Gold/Metal Detecting Western Australia 2017 pt 2
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This video was recorded over 2 days as the target was extremely hard to recover, it laid about 8 inches into the solid calcrete/rock, it weighed in at 249 grams, hope you enjoy. - บันเทิง
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Thanks magnetnugget, I just discovered your channel, is one of the best that I have seen! All the hard work detecting, filming, editing and staying out.. and the gold of course! Well your strategy is the key to success! stay out on in the bush for weeks, minimizing fuel and travel costs, increasing detecting hours! Well done my golden friend! All the best!!!
Thanks for the vídeo TheNuggetMagnet.
The quality of the video and photos are great.
I look forward to the next vídeo.
Take care. =)
Thanks, should be about 3 weeks away, glad you enjoyed the video, cheers NM.
Hi Russle.
Fantastic find there mate..
Good thing your hands are tough..!
Now to re sharpen your chisel..
I can vouch that you fill back your holes buddy..
Thanks for sharing your fantastic find..!!! You bloody well earned it..!
Cheers TONY.👍🍺🍺⛏
Cheers Tony, just about to sub your channel.
TheNuggetMagnet
Thanks for subscribing Russle..
Hope you enjoy my channel as much as I have enjoyed watching yours over the years.
Cheers Mate.👍🍺⛏🍷
Gooday mate lovely specki, enjoying watching your videos over the last few years keep up the good work. Cheers Darren...
Thanks Darren, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Fantastic piece! Always look forward to seeing your videos.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Nice work on that one. Congrats.
What a great specimen & evident a lot of hard work to retrieve it. I've been watching your vids for some time and glad to see you back. You must do a fair bit of research for your trips to WA. Well done.
Thanks Ann, a fair bit of luck in there as well, really glad you enjoy the video,s and appreciate the comments, cheers NM.
Great to see you back you are THE MAGNET all power to you and thanks for the inspiration !
No worries, you never know what you will come home with, hope you hit a patch, cheers NM.
WOW I'd be getting a lease sorted asap mate and bring in some heavy machinery. I think you may of discovered the dream reef. Please keep us all posted. Awesome work legend.
I am going to look into it for next season but its all about timing, right now its 40+celcius and l have kept this location a secret for that reason, cheers NM.
Very, very hard work. Congratulations on the end result
Awesome video! Hello from New Zealand! Happy Hunting!
Thanks mate , glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Hard work and perseverance paid off, congrats!! You earned it...
Thanks Steve, that one defineately started feeling like work, cheers NM.
Marvelous detecting. Real slave to that detector the way it goes so deep :) I'd look for where heavy rains might of cut deep into that level and where in the old days might of been uphill to there. Time changes terrain but it can't stop you from finding the good ones mate. Great show.
Glad you enjoyed, l done exactly that and have some more beauties to upload soon, but first back to the bush, cheers NM.
Wow that few ounces of gold really made you work hard for it! Nice one mate.
Sure did, theres not many that put up that sort of fight, but worth the battle, cheers NM.
I am glad you kept at it, very nice specimen.
Gidday Kevin, it took awhile but l knew l would reach it sooner or later, cheers NM.
NM -Hardcore Brutal Dig! 5 Starz Vid! Epic Speci' Mate, Wow! Cheers, jd
Seems the cordless drill and a mason bit is now affordable! 😂😂🤣 Glad you found a good one! Greetings from Nevada, USA
Thanks mate, it was good to put something special in the bag, without a lease l am not permitted to use power tools, ridiculous l know, cheers and glad you enjoyed, NM.
mark that spot on a map because that could be part of the reef system that has even more Gold below or along the flank of the vein.
That spot is embedded in my brain, it is defineately one of the most exciting areas l have found, make sure you watch pt 5 for my best find, it was a few hundred feet from that one along with other finds relating to what you said, cheers NM.
we will my friend..and even me and Slim are excited .
NICE worth all the hard work.cheers
Well done you worked hard for that one.
Congrats
Thanks mate, it put up a fair fight, cheers NM.
Thank you for the vid mate was fun to watch. Cheers
No worries mate, cheers for watching and glad you enjoyed, NM.
Absolutely Gorgeous....nice find NM....!
Even tougher rock, mother nature sure packs em tight
bloody beauty mate well done . love your vids NM keep them coming
Thanks James, glad you enjoyed the vid, should have another one ready in about a week, cheers NM.
great effort well done hard work is always rewarded
Thanks David, that did start to become work but l love the job, cheers NM.
