I will surely add that in my book.

 

[Minelab Gold]

Forgot to mention,

My brother also came out and found this cool relic.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/8504/1487672866_pic_01345.jpg

Hi MG great info you produce
just saying wife noticed we no longer get relics perhaps we looking in the wrong places

Hi Ron,

In most area's I believe Relics are harder to find than gold, unless you stumble across campsites or old building area's like the old mining towns that dont exist anymore.

Compared to the relic type jewelry that is often at beaches, but relics in the goldfields are very hard to get.

Thats just what I have found in all my years detecting anyway. I think my ratio would be close to 300:1

All the best

 

[madhatter]

Hey MG
Is that 300 pieces of lead to 1 relic?? ]

I must be lucky then i have found 1 gold plated button , 1 teapot lid and a masonic brooch in the past 4 months!!

 

[Minelab Gold]

Thats fantastic, Im pretty sure the last one I found was that dog head cane piece and chinese coin, but most other items are just the general rust which are not easy to determine what they were. And mainly a few buttons and old bullet shells, the occasional lead pieces.

Got another couple yellow targets today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxgI8WLSX04

Pretty exciting out for 4 or so hours and had plenty of targets to keep me going.

 

[Plushy]

So far for me Relic wise has been a few buttons ,three pence a rail spike and an adjustable wrench for square headed bolts .

Definately find ALOT more lead than relics or Gold .

Still waiting for the Ground Reading Vid

Keep up the great vids and info MLG .

 

[Minelab Gold]

Thanks Plushy,

Got some things on the cards mate, plenty of filming to do to ensure I can get the most content for you guys all in one.

I remember years ago I found an old boot spur still with the rowel in tact. It was on an old track about 1 foot deep.

I know this isnt local - but when we see these Vids it helps to inspire - what a nice find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iB2XIO8-Er4

pity the dig video wasnt captured though. I wouldnt know how to react on a find like that one, maybe a few cross words bleeped out, definitely be jumping around more than KG and Ringy.

 

[madhatter]

Hey MG,
Yoo hoo.......
Where are you??

Im missing your posts and videos!!!
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[Northeast]

Been thinking the same thing MH - maybe gone to W.A. already