Chris Gholson 1,065 Report post Posted September 23, 2019 This weekend my prospecting partner Dean and I were able to get out for our first official gold hunt of the season. The desert got a little warm around mid-day, but the morning was absolutely gorgeous. The two of us decided to revisit a spot I had found last year. I was out doing some exploring when I came across some ground that immediately caught my eye. Not only was the soil colored red and stained from iron, it was covered in a mixture of rounded quartz, magnetite, and broken greenstone. Time was not on my side that day and I only had about an hour to hunt. Luckily I found one tiny nugget that confirmed this spot did indeed carry gold. Well we went back to see what else may be hiding. Both of us were using the Minelab GPX detectors outfitted with the Nugget Finder Evolution coils. I ran the 15” round and Dean opted for the 14x9” elliptical. Fortunately I didn’t have to wait long. My very first target turned out to be a small 0.3 flat nugget! This was a good start to the day. The hot rocks were absolutely horrible. They moaned and groaned on the machines, but we persevered and by lunchtime we had 5 nuggets! None were very big, but this tiny handful was a great way to kick off the winter season. Here is a pic of the gold and one showing off the highly mineralized conditions of the patch. 8 1 fredmason, Bugler, beatup and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beatup 66 Report post Posted September 23, 2019 nlce looking ground and gold Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dick ward 55 Report post Posted September 24, 2019 Congratulations to you and Dean. First hunt first gold, can’t beat that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nugget108 27 Report post Posted September 24, 2019 Great job Chris! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer Bond 82 Report post Posted September 24, 2019 Awesome, thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matt 6 Report post Posted September 24, 2019 They look like the nuggets from that watermelon seed patch that you found. Nice finds! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bsumbdy 2 Report post Posted September 24, 2019 Good looking gold!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dbado1 7 Report post Posted October 17, 2019 That was a fun hunt and beautiful day....a great start to the new season. I've been on hiatus from the forum(s) for a while now due to " forum burnout". Excited to be back and ready to roll on a new season! Thanks for a fun hunt, Chris! Dean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites