Big, beautiful North American Placer!! Freakin fantastic!!!

Lanny in AB

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Big, beautiful North American Placer!! Freakin' fantastic!!!

Unbelievable video of big North American gold nuggets + new finds, pics, videos added: a live thread, so please post your gold shots.
I'll add other videos or stills of big nuggety North American gold as I find them.

This video starts slow, but it's shot underground, so give it a while and then watch out that you don't have a freakin' heart attack!!

I hope you love looking at this as much as I did--every placer miner's dream come true. If you're a rookie, you'll get the fever bad watching this one. (To avoid any confusion, this is not my video, nor is it my clean-up, nor was I involved in any way--I found it by mistake after typing in a search word incorrectly [that's why I'd never found it before], but I sure do love it!!)



Almost 3,800 ounces in the last shot--fines are in the large plastic bags. 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle!

All the best,

Lanny

P.S. I posted it with my beginner's thread as well, but it's so great it deserves it's own place too.

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KevinInColorado

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Big, beautiful North American Placer!! Freakin' fantastic!!!

Very impressive collection...of both gold and photos :)

Here's my humble contribution:
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Lanny in AB

Lanny in AB

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Thank you very much for the pics Lanny. Pics like these are as rare as nuggets found in the field and appreciated as much. :thumbsup:

Thanks for dropping in Jeff.

All the best,

Lanny
 

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Lanny in AB

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Freakin Amazing! Literally sat there with my mouth hanging open, lol.

I see you're fairly new to TNET, so welcome to the forum and all the best with your treasure hunting,

Lanny
 

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Lanny in AB

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Very impressive collection...of both gold and photos :)

Here's my humble contribution:
View attachment 1258447


Kevin,

I can see why you like to chase that Colorado gold! It sure is beautiful, and that's a great display of sassy gold!!

Thanks for dropping in to contribute, and all the best,

Lanny
 

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Its not much, but here's a couple little pickers, my only plus 20s from my last trip.
 

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Thanks for the picture!

It's amazing how gold keeps its character even after all of the severe weathering processes of Mother Nature. That's why it's always been valued. Bury it and dig it up a thousand years from now and if it's not by something that will leach a stain onto it (like iron), it will look just like it was just buried yesterday.

All the best,

Lanny
 

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Lanny in AB

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Please, keep the pictures coming guys. I know there's more out there, but if you don't want to share, I certainly understand.:wink:

All the best,

Lanny
 

A Sasquatch

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Awesome picture Lanny
Great stuff for the dark times.
Here are a few of my pictures, they help me get through the winters ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452578678.760638.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452578705.633393.jpg
I will try to add some others if this works
 

A Sasquatch

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The winter spence was 2 Saturday's ago and the Quartz from waste piles
Next is a fall scene with my grandchildren and dog, nuggets are waste piles again ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452578971.017379.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452579026.783000.jpg ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452579065.161040.jpg
 

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Last but not least the big boy and his friends, all the best to you nugget hunters! ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1452579322.240331.jpg
 

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Lanny in AB

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Awesome picture Lanny
Great stuff for the dark times.
Here are a few of my pictures, they help me get through the winters View attachment 1259330 View attachment 1259331
I will try to add some others if this works

Thanks, it does help.

It's so great to see you posting here! And, yes, you've figured it out as your following post with their pictures prove.

Thanks so much for sharing your superb gold finds on this thread, and I look forward to more as I'm sure others do as well.

All the best,

Lanny
 

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Lanny in AB

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With Chlsbrns permission (many thanks to you, by the way), I'm giving the pictures of the fantastic North American gold nuggets they found on their expedition in Arizona a home here, as they truly deserve it!





"The nuggets pictured were all found within 100 yards of each other. The large one [in the top picture] is easy to find and weighs almost three troy ounces.

All the best, and thanks for letting post your pictures,

Lanny
 

Terry Soloman

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Unbelievable. :skullflag:
 

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Not mine, but shared with permission. ..all Los Angeles County, Ca.
 

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Not mine, but shared with permission. ..all Los Angeles County, Ca.

Wow!!

Thanks for the share: That's incredibly beefy and beautiful gold!!

All the best,

Lanny
 

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Lanny in AB

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After looking at the picture above, I just had to ask this question: Is anyone familiar with the gold history of LA county?

Please excuse my lack of understanding about the gold to be found there, but I'd love it if someone would chime in with some details. Don't worry, I'm much too far away to try to get in on the action, I'm just curious, and after all, curiosity is what got me started chasing gold in the first place. Plus, I love learning about the history of different gold areas.

All the best,

Lanny
 

Sample Pan Dan

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The San Gabriel mountains have a very rich mining history. The East Fork San Gabriel river have paid the bills of many from late in the gold rush, tbru the depression, and so on. It is still a producer of easy to find fine gold in its lower stretches, and she's known to still produce nuggets to those lucrative enough to find them. I know the man holding the gold in the above pic, and i can guarantee all of that has been found by him in the last 10 years on that river, and that river alone.
 

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