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Metal Detecting for Gold
First day! No Gold But Loved It.
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<blockquote data-quote="Nightjar" data-source="post: 590366" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p>All the best UEG,</p><p>Yes, the memory of your first gold will never leave you.</p><p>Back in the 80's with my then new Garrett Deepseeker, a complete newbie, a couple, Bill & Nancy befriended me in the Meekatharra top pub and invited me to join them at their camp.</p><p>After showing me a 10ozer, they taught me the basics and introduced me to chaining in a circle. (Use this method still)</p><p>They returned to their van for lunch and I kept circling until I got a strong signal. Scraped the "salt & pepper" away and signal was gone. Waved the rocks from the pile one by one until I picked up a piece of ironstone that felt heavy for its size. A spit and a rub and I caught a glimpse of my first yellow. Gave the instructed "coo-ee" and Bill & Nancy came running. They confirmed the gold and took it back to the van to get an estimate.</p><p>I carried on circling and one lap later picked up a pure shit quartz with gold showing clearly.</p><p>All up my two first finds containe 1 1/2 ozs of gold.</p><p>I regret to this day taking it to work and the laboratory staff cleaned the species with hydro acid.</p><p>Wished I had kept them in natural state.</p><p>Gold Fever crippled me from there on. :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightjar, post: 590366, member: 1414"] All the best UEG, Yes, the memory of your first gold will never leave you. Back in the 80's with my then new Garrett Deepseeker, a complete newbie, a couple, Bill & Nancy befriended me in the Meekatharra top pub and invited me to join them at their camp. After showing me a 10ozer, they taught me the basics and introduced me to chaining in a circle. (Use this method still) They returned to their van for lunch and I kept circling until I got a strong signal. Scraped the "salt & pepper" away and signal was gone. Waved the rocks from the pile one by one until I picked up a piece of ironstone that felt heavy for its size. A spit and a rub and I caught a glimpse of my first yellow. Gave the instructed "coo-ee" and Bill & Nancy came running. They confirmed the gold and took it back to the van to get an estimate. I carried on circling and one lap later picked up a pure shit quartz with gold showing clearly. All up my two first finds containe 1 1/2 ozs of gold. I regret to this day taking it to work and the laboratory staff cleaned the species with hydro acid. Wished I had kept them in natural state. Gold Fever crippled me from there on. :lol: [/QUOTE]
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