Bedrock and Gold: The mysteries . . .

[Lanny in AB]

JW,

Great finds! I'll have to give my 11-inch Commander more of a go for sure. You're certainly discovering what's working and you're giving all of your coils a good workout--to great effect! Nicely done and sweet photos of some sassy NZ gold. Thanks for posting shots of your hard-earned golden wages.

All the best,

Lanny

Here's a shot of some gold I dug--some sassy Western Canadian gold from north-central British Columbia. Those are big, old-school silver dollars the gold is posed on.

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[hotrod]

nice

[63bkpkr]

Nice Lanny! Both the background as well as the foreground. Just got back in from two days of dust and 'splorin' with Hefty1. We did a lot of detector waving, removed lots of various metals from the field but did not find any gold. The time 'out there' was well worth it even when I would forget to close the tailgate window before driving down a dusty road. We saw some marvelous country from good vantage points and came across several sections of placer deposits, scanned the root balls of many downed pine trees, checked out several ravine creeks and covered quite a bit of country. A good time for sure!

Our overnight camp on a thick pile of wood chips, softer and warmer than sleeping on the bare mountainside


View across a deep wide canyon at the ridgeline we were detecting the previous day. The ridge I'm talking about starts to the right of the picture and comes across to the left and then drops down quickly. The down quickly part is where we were detecting quartz outcroppings.

This picture shows a huge chunk of country that is quite rugged if not dangerous in spots, I'm sure you get into coutry like this all the time. Oh, way off in the distance is Tahoe and Reno.

Hefty detecting quartz outcropping on the ridgeline

GMT taking a little time-out while coil rests on a quartz target. Recall that we are on a Rideline that drops precipitously to either side or this is not the edge of a cliff you are looking at, it is the Ridgeline. One must be very careful in this type of country!

At times I think Hefty may have wondered just why he had chosen to come out 'splorin' with me. When he first saw the huge panorama view of "My" canyon area the first words out of his mouth were "you are Crazy"! I laughed. He's a good guy to be out with!

Enjoy.........63bkpkr

As a last note. At our last detecting spot today I happened across some Bear Scat that was Really Large in diameter and if the diameter is any indicator of the previous owners overall body size then it was a wise choice we made of leaving post haste.

[MrLee]

Great photos and stories. Nothing like being out in the middle of nowhere poking around for treasure, except of course finding treasure.

[Hefty1]

Yes it was a great trip, and Thanks 63 for inviting me, I needed it!
After getting off the main road, I thought it would be smooth sailing out in the back country dirt roads. But no…mother nature has to put her challenges out there.

No problem…

Just move it…

On our way…


Oh crap..another one…

Cant move it? Go around it!

No way around it…Walking from here…

WHAT Down there? Herb…you are crazy!
But so am I! So lets go!


Nice views…from the edge.


Oh Dam! Now we gotta go back……UP!

Wait for me!

Long walk back…

I think I see the truck up there…somewhere

Next ridge over…on top.




Break time…

Man your truck is dirty!!!


No need for lanteers…

Next morning…

Herb is still sleeping! COFFEE IS READY!!!


That is the ridge that we were on yesterday…all the way to the left on the lighter line.

Herbs out there somewhere

Ahh…There he is…

And Herb gave you the rest of this trip…
Thanks again…it was Great!

Thanks Lanny! For letting us jump into your thread.

[63bkpkr]

Well done Mark! And yes the truck was dirty and so were We! He said nothing about waking up at O'Dark Hundred so, I didn't. It felt
good to be sleeping out there.

A simple good time!

I've come back for another comment. In Marks pictures labeled "Herb's out there Somewhere?" The spot we'd come up on was still fairly clear of brush from the 2008 fire and many large rock outcroppings were showing all with lots of quartz stringers as well as massive quartz pockets in them. I'd come up on one of them and casually waved my GMT's stock coil over a burned downed log and the darn thing gave a signal. I thought a bullet in the log? I rolled the log over and under it was a lid to an old jar. I checked the log and the signal was gone. I just shook my head that the detector signal goes through wood and rock and will tell you if anything is there. Like Lanny I've found small bits of gold under 6" to 8" of rock so these machines will tell you if something is there I just have to believe the tool.....63bkpkr

[Oakview2]

Beautiful country and great pictures. Thanks for sharing...

[Hoser John]

Great pics of gods country. Lanny I hear this thread is soooooooooooooooo old it has just qualified for social security and still a rockn' out-tons a au 2 u 2 -John

[EagleDown]

Halito My Friend,
I just stopped in to let you know how much I still enjoy your thread. And, while I'm here, I might as well show what this rotten economy is bringing us down to. The California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa has been robbed | abc30.com

For crying out loud!! A pickaxe Sure didn't take much planning did it? I wonder if they realise that a simple analysis can place the origin of the gold? Almost as good as DNA. The worse part is that some beautiful specimens may be lost forever.

