Mondays hunt...

[trinityau]

Hello everyone, I was able to get out and went to a little gully that I have had my eyes on for a while. The area is an old ground sluice operation. I was bit irritated after arriving at the site to discover some old dig holes, maybe several years old. I was going to have to see what had been left for me. I went over the better looking ground and was not getting nothing but trash when I moved around a bush to see an open slope with just the right kind of rock and ground. I started up the slope and got loud distinct signal. Just an inch later a small round nugget was rolling down the hill. I went over and over the slope with negative results so I headed up the draw. I came up on a run of schist bedrock covered by some brush. I stuck the Sadie down in the most obvious looking crevice and got a real weak signal. After five minutes breaking the bedrock apart I had my second piece of gold for the morning. I was using the ole 3000 with the Sadie coil.

The larger piece came in at 1.16 penny weight and the smaller at .24 penny weight. Headed back to the house a bit early to get ready for Tuesday's hunt and more gold. Thanks, TRINITYAU/RAYMILLS

 

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[Hard Prospector]

Very nice pieces Ray and I sure like that article you wrote (ICMJ) on summer dry washing old hydraulic sites/residual placers in the mountains. I plan on giving it a try this next year so thanks ....Rob

 

[63bkpkr]

Very interesting looking location. It is very clear of brush under the pines in that one picture and in general the location seems like the brush is sparse as well as the grass has fallen over. Nice gold, well done! So from Monday's hunt to Tuesday's hunt, life is hard but I'm glad somebody has it under control.............................63bkpkr

 

[gold tramp]

you are starting to make me think more about getting a minelab these days, looks like I may need to head up to Hayfork stay with some family for a few.
Goodhuntings there Ray..........