I took a couple of days off last week and headed to a fine gold lease at the Palmer River. The first day was taken with repairing a small excavator then using it to move a bit of dirt for the owner. It was good to use the machine again as I've not been on it for awhile. The following day my detecting buds went for a short drive to see if we could rescue some gold from the harsh country up there. I have a new 4500 with a 14" mono elite coil and my mate had the 2300. We pulled up in a part of the river that I'd been to last year which yielded a bit over 4 grams. Once we got onto the right ground the 2300 hit 5 pieces before I was able to get a look in. I came across a narrow seam of Quartz that I decided to follow which gave up 3 pieces, all about 5" deep. It was getting on a bit so we left for camp and returned the following day. I came up with 4 pieces and my mate scored another 3. All up we got 2.6 grams. The mono elite is a great coil and I was stoked with the 4500 for my first time using it. The 2300 is wicked on the small pieces. The smallest piece I got was at 4" deep and is pretty tiny. We had a great time away and it was topped off for me when I picked up the little clay jar on the way home. It still has fingerprints in it from the maker's mark. It made my trip very special.
