⭐ Gold Detecting Show'n Tell

[Chewy]

Congrats Geeza. Well done. :Y:

 

[Paul13]

Went for a swing Today and yesterday with Steve (pig iron) in vic
I found a total of 11 nuggets using the zed for 9.4g
The two biggest are 2.7 and 5grams

Monday was a real beautiful day but today was raining and raining :N:
I found 6 small nuggets on Monday and 5 including the two biggest today.
Steve also found some gold on both days so we had good time :Y:
Cheers

 

[Dignit]

Great effort Paul 13. Awesome haul. :Y:

 

[Paul13]

Thanks dig'n'it! :Y:

 

[Pig Iron]

Thanks Paul for not saying how small my find was. Had a great time and you were rewarded for your perserverance in the rain. A ripper time.

 

[Teemore]

Went for a swing Today and yesterday with Steve (pig iron) in vic
I found a total of 11 nuggets using the zed for 9.4g
The two biggest are 2.7 and 5grams
Monday was a real beautiful day but today was raining and raining :N:
I found 6 small nuggets on Monday and 5 including the two biggest today.
Steve also found some gold on both days so we had good time :Y:
Cheers

Great result Paul & Steve, good team effort .....
Steve we know you were just being kind in letting Paul get the biggies ....
Cheers T.

 

[Paul13]

Small better than nothing !
And next time I'll let you find the biggies

 

[Guest]

The forum members have given me so much knowledge over the last few years and I enjoy reading others adventures and photos, its time to give some back!

Recent trips to the Central West NSW with my son sporting my SDC and me trying to come to grips with the GPX4500. For the record he out gunned me 14 to 1! The SDC is amazing it sees tiny gold that the GPX even with a sadie coil does not make a murmur.

The last trip was more successful due to putting in some time doing research. Was cold mornings but fantastic warm days. One of the highlights was lunch on the diggings, lying down in the sun eyes closed listening to the birds and the wind through the trees and the air is so clean and dry compared to Newcastle. The Simple things!

Learnings from this trip.

• Research is key to success[/*]
• Bedrock is your best friend[/*]
• Panning is hard yakka[/*]
• The SDC gets what other detectors do not hear[/*]
• Trying to compete with the SDC on mullock heaps is wasting my time[/*]
• Long grass can hide shallow diggings[/*]
• 4wd Tritons will drive through a shallow digging and a front and rear wheel can become perched either side.[/*]
• Gold fever is burning with warmer weather[/*]
• No snakes seen yet but cant be too far off[/*]
• Learn the GPX or buy a GPZ [/*]

Can only post 5 images so will follow up with another post.

Nothing beats being out in the bush looking at Nature at its finest!

Natures hides the gold, its our mission to find it!

This was the last trips efforts, uncleaned and the larger pieces come 20 metres from the car!

The weigh in...........( for 3 trips )

3 trips worth of Gold. Its tough to find now but perseverance always wins.

 

[Guest]

Follow-up

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Triton on unseen shallow digging

The scales would not read a single piece so I put 2 on to get a reading. SDC hears these 10mm away from coil. GPX can not hear when scraped directly on the coil.

Pic of 2 pieces with a ball point pen for scale

SDC gold all together, it really does add up (But that's 2 years work)

Troy Ounce minus impurities.

Cheers

RS

 

[Mackka]

Very nice RS. Love the photos.
Mackka

 

[Bacchus]

Congrats on hitting the OZ club RS

 

[stoyve]

It may not be a retirement stone you have there but its worth every trip out.
Good onya fella.
Cheers Steve

 

[Guest]

Congrats on hitting the OZ club RS

Thx. I plan on hitting the 2 oz club aka Balmain Bob style..........

Some of the best stories on the forum for me have been a tiny piece of gold pic and the months and months of trying to get that first piece of gold. Then it flows......

Thx everyone in advance.

RS

 

[Rockhunter62]

Retirement Stone,

I will have to agree with all your thoughts in the first post. :Y: The SDC is an incredible detector and I believe that it and the GPZ make a formidable pair. Been using the sdc for the last year and love it. Used the gpz for about 10 days and it will be bought in the near future.

Nice gold and your right, every bit counts.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Lesgold]

Top stuff RS. Some beaut little pieces of yellow there. Wow, they do add up don't they. Well done man.

Cheers

Les

 

[Pig Iron]

If I can tune that 5000 I'll be on to them

 

[Heatho]

Well done RS, looks great, nice pics and story. :Y:

 

[Rockhunter62]

Hi folks,

Here are the finds for Carol and I from our trip towards Cape York. All gold was found at Western Creek with the SDC and a borrowed GPZ.

The 3 at the top go 2.48gms, 3.22gms and 2.2gms.

Just have to love that combination of detectors. ]

Cheers

Doug and Carol

 

[hAyyoUinAU]

Who won RockHunter62, SDC or ZED?

And nice haul there too.

 

[Rockhunter62]

Who won RockHunter62, SDC or ZED?

And nice haul there too.

Ok, I can not tell a lie. The Zed found most of the gold, 22 gms, because Carol was not as persistent as I was and seen I had a zed to use, it got used. It's a great way to cover more ground. :Y:

Cheers

Doug