It's not easy to come up with the words, but you've gone and done it!! Congratulations!!
Breathtakingly beautiful specimen Chris, I've had a feeling you would do very well soon for some time. Get a "hunch" every once in a while. Just finding such a gorgeous piece must have been a "magic" moment that happens to so few in a lifetime of detecting/collecting. With your "mighty GMT" that's even mightier because of your skill, persistence, and ability.
The photos are just great; it might be nice to maybe have some background here for everyone to enjoy. How you came across the signal, was it a whisper or more, your settings, how the iron ID read, what you were thinking as you pulled it out of the hole and so on. Well done, I'm very pleased for you Chris.
What a nice specimen! Say, do you recall what the mineralization was there, or where you were running SAT and Gain? Be nice to know, if not..no worries.
I was running 7 on the Sat. and 8 on the gain. I dont remember the ground numbers.. I run those settings alot and do quite well.....How about you Jim any recent finds??
Nope, I don't usually head north until late Sept/early October (can see better in the bush when the leaves are gone, plus no bugs), but this year intend to go a few weeks sooner to see about some gold hunting further north. No big expectations, a first trip into an area isn't as productive as later on...once you have a chance to get located. We'll see. Afterwards, I'll go to familiar areas to search for larger silver pieces/ores, and likely stay on till the real snow comes. When things freeze, it's time to leave. Be gone maybe as much as two months.
I like to prospect, nothin' else much matters to me anymore by way of detecting interests. Enjoy the remote country, solitude, warm campfires, good food, and sleep well, any finds are a bonus. Last year the finds were the best ever...but it doesn't mean a thing for this year.
Did you get any photos of the area where you were hunting. Another thought, you mentioned your SAT and gain levels, but do you ever use the audio boost on some of the softer signals, and how has it worked out for you.
WOW...Cooter Thats sweeet..I have found many white rock critters But no trace of the gold stuff yet..Now i know
more of what to look for..thanks..for posting such Beauty!!!!...Holey smokes 1 foot down the GMT is a powerhouse..
Jim you ever find any such gold up in them there silver ore location..Or does the 2 types not mix well..
Just started this adventure..Never new what I was missing out on.
Its a blast...
Gold and silver commonly mix to form alloys. In the areas I've hunted to date, gold is not present in detectable forms and generally is not present in any amount in the silver areas anyway. Primarily silver, cobalt, niccolite, arsenic and iron pyrites, various copper ores, skutterudites (refers to a series of cobalt-nickel arsenides of similar crystal structure, that on fracturing resemble aluminum paint in colour), plus a host of other minor minerals that don't play a relevant role in electronic prospecting...in terms of finds.
Further north however, are hardrock gold producing areas that overall are among the richest in the world. Much production was derived from massive gold mineralized formations that would not favour using metal detectors. That said, some mines produced higher grades that would be detectable, and apparently electronic prospectors familiar with these locations have made good finds. Since many of these mining areas produced well into the latter half of the previous century, and quite a number are still in full swing, it's a question how successful a first trip up there will be for anyone not knowing such large areas, wrt to locating good ground where/if you can also gain access. But with any such venture, you have to get on the playing field if you want any chance of success. We'll see.
Nice photo Chris, just looking down that little gullywasher make you wish you were there. Beautiful country. Thanks for posting, these kind of photos add so much to a thread, and give us a sense of what you're doing. Jim.
PS: What about your audio boost...do you use it much?
dj, that isn't bull quartz, you can tell from the iron staining in it. Another thing to look at is the matrix on that piece, not something associated with bull quartz. The thing to remember is that even tho there is iron present, it won't oxidize and stain the quartz if it isn't exposed to air. Just from the pic, I'd have to guess the lode isn't too far away, but in a relative term since that piece has obviously traveled some, but only shows a few years of staining.
dj, that isn't bull quartz, you can tell from the iron staining in it. Another thing to look at is the matrix on that piece, not something associated with bull quartz. The thing to remember is that even tho there is iron present, it won't oxidize and stain the quartz if it isn't exposed to air. Just from the pic, I'd have to guess the lode isn't too far away, but in a relative term since that piece has obviously traveled some, but only shows a few years of staining.
I didn't think it was. Thanks for the description!! Helps a ton. Much appreciated, I always like learning.
I'd agree that the lode is close by. Finding that vein...well...
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This thing was about a foot down, found with GMT about 3 weeks ago.
Originally Posted by AZ-Mtnman
