- Apr 27, 2015
- 122
- 288
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett Axiom and XP Deus
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I joined the Desert Gold Diggers of Tucson and went to a group outing for the first time. The club has 23 claims! All of the claims are nearest the Tucson area. Three of the claims are within about 1 hour of my home north of Oro Valley so I suspect I'm going to get to know the claims well. The group is very friendly and helpful and explained their sluice setups and best places to dig. There was water running in the Wishful 1, 2, 3 and 4 claims so everyone was using recirculating sluice boxes and pans. I think everyone found some color. The road access was very good with the last few miles on a 2WD capable dirt road. One could park along the road and start panning since the claim straddled the road. I scouted and detected the area. I found some bits of junk like bullets and fragments of cans and wire. If anyone would like to get out and do some gold detecting or panning PM me. I can take one guest to a claim once. Ed, Tucson.