Detectorist Digs 60 ft for gold!!!

[bergie]

This dope (have to say it) dug 60 ft into his yard after getting a signal on his detector. What a crack up. I guess we are a determined bunch. How pissed is this guy's wife?! This is an all time story! (on video)
http://www.cnn.com/video/player/pla...fbeat/2006/06/14/yamamoto.ca.gold.digger.kttv

 

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[jeff of pa]

This Guy has got to learn to Pinpoint.

it's Probably a Nail off to the side of the hole :P


I wonder if the Detector said "gold"

and according to the Commercials.

"Now days, the Detector lets you know what's in the ground before you Dig"

 

[jeff of pa]

If this guy found a class ring at the bottom of that hole........

 

[Gypsy Heart]

Pulltab

 

[JakePhelps]

I bet if he found something at the bottom we would all say it was worth it

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

DUH?? just what kind of a machine was he using to expect a reading that deep? I want one heheheheheh

Tropical Tramp

 

[stefen]

Obviously not the brightest bulb on the tree

 

[bergie]

Was this his first detector, first signal ever? Probably!

 

[xXx]

Please, PLEASE, don't let this guy be a TreasureNet member. Surely he would have asked us for our opinion first?
x

 

[GreenMeanie]

My wife told me this story. He must have been using one of those dicovery 3300 for $88.00 on sale LOL

 

[stefen]

There was a rather extensive article in the Inland valley News that went into greater depth with this mining venture.

Apparently, the were two illegal Mexican laborers, one on top unloading buckets and another on the bottom shoveling and filling the buckets.

As there was no air at the 60' level, and the laborer was breathing thru a garden hose

The soil in that area is alluvial sand and is subject to caving when the moisture content is minimalized.

A miss-step could easily have caused a cave-in burying this miner-of-sorts.

Not only do we have an owner who as I said "was not the brightest bulb on the tree", but we also have two illegal nationals that are equally as dim ...(dimwitted).

On the brighter side, all of these sands do contain a marginal amount of gold fines, but not enough to recover, even at today's gold prices.

Besides, the mine in question was in a urban neighborhood with the typical 20' setback from the street right-of-way. The article also included a published picture showing a mound of dirt that was as high as the single-story residence.

I do feel that this person is a good candidate for the "Darwin Award".

 

[gollum]

Well, using GoogleEarth, I found that if he would have kept going, he would have wound up near Suzhou, China! Maybe his detector had better depth than advertised! He was going after the Lost Emperor's Treasure!

Mike

 

[nybuford]

Unbelievable!

 

[atwater10]

Lets see...............60 feet down..........I suppose it could've been "Black Gold" or is that "Texas Tea?"

I'll have to check with Jed Clampett.


Chuck

 

[stefen]

And to think that this person contributed to the gene pool