Garrett AT GOLD finds Two Small Nuggets

[Dwayne2010]

Hi Folks, I haven't posted much mostly because I didn't have anything important to post. I picked up my Garrett At Gold about two weeks ago and have had a decent chance now to try it out gold prospecting and coin hunting. I did find one 10K ring with 3 small stones at 2.2 grams in weight.

I have been out to my claim which is located on the Fraser River, British Columbia. My buddy came up and after trying his Garrett Scorpion Stinger and his Ace 150 with 4.5 inch search coil, he pretty much gave up and became my digger. That worked out pretty good. We found two small nuggets and unfortunately, I didn't get a photo of the second nugget which was bigger. I ended up giving it to him as he is not from around here and I figured I would get a chance to find another anyways. The larger nugget was 4.6 grains while the one in the photo that I kept was 3.2 grains. Its hard to describe how great it feels to find a gold nugget even if it is small.

I was running the 5 by 8 double dd coil on all metal mode. Ground balance was at 6 and sensitivity was at max. Both nuggets came in strong and if you have never found one before, the machine makes the sound like it does if you pass over a depression in the ground, but the difference is, the nugget give a repeatable sound. So far I am happy with the machine.

 

[Hoser John]

No skunk to follow ya home so it's all good. Although them other 2 detectors do stink to high heaven-John

 

[Dwayne2010]

Thats funny John!

I have been out quite a bit and I haven't found any more large flakes. Today, I am going out with my new sniper coil. That might be the game changer, but we'll see. Most of the bedrock around here is full of uneven surfaces and when you consider that a 3 grain flake will sound off at around 2 or 3 inches, the sniper coil may make the difference, and luck have it, I'll be coming home later today with some gold!