nailed a $1000 nugget in 25 minutes

tinpan · Mar 26, 2010

Hi all, after posting my lastest finds this morning , have been back to my new site in a place called German Gully. Only there for a few minutes i spotted an old axe head on the surface and moved it. Then i put the gpx over the same ground and The gpx exploded into the blistering song of gold choas. did a suface scrape and the the sound got louder. Dug down out came the sweetest half oz i have seen. Pure as well. Been a while since i have found a good size nugget.Stayed for a while longer and the temperature rises quickly even in the early autumn.Lots of biting bugs and march flies so i decided i had a got morning and headed for home.My mate got a few small pieces but luck came my way today.

tinpan

garthbfan169 · Mar 27, 2010

Nice nugget tinpan. Congrats!! :notworthy:

tinpan · Mar 27, 2010

Thanks all for the replies. Heading out in about an hour for more digging. Had make quick repairs to my digging pick and get some insect repellant. would have gone out early but sunday morning i take my wife out for "her time" lol.

tinpan

Detectingfreak · Mar 27, 2010

nice find! :thumbsup:

63bkpkr · Mar 27, 2010

Hey There Tinpan,
I "play" in the Sierras of Northern California, I backpack in with "all" my gear and then go play once I've made camp. I "try" to use my GMT while I'm out there but so far I've not found anything, honestly thought the problem is not the machine its me as my time is limited each year and I've just not gotten enought practice with the machine. Ok, back to where I was going. Thank you for sharing your find with us, its a beautiful gold nugget! I can usually pan some flour gold, I've found a few pieces that I consider to be nuggets {but others do not} and I like the out of doors so much that the little gold I find does not really matter.

Keep going, keep enjoying and have fun. Herb

Moonshadow · Mar 28, 2010

Wow TP!! That's a honker! Good job......... :icon_thumleft:

HH,
Moon

mickk · Mar 29, 2010

I think it looks like Casper the friendly Ghost. Its the Casper Nugget.

nutCase* · Mar 29, 2010

Great find, i LOVE nuggets. :icon_thumright:

girardpaguy · Mar 29, 2010

Nice gold........

W2G

:headbang:

allen · Mar 29, 2010

congrats on that beauty !!!! :coffee2:

Mighty AP · Mar 29, 2010

Wow Tin, you are smokin' hot!!! What I would give to be able to hunt with you for just one weekend!! You'd have me drinkin Fosters, BBQing roo's & diggin up nuggets!!! You sure are (as always) on a wicked roll buddy...........Id get back out there before you cool off! :icon_thumright:

dfx willy · Mar 29, 2010

you are the nugget master bud!! willy

Des from down under · Mar 31, 2010

hi tinpan..just got home and saw your latest find...yeeeha you obviously are a gun at what you do and a knowledge to others....crack a coldie ..des

Hardy · Mar 31, 2010

Great stuff BUDDY , I am very happy for you :icon_thumleft:

and as always the verry best to mate :icon_thumleft:

tapoutking · Mar 31, 2010

63bkpkr said:
Hey There Tinpan,
I "play" in the Sierras of Northern California, I backpack in with "all" my gear and then go play once I've made camp. I "try" to use my GMT while I'm out there but so far I've not found anything, honestly thought the problem is not the machine its me as my time is limited each year and I've just not gotten enought practice with the machine. Ok, back to where I was going. Thank you for sharing your find with us, its a beautiful gold nugget! I can usually pan some flour gold, I've found a few pieces that I consider to be nuggets {but others do not} and I like the out of doors so much that the little gold I find does not really matter.

Keep going, keep enjoying and have fun. Herb

I do the same thing! I'll be in the Sespes next weekend for 3 days. I get up to the Sierras 2 times a year. Last April I was hunting around the mono lake craters.

Green1 · Mar 31, 2010

Holy cow !!! I'd give anything to find one piece... Anything that would leave a speck after testing... Well done !!! :hello2:

kuger · Mar 31, 2010

CMDiamonddawg · Mar 31, 2010

!!! Nice chunk of gold :icon_pirat:

tinpan

tinpan · Apr 1, 2010

thanks all for the replies and Finding a another nugget might be zero .Started my 5 day easter holiday and hope too get out later today. Hoping Black Allen will ring me , hes coming down my way for Easter be nice to hunt with another TN member.

tinpan