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Metal Detecting for Gold
Victorian prospector unearths 145-ounce gold nugget
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<blockquote data-quote="Goldfield Joe" data-source="post: 271914" data-attributes="member: 3537"><p>Now I heard a very interesting angle on this story yesterday from one person whose information I felt I could rely on, so here goes....</p><p></p><p>1. There is reported to be a picture floating around of that very same nugget sitting on an old Coiltek coil and that it was certainly not found with a GPZ.</p><p></p><p>2. It was detected in pushed ground in WA some time ago.</p><p></p><p>3. Something about Coiltek owning rights to images of the nugget and Minelab paying to use the nugget sitting on top of the much discussed GPZ coil and other pics.</p><p></p><p>4. The prospector was approached by Minelab and asked to keep it quiet for a bit until they organised their media release (they in turn grease <u>his</u> palm).</p><p></p><p>5. Media release very conveniently timed for the school holidays (a theory already presented on this thread) no doubt a sales boost would result.</p><p></p><p><u>Personally</u> I think if it was genuinely detected by a lucky prospector a huge CONGRATULATIONS to him.</p><p></p><p>If not, and it it is all fabricated to drive sales SHAME ON the people who put this into play. Just be honest.</p><p></p><p>I don't care if it was found in pushed ground on a lease or detected by a hobbyist out having some fun, it's a great and enviable find either way.</p><p></p><p>IN NO WAY AM I CLAIMING ANY OF THIS TO BE ACCURATE OR TRUE, simply reporting a version i had been presented with and thought quite interesting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goldfield Joe, post: 271914, member: 3537"] Now I heard a very interesting angle on this story yesterday from one person whose information I felt I could rely on, so here goes.... 1. There is reported to be a picture floating around of that very same nugget sitting on an old Coiltek coil and that it was certainly not found with a GPZ. 2. It was detected in pushed ground in WA some time ago. 3. Something about Coiltek owning rights to images of the nugget and Minelab paying to use the nugget sitting on top of the much discussed GPZ coil and other pics. 4. The prospector was approached by Minelab and asked to keep it quiet for a bit until they organised their media release (they in turn grease [u]his[/u] palm). 5. Media release very conveniently timed for the school holidays (a theory already presented on this thread) no doubt a sales boost would result. [u]Personally[/u] I think if it was genuinely detected by a lucky prospector a huge CONGRATULATIONS to him. If not, and it it is all fabricated to drive sales SHAME ON the people who put this into play. Just be honest. I don't care if it was found in pushed ground on a lease or detected by a hobbyist out having some fun, it's a great and enviable find either way. IN NO WAY AM I CLAIMING ANY OF THIS TO BE ACCURATE OR TRUE, simply reporting a version i had been presented with and thought quite interesting. [/QUOTE]
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Victorian prospector unearths 145-ounce gold nugget
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