Brilliant vid. Nice specie . Glad you kept it as a specie. Did you do the Specific Gravity test ?
Hi Cindy, glad you enjoyed, the SG test showed 95 grams, l actually videoed it and will upload last, cheers NM.
Same here I think a acid bath would make the specimen pop more but don’t just put it in and leave it control the action
Love it you deserve a beer after all that hard work great speci
Thanks, that was a toughie, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Thanks for the sub I’ll re sub ha cheers
Beautiful! That is a job well done.
Thanks, it was a relief to finally get to it, the old arm started to run out of steam, glad you enjoyed and thanks for commenting, cheers NM.
Wow! Congrats on the specimen!
Thanks Troy, that was a mission that one, hope you enjoyed watching, cheers NM.
Awesome find man ! Good job!
Thanks woody, getting that one out did seem like a job at the time, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Thanks woody, really glad l got that one on video, cheers NM.
First time I saw such a spread gold!
Good work bro!
Look at that specimen right from the mother load...a hydro thermal vent shooting right thru...just speuwing thru the center of that lava rock...what a find!
Yeah pretty happy with that one, to find that gold source would be the ultimate, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Amazing find, up more video
I know a pin pointer doesn’t penetrate very far but should be handy when you get close. Tough dig, good job, nice specimen. Have you used an acid to dissolve the stone to expose the gold in its original form?
I kept this one as a specimen but did clean it up with some Ali-brite, hopefully find something this trip to dissolve, the natural matrix would look great, cheers NM.
Turned into hardrock mining standing on your head mate. Good go of it.
nice job all that hard work paid off my friend congratulations, very inspiring. I"m from Brasil strong hug partner.
Thanks, really glad you enjoyed the video, cheers NM.
Nar, its all good fun mate,keep up the good work. keep those videos coming.cheers.chris
Awesome specimen NM, are you allowed to use electric impact chisels with a generator ?
Unfortuneately not, only hand tools, you would need to have a claim to use powered tools, then you could dig way deeper and clear the ground cover which was thick in most areas, cheers NM.
Al fin que saca ahí.
Just gorgeous! Lucky dog!
It is just luck and persistence, cheers NM.
Cordless jackhammer is the way to go 😂
Said the guy behind the keyboard 😂😂🤣
Yeah but prospecting in Australia you can only use hand tools
Wow!... awesome. Congratulations!🇺🇸👍🏼
Piece of Beauty sir !
Nice The Nugget Magnet
Hello from France 👍😉🤠
Fabulous specimen... worth more than the gold content? It certainly played hard to get
Hi Russell, second time I've watched this, and it is still tops! Did you get a lease on this in the end? If not; why? It's an awesome piece of ground. This vid is why I love your channel so much. You not only showed us but took the time to explain why and what you were doing. Because of this I now know what to do. Cheers mate :)
Gidday mate, really glad the video,s are helping you, its a big reason for going out there, l did not attempt to obtain a lease but will go back with the detector for another look, l really am just a hobbyist and wealth is not why l am out there, its for fun and the constant challenge of bettering my video,s, , cheers for the positive feedback and cant wait to hear of your success, NM.
@@TheNuggetMagnet Your vids have been awesome, especially your earlier ones. They are pure gold. Am not sure if I'll vid my experiences as they'll probably be too embarrassing!!! Hope you have a very good season in WA - Cheers :)
Hello. If you lease the land, can you use diggers and heavy equipment or just hand power tools. Really enjoyed your videos.
I think you can dig down to 50 metres using machinery on an SPL or "special prospecting lease" glad you enjoyed the vid,s, cheers NM.
Looking at coming over to aussie for a holiday soon. Which training center would you recommend for metal detecting in gold fields.
Probably suggest you google "Bill and Udo" they are set up in Western Australia with all the info and gold prospecting courses to get people started, cheers NM.
Holy cow that is amazing speechless
Nice find would love to have some of that rock ore and dirt
It would be the reef to find, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Cordial saludo desde Colombia veo inicio una beta oro. Excelente
Bloody hell! That was some hard work!
Toughest dig ever, l cant believe l didn,t damage it, cheers NM.
SWEET ! Gold Envy in Illinois :)
Mate that is as hard as hell, check out the top of the chisel, lucky a bit more to hit. cheers mate.
