Does anyone specifically look for gold nuggets with their metal detector?

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sinin1
sinin1 Posts: 7,500 ✭
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With gold over $1K/ oz, I am thinking about some trips to the hills where they found gold 100-150 years ago


I am wondering if anyone is willing to admit to any success

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  • SilverEagles92
    SilverEagles92 Posts: 6,787 ✭
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    I've seen a few shows on either the Discovery Channel or the History Channel about people who do this - go out and look for nuggets. I think some people even instruct people (for a fee) on how to find nuggets.
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  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Absolutely... many, many people do this. Google Moore's Creek.... they are in Alaska, and for a fee you can stay there and keep all you find. Lots of gold left out there... Cheers, RickO
  • GoldenEyeNumismatics
    GoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
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    Yep, it's called "nugget shooting"
  • ricko
    ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    A GMT or even better, a TDI will serve you very well.... they are gold machines. Cheers, RickO
  • kiyote
    kiyote Posts: 5,635 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    I did look once, at a site in California called Itallian Bar with a nugget shooter giving me advice. I had no luck. It was a lotta work!
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  • metalmeister
    metalmeister Posts: 4,633 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Hi Sinin1
    Picked up mostly "hot " rocks and bullets with my Goldmaster.
    I do have a pile of highly mineralized rocks taken from gold bearing areas.
    Found Gold in quartz eye ball find I posted a few pages down on an outing.

    "treasure hunter" show a while back show nice nuggets coming out
    of dry river beds in Az. and Australia out back
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