trinityau Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Hello all, I finally got a chance to get out for a day of detecting and met up with a few friends. We had a large area to detect so we all split up and went our own ways. One of the guys told me about a digging that followed the large gully we were hunting on. He mentioned that the digging was up the hill and paralleled the gully.I found the area and it was what I had hoped for, a pocket digging. The old timers had opened up a seam of rotten shale that was about fifty yards long, ten feet across and about eight feet deep. I detected the digging itself first and did not get any gold. The guys had told me that they detected some gold out of it earlier. It still looked too good so I went over the berm to the hillside between the digging and the gully. You could see where material had been thrown over and down and I figured that I might get a small scrap somewhere along that zone to at least keep the skunk away.As I moved across the face of the hill I came to an area that had more brush and less dig holes. I went into my regular routine and dropped to my knees and started detecting into the brush. About ten feet in I got a really nice mellow signal and scraped the leaves out of the way. The target was still there. I moved the topsoil off my small clearing down to the red and orange clay that was mixed in with the rotten shale. The shale began to get hard and about six inches deeper as I was pulling the soil out of the v-groove when I thought I saw something yellow glint in the late afternoon sun. I reached down and grabbed a hand full of dirt. As I switched the dirt from hand to hand I felt the weight of something as it dropped onto my palm. I pulled my hand out into the sunlight and right away I could see my nugget peeking out of the clay and dirt. Wow, I said to myself, that's a nice one.When the nugget was put on the scales it came out to 14.88 pennyweights. After washing the loose dirt off of it I put it on the scales again and it came in at 14.83 pennyweight. I was using the 3000 with the Sadie coil.I have been very busy the last month or so getting my book "Detecting for Gold, Adventures, Trips and Tips" off to the printer. I have also been working on my website "TRINITYAU.COM". The book will be available at the end of January. Thanks all, TRINITYAU/RAYMILLS Attached Thumbnails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Seeker Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 That an awesome piece Ray, it pays to get down and dirty and off the beaten trail so to speak!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 SWEET !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Very nice one Ray congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Relichunter2 Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Ahhhhh.....what a nice chunk of of gold. Congrats Ray, days like that don't come around often. Shes a keeper for sure ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 I like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim straight Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 WOW Ray... I believe I lost the one you are showing. Thanks for finding it and I will payfor the shipping cost of returning it and then mail you a nice 'Thank you' for finding and returningit.... Also I really enjoy reading and re-reading your book. jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 What a beautiful chunk'o gold, Ray .... Sounds like that area could produce more??? Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted January 13, 2015 Report Share Posted January 13, 2015 Haven't heard from you in a while Ray, good to see you are still pulling some nice nuggs out of the ground! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 nice one Ray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMONDBACKDAVE Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 WoW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIAMONDBACKDAVE Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 WoW ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Amazing looks like its water worn out of a river and not out of a seem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfind Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Very nice, congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onogoldhunter Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yes Very Nice.. My Gp is still broke.... It only finds lead lol.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 That'd put a smile on anyone's dial, good one Ray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim straight Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Ray... will your book be available at any of the upcoming GPAA gold shows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dqsantos Posted January 24, 2015 Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Very nice. I need to meet back up with you one of these days. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldbilly Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 super WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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