oldies1955 Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Hey all: Well, dad and I got out today. We tried a new area and after 3 washes only came up with 5 pieces of trash. No yellow to be had but PLENTY of hot gray rocks! I had another area we were going to hit but after the amount of hot rocks we decided to go to a place with TONS of hot rocks and gold in the past.. PIZZA WASH! We get in there and im hitting tribs into the main wash and not finding anything. I wanted to stay out of the main wash as we have hit it pretty hard over the years. After a while I get this brainstorm to start hitting the benches and sides in the main wash.Welp, up on a bench I get a reverse signal. We all know that means iron 98% of the time with a 5000. But, in this wash there just isn't much iron, unless its in the stone form and that gives a high low.Nothing left to do but dig, and dig, and dig,...get down over a foot and the signal is out and its a reverse/blanking signal.I start to scoop up some dirt and there it is. Fresh from the bedrock smiling at me! A awesome 1/3 oz nug.It has some black stuff in it and I guess that's why the reverse signal. I had gotten another one from that wash that was sandwiched in between hematite that did the same thing. Total out of that wash is a little over 3oz. Sure is a fun place to go and dig ironstone in Must have moved 100 ironstones today. But when there's gold......it don't matter.Great day out in the hills and the good Lord really blessed us with some nice gold today!Tom H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Way to go! Really hot rocks always have brought me gold.That is a great haul! Congratulations!Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idaho Jim Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 All I can say is WOW!Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted May 18, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Hey Tom, Excellent find! Glad you're checking out the benches now, you don't want to leave nuggets behind. The next move is to bring the GPZ 7000 into Pizza before it gets placered. Wishing you much more success detecting and eating Pizza. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Well Done Tom`s ....well done indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Nice looking gold. It's from Arizona? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Awesome find. It's nice to see a big one hauled out once in a while. Gives us newbies some hope.strick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldies1955 Posted May 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Yes....this is Arizona gold. Lower Bradshaw area Strick:... It is still out there. It just takes a lot of boots on the ground and pounding washes.GL to you.Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-bone Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 wow.too cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nugget65 Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 That's awesome!!!!! Beautiful nuggets!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelwasher Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 What a nice bunch of nuggets!!! Sure is nice to be surprised by the color of gold in the hand or scoop. Nice to see your still on the gold!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Wow, you ripped it up. Way to go. Nice looking gold. Congratulations.Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted May 29, 2015 Report Share Posted May 29, 2015 Do you know the most valuable thing about your post? Three words, "DAD and I".I lost my dad in 1990, right after our third child was born. He got to hold her while he was lying in a hospital bed. He had a bad heart. He never got out of that hospital bed.My dad and I loved each other like crazy, and we had a great time together, fishing, golfing. If he was alive today I am sure that he and I would be prospecting together too. He was kind, and generous and very funny.There is not a day that goes by that I don't think of him, and I still miss him. 25 years have passed, the pain has not. What I would give to have him with me just one more day. I have no regrets, he knew I loved him because I told him so, and he told me. But even so, just one more day to let him have dinner with the family, to see my sister, to let us know how my mom and my niece and the rest of my dearly departed relatives are doing.I know you cherish the time you get to have with your father. Every minute is a golden memory.My best to the both of you,Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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