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My first and only Nugget to date.

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 12:20:06 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		Hi guys..here is a pic of my only nugget..3 years ago while on my honeymoon we went down the west coast and stayed at hokitika...as i like my panning we toured about a bit and went into the ross area to a river/creek there..we were only going to stay for an hour or so for me to do a bit of panning as i didnt want my new wife to just be sitting there reading..so off i went and i got a we bit of color..then i dug just under the bank a bit and bang i got this little nugget...it isnt big but it is my first and my heart started racing..needless to say we spent the better part of the day there after that..hahaha my wife didnt mind much she went and took pictures and read a big book. sorry the picture isnt great but neither is the camera or the lighting this time of night.. Edited by user Monday, 29 August 2011 9:48:09 AM(UTC) \| Reason: Not specified nzpoohbear40 attached the following image(s):
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

gjj109		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 9:30:05 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 14/03/2011(UTC) Posts: 464 Location: Thames Thanks: 217 times Was thanked: 194 time(s) in 115 post(s)		Well done Chris. Any nugget in a pan is a good reward. Wait until you can get some kids into it. Pieces much smaller than this will become nuggets.

gingerbreadman		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 1:09:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 19/07/2010(UTC) Posts: 473 Location: south of the black stump Thanks: 34 times Was thanked: 96 time(s) in 74 post(s)		Well done there winnie....now that is what it,s allll about some real gold great to see...keep up the good work. gbm.

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Monday, 29 August 2011 1:17:41 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		hahahaha thank you GBM..i look forward to finding more with my goldbug one day.
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

Lammerlaw		Posted : Thursday, 29 September 2011 5:35:29 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Its a great wee nugget and you have done better than I did when I was last at Ross! I got two colours! Even after years of looking for gold it gives you a heck of a kick to get one that size in a new river or after a goldminers drought so I think you did really well.

kiwikeith		Posted : Thursday, 29 September 2011 5:58:56 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Medals: Groups: Registered Joined: 28/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 648 Location: hector Thanks: 359 times Was thanked: 230 time(s) in 154 post(s)		good on you for finding gold in the ross area ive tried a couple of time with not a colour but you do hear stories from time to time nice size

nzpoohbear40		Posted : Friday, 30 September 2011 1:44:29 AM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 14/07/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,482 Location: Matura Thanks: 26 times Was thanked: 384 time(s) in 329 post(s)		thanks kiwi..there is a better pic of the nugget under equipment/metal detectors--fisher gold detector...just to give you a real idea of how small it is..lol
		Chris - Fisher Dealer http://www.puiakisupply.co.nz/

SnO2		Posted : Wednesday, 5 October 2011 2:46:07 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Dust Groups: Registered Joined: 5/10/2011(UTC) Posts: 3		I tried the public fossicking area at Ross. Again, limited time (about 1 hour) but some colour at the bottom of my pan. Lyell Creek only gave me sand fly hassles despite processing using a sluice box. The heat got to me by midday.