Eagle

[gold nuggets]

For crying out loud!! A pickaxe Sure didn't take much planning did it? I wonder if they realise that a simple analysis can place the origin of the gold? Almost as good as DNA. The worse part is that some beautiful specimens may be lost forever. Eagle

The other sad thing about it Eagle is....the economy doesn't look any better for the near future either. Gonna be a lot more of this type of criminal activity all over and more non-replaceable treasures will be lost forever. GN

[EagleDown]

The other sad thing about it Eagle is....the economy doesn't look any better for the near future either. Gonna be a lot more of this type of criminal activity all over and more non-replaceable treasures will be lost forever. GN

I'm afraid that I can only agree with you Brother.

Today the mining museum, tomorrow your refridgerator.

Eagle

[Lanny in AB]

Nice Lanny! Both the background as well as the foreground. Just got back in from two days of dust and 'splorin' with Hefty1. We did a lot of detector waving, removed lots of various metals from the field but did not find any gold. The time 'out there' was well worth it even when I would forget to close the tailgate window before driving down a dusty road. We saw some marvelous country from good vantage points and came across several sections of placer deposits, scanned the root balls of many downed pine trees, checked out several ravine creeks and covered quite a bit of country. A good time for sure!
Our overnight camp on a thick pile of wood chips, softer and warmer than sleeping on the bare mountainside.

Herb,

It looks like you and Hefty had a great time 'splorin in the mountains. You took some great pictures to boot! There's nothin' like gettin' out in the wild to make a person feel fantastic, whether you find any metallic gold or not.

All the best, and thanks for posting the pics,

Lanny

[Lanny in AB]

Yes it was a great trip, and Thanks 63 for inviting me, I needed it!
After getting off the main road, I thought it would be smooth sailing out in the back country dirt roads. But no…mother nature has to put her challenges out there.
Thanks Lanny! For letting us jump into your thread.

Jump in any time guys--you know you're always welcome, and it looks like you had some great fun, in spite of the challenges you faced, or maybe that's what made it so fun.

Thanks for all the pictures you added Mark to enhance your outing with Herb.

All the best,

Lanny

[Lanny in AB]

Well done Mark! And yes the truck was dirty and so were We! He said nothing about waking up at O'Dark Hundred so, I didn't. It felt
good to be sleeping out there.

A simple good time!

I've come back for another comment. In Marks pictures labeled "Herb's out there Somewhere?" The spot we'd come up on was still fairly clear of brush from the 2008 fire and many large rock outcroppings were showing all with lots of quartz stringers as well as massive quartz pockets in them. I'd come up on one of them and casually waved my GMT's stock coil over a burned downed log and the darn thing gave a signal. I thought a bullet in the log? I rolled the log over and under it was a lid to an old jar. I checked the log and the signal was gone. I just shook my head that the detector signal goes through wood and rock and will tell you if anything is there. Like Lanny I've found small bits of gold under 6" to 8" of rock so these machines will tell you if something is there I just have to believe the tool.....63bkpkr

It sure does work that way Herb. I hope you guys give it another shot sometime and come up with some nice specimen gold.

All the best,

Lanny

[Lanny in AB]

Great pics of gods country. Lanny I hear this thread is soooooooooooooooo old it has just qualified for social security and still a rockn' out-tons a au 2 u 2 -John

Social Security would be great--if they cut me a check for this thread, that is. It's great to have you drop in John. The range of experiences you've had while chasing the gold are amazing. Drop back in anytime and drop us some pearls of wisdom.

All the best,

Lanny

[Lanny in AB]

Halito My Friend,
I just stopped in to let you know how much I still enjoy your thread. And, while I'm here, I might as well show what this rotten economy is bringing us down to. The California State Mining and Mineral Museum in Mariposa has been robbed | abc30.com

For crying out loud!! A pickaxe Sure didn't take much planning did it? I wonder if they realise that a simple analysis can place the origin of the gold? Almost as good as DNA. The worse part is that some beautiful specimens may be lost forever.

Eagle

I saw that article, and I watched some video on coverage on it as well--a bonafide crying shame to lose treasures such as those. The world has changed--things just aren't respected the way they were and security, or common decency that deterred individuals before has lost its efficacy. Sad indeed.

All the best Eagle, and I'm glad to see that so many are enjoying your thread--it's always an intriguing read: The Many Lost Treasures of Mariposa, CA (Photos Added)

All the best my friend,

Lanny

[Lanny in AB]

Shots of happier days:







There's nothin' like being underwater and pulling a nugget from the bedrock, especially when the sun first flashes on that sassy gold that's been cached in the river bed for untold millenia.

All the best,

Lanny

[NeoTokyo]

I know the feeling, wish I could dredge but sniping is still great.

Here is a shot of my clean nuggets and specimens from the last 2 months in 1oz vial's.
The Silver one is either a platinum nugget or lead, dunno yet, havnt checked into it.




A pic of our full pull for the summer, well the full 1/2 oz vial of finer flakes had another gram or so that I had in the pan still when I took that pic, its filled all the way into the neck.

Two of the 1/2oz vials are finer flakes and the other two 1/2oz vials are picker/clinkers.

[Lanny in AB]

Great shots--nice haul!

All the best,

Lanny

[NeoTokyo]

Thanks Lanny, its a hell of a re-start to a life long hobby.