RECENT GOLD NUGGET FINDS WITH THE GPX5000 IN BENDIGO VICTORIA

[GarrettGirl]

Hi members, just wanted to show you some recent finds using the GPX5000. These were all found in the Whipstick, Bendigo National Park.

The first pic was using the Nugget Finder 12" mono coil and the second pic was using the small Sadie Nugget Finder coil

 

[Nugget]

Well done, it amazing how small those last two nuggets are. Do you sell them in their natural form or melt them down?

 

[Coley]

nice nuggets garrettgirl, what would something like that be worth?

 

[GarrettGirl]

No we don't sell them or melt them down. We are saving up all our nuggets and getting a other 5000 LOL I have found one nugget that I have stored the pic on my laptop and it's in the shape of a little baby crouching down and it looks like it is crying. Very unusual

If you look on my FB time line, it is on there somewhere a lot of the gold is found in the rich red Cambrian soil, where surfaced areas are and the gold is a lot more yellow in colour it's amazing how the colour differs from on area to the other and that could be a matter of a couple of kilometres LOL

 

[GarrettGirl]

Coley, gold is around $43-50 a gram, but some bigger pieces have known to have sold for more, due to its unique characteristics for its shape or natural formation. example, being encrusted with some crystal quartz, now that looks amazing. I have found a small nugget that has a bit of quartz attached to it. It looks like a tooth with gold

I wouldn't dream of trying to crush and remove it. In its natural state, it looks awesome. Some people find quite large nuggets, then wrap them in a cloth and crush them with a hammer, to release all the gold and there's nothing wrong with doing that, But some just look awesome as they are.

 

[GarrettGirl]

Well Mark just arrived back from the Whipstick with the hoover 5000 and found two nuggets weighing in at 0.175 grams. Not big, but still gold. Found in our usual spot LOL when we last detected that spot, we had said, there was an area we wanted to go back and detect. And guess what, we were right, Mark found gold there. When I get back home, I will post up some pics

Cheers guys

GarrettGirl

 

[Nugget]

That's fantastic GarrettGirl, I'm eager to see these pics

 

[GarrettGirl]

Hi there members, Mark and I were detecting in the Whipstick on a Good Friday, when we found this lovely 5.040 gram nugget. It will make a lovely pendant on a necklace.

http://i47.tinypic.com/21132iu.jpg

 

[Ramjet]

Very nice

 

[GarrettGirl]

Thank you

 

[axeman]

Hi, Lovely little nugget. Mick

 

[Redfin]

Well done, a nice bit of color.

 

[Billabong]

Cool find, very nice

 

[shivan]

What a wonderful find, interesting shape

 

[Rambling rude]

Nice one GarrettGirl, I'm heading to whipstick Thursday later this week...hope I'm as lucky.
Cheers rudy

 

[TenOunce Tone]

Well done Garrett Girl

 

[Jim.]

Hi all,

Well done GarrettGirl

Jim & Kerrie

 

[WalnLiz]

What a great piece there GarrettGirl ....You and Mark have got to be happy with that one .....the perfect size and shape for a pendant.....got to love that Whipstick area ...Cheers Wal.

 

[Ozjono]

very nice , makes me want to get a metal detector but the wife says no

 

[WalnLiz]

If she won't let you buy one ...Why don't you buy one for her ...and then ask if you can borrow it sometimes :/ .....I bought Liz a fishing rod once and i have borrowed it ever since...Cheers Wal.