First piece of Gold!!!

[owenh1]

4th trip out, and I find my first piece! Is it odd that I was shaking with excitement?!

 

[Mackka]

Well Done Owen, very nice piece
Mackka

 

[Jaros]

You're a lucky ducky!!

 

[nucopia]

First of many

 

[RM Outback]

Congratulations owenh1 :Y: now you'll find more, give that area a good work out now you've got your ear tuned.

 

[Xterra Gold]

Well done you've broken the first piece hoodoo, may there be many more !

 

[Stretch3]

Congratulations, well done.
You've done better than me, Still waiting to find my first piece.

 

[owenh1]

Thanks guys this forum has been a fountain of knowledge so here's to you all. It was very close to the surface, was waiting for the inevitable ball of lead! It did sound slightly different to the lead though, just slightly more wavey? if that's the right word, make sense to anyone?!

Stayed around the same area for the next couple of hours and carried on finding lead. Nice feeling that it hasn't all been cleaned out though so i will be back there low and slow, hopefully next week!

 

[owenh1]

Congratulations, well done.
You've done better than me, Still waiting to find my first piece.

The only advice I can give is to go slow (not experienced enough to say much else!!). Every time I find a target, I go over it again fast and nothing is there. Then slow it right down and you hear it clear as day. My first 2 times out I was impatient and swinging fast to cover ground and must have missed loads of targets.

 

[roy cobb]

Well done owenh1 there nothing like the felling as you find your first gold more to come
Roy

 

[shakergt]

very nice bit. have you got a weight. Also it looks like it has not come far from the source

 

[stoyve]

Great find Owen,
Cheers Steve

 

[Anolphart]

Oh thank goodness you've found my missing filling. Well done Owen!

 

[shakergt]

Thanks guys this forum has been a fountain of knowledge so here's to you all. It was very close to the surface, was waiting for the inevitable ball of lead! It did sound slightly different to the lead though, just slightly more wavey? if that's the right word, make sense to anyone?!

Stayed around the same area for the next couple of hours and carried on finding lead. Nice feeling that it hasn't all been cleaned out though so i will be back there low and slow, hopefully next week!

Slightly more wavey or a bit of warble. It makes sense to me. It has a slight different sound to lead with the gpx5000. But I dig every sound I hear as you never know what it may be. This is a great video and shows exactly why you dig all sounds. If this had been in the real world I walked away from an ounce.

https://youtu.be/RD3cKMcKIPQ

 

[Anolphart]

https://youtu.be/RD3cKMcKIPQ

That is an eye opener and it has convinced me to change my wicked ways!

 

[roy cobb]

Thanks guys this forum has been a fountain of knowledge so here's to you all. It was very close to the surface, was waiting for the inevitable ball of lead! It did sound slightly different to the lead though, just slightly more wavey? if that's the right word, make sense to anyone?!

Stayed around the same area for the next couple of hours and carried on finding lead. Nice feeling that it hasn't all been cleaned out though so i will be back there low and slow, hopefully next week!

Slightly more wavey or a bit of warble. It makes sense to me. It has a slight different sound to lead with the gpx5000. But I dig every sound I hear as you never know what it may be. This is a great video and shows exactly why you dig all sounds. If this had been in the real world I walked away from an ounce.

https://youtu.be/RD3cKMcKIPQ

After watching this I glad I dig every target

 

[owenh1]

very nice bit. have you got a weight. Also it looks like it has not come far from the source

Not weighed it yet, wouldn't have thought it's more than 0.5g at most. It was a few feet from a deep old timers hole, so I'm thinking possibly just thrown out in the dirt?

 

[shakergt]

Thanks guys this forum has been a fountain of knowledge so here's to you all. It was very close to the surface, was waiting for the inevitable ball of lead! It did sound slightly different to the lead though, just slightly more wavey? if that's the right word, make sense to anyone?!

Stayed around the same area for the next couple of hours and carried on finding lead. Nice feeling that it hasn't all been cleaned out though so i will be back there low and slow, hopefully next week!

Slightly more wavey or a bit of warble. It makes sense to me. It has a slight different sound to lead with the gpx5000. But I dig every sound I hear as you never know what it may be. This is a great video and shows exactly why you dig all sounds. If this had been in the real world I walked away from an ounce.

https://youtu.be/RD3cKMcKIPQ

After watching this I glad I dig every target

This clip is what made start digging everything as I said 4 was rubbish

 

[Buddy no1]

That is an awesome find Owen.
I am still trying for my first one after a few trips,nothing but lead shot,bullets,belt buckle,button,nails etc.
Just have to keep trying i guess!
Any tips would be appreciated.

 

[owenh1]

That is an awesome find Owen.
I am still trying for my first one after a few trips,nothing but lead shot,bullets,belt buckle,button,nails etc.
Just have to keep trying i guess!
Any tips would be appreciated.

Hi Buddy!!

I've posted the gold i found.. I haven't posted the rest of what I found:

2 nails.
16 lead shot
1 button
1 unidentified metal object.

A few weeks ago I posted this.... https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=25690 It's got quite a few helpful tips from people who know what it's like. Since that post the main thing I have done is slow down, going very slowly with the detector gives you a greater chance. To start with I would concentrate around old diggings!