Guy in Australia finds nugget weighing 177 ounces

[frugi]

What a lucky guy!
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/01/17/amateur-prospector-finds-massive-gold-nugget-in-australia/?test=latestnews

[NHsorter]

That is awesome!

[scyther]

Just saw that. Cool. I'm not sure what I'd do with that if I found it...

[Engineer]

Just saw that. Cool. I'm not sure what I'd do with that if I found it...

KSA!

[dakota1955]

that sure beat our gold rush people

[Nickelmeister]

Just saw that. Cool. I'm not sure what I'd do with that if I found it...

I'd sell it to Winnipeg Gold Buyer.

[AGCoinHunter]

Just saw that. Cool. I'm not sure what I'd do with that if I found it...

I'd sell it to Winnipeg Gold Buyer.

You buying? I think they are auctioning it off.

[Treetop]

would a metal detector work on small nuggets? I have a streambed across my yard, and access to large segments of the same. This is a seasonal streambed. These streams werent mined heavily is my understanding, since there wasnt always water to pan with and the like... Or rather its hit and miss where they were mined, if thats the right word for this type of thing.

I might try panning sometime, but if small nuggets can be searched for... it might be worth renting or borrowing a good detector. I could go over a few miles of this type of thing, and multiples of that if I go to the smaller "streams" that feed the more prominent ones.

[NHsorter]

Check this out concerning nugget detecting. I am sure they are plenty of prospecting and/or detecting forums that discuss this stuff.
http://www.goldgold.com/tips-for-detecting-gold-nuggets.html

[Treetop]

Check this out concerning nugget detecting. I am sure they are plenty of prospecting and/or detecting forums that discuss this stuff.
http://www.goldgold.com/tips-for-detecting-gold-nuggets.html

Thanks for the link.

1) Exposed Bedrock: Gold can usually be found on bedrock, or in exposed crevices.

2) Washes: Desert gold is moved by flash floods, which create washes that may be gold bearing. The banks of washes also sometimes pay well, with nuggets that are in the process of being washed down by the infrequent flash flooding.

3) Old Dry-washing Tailings: Dry-washing equipment misses gold many times when the dirt is screened into the machine. A dry-washer does not separate wet dirt well and the gold can often flows right out into the tailings.

4) Any other desert areas where prospectors have found gold in the past. Remember–GOLD IS WHERE YOU FIND IT–AND WHERE OTHERS HAVE FOUND IT!

For Mountain Areas, check the following:

1) Rivers & Streams: Detect all exposed bedrock on the sides of rivers and streams.

2) Old Mines: Look through tailings piles and around old stamp mills. Check roads that were used for hauling ore. Caution: Do not enter any mining tunnels. These can be extremely dangerous.

3) Hydraulic Areas and Ancient River Channels: Metal detect all exposed bedrock. Look under rock piles (watch for snakes!) Check areas where old sluice boxes were used. I’ve found that gold can be anywhere in a hydraulic area, so be sure to search these areas very carefully.

This sounds rather promising. gold was/is found here. If I include exposed bedrock I have many square miles of area I could try searching rather then just a few miles of streambed... Im going to have to look into renting a detector sometime I think, buying one if it seems like it can pay foritself. Would be neat to have some nuggets I found myself.