Yeah, destroyed that one but now armed with a chisel from a jack hammer, just waiting to test it out, cheers mate, NM.
Good move, that jack hammer.cheers mate.
@@dingydate l wish but just the chisel end, cheers NM.
wow , so nice , good luck my friend
Thanks, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
un de mes réve congratulation to you
Thanks, hope you enjoyed the video, cheers NM.
pouche gdno tuu
Gonna sub! Hard work good Gold! Nice ;-)
thank you for the video
You are welcome and thankyou for watching and commenting, cheers NM.
congradulations Russ you deserve it all the best to you
Thanks Peter, it is getting tougher to get on to decent ground these days so it was a pleasant surprise to stumble over this spot, hope you had some nice finds yourself, cheers NM.
Excellent
Thanks, pt 5 might be worth a view also, cheers NM.
Sweet looking forward to it
That was nice!
N.m. , I must say , I cringed while you hammered that mushroomed chisel , as I had a piece of a hammer end up in my right eye 15 mm deep.
Another good video though. Stay healthy and safe . Mel p.s. Nice gold specie !
I have put that chisel to rest and bought an 18" jackhammer chisel, not real keen using the hammer and chisel but fortunately those deep ones in the rock are few and far between.
NO , I knew you swapped the chisel out. Nice to know you have a longer one. I don't blame you going after the one's in the rock ! Gold's the same were ever it comes from. Best to you ! Mel
That "no" was auto correct .
N.M.
there has to be more Gold in that reef system....that is the stuff Dreams are made of my friend.
Gidday Jeff, for sure, l struggled to detect a lot of the ground due to heavy vegetation but the clearer areas produced well, l will be considering a lease for that place next year so as to clear the ground and go deeper, cheers NM.
I know that there is a large reef under that cap rock and you hit an outcropping that is just the tip of it....you could be sitting on a location that could produce millions my friend....no joke.
Based on the other finds all in close proximity l suspect the same, all the targets formed a fairly straight line and where a mix of quartz and ironstone specimens along with solid nuggets, as its just too hot up there at the moment l felt the best course of action was to sit on it till next season and keep its location a secret, l was very careful not to pan the video, cheers NM.
I think Jeff is right.. That was not a placer specimen in my opinion. Bring a jackhammer and some hammer drills next time!
l hope Jeff is right, l am looking into a lease in this area and that is when l am allowed to use powered tools, while just prospecting with a detector only hand tools can be used, thanks for the positive feedback, cheers NM.
A genset on a sack truck and a hammer drill with a long carbide bit would be welcomed there I bet!
For sure, but you cant use power tools with just a Miners Right, pity, but l invested in a monster chisel and only used it once this trip, but it will be there for that next battle with mother nature, cheers mate NM.
Ripper Reater,, Great find Mate and fix that chisel
Thanks Peter, glad you enjoyed, l am going to get a small crowbar also, l found that chisel at an old timers camp yrs ago, might be time to put it to rest, cheers NM.
Most crow bars you can buy in shops today are not worth a pinch of dog crap, if you run across a blacksmith or an old farm clearing sale you might get a good one
I do have 4 months till next season so l will keep my eye out for the right weapon, my sapphiring picks are old from Sheffield England and keep lasting, whereas the new ones l buy are soft and go blunt real quick so l know what you mean, cheers NM.
Wow, just wow...
Where is your battery powered mini jackhammer, like American Express, "Never Leave Home Without It" cheers from Michael. Australia. Great video.😁
Wouldn,t that make life easier, unfortuneately you cant use powered tools only hand tools, l know some do and if l can get a lease l will too. cheers Michael, NM.
Amazing find mate ! It was worth all the sweat cobber ?
Thanks, l was stoked when l finally reached it,, cheers NM
Hard graft but a decent result, fair play to you.
That was a fair fight considering the dodgy chisel, cheers NM.
Excellent!
Bravo and congrats
Cheers for that, NM.
Wait why did you turn it into a paper weight? Was that a joke? I need to understand why!
How would you extract the gold from that lump of rock
You would crush it in a dollypot and extract the larger pieces and pan out the finer pieces, l crushed another piece which shows the process, you can see that here th-cam.com/video/00qdDo_K0iQ/w-d-xo.html cheers NM.
What a great set of blisters your got, bet there was some badly aimed hammer shots in there as well. Hope the end result was worth all that rock - ing, Cheers
The things we do, hey, caught a huge salmon near Albany on my way over this yr, is that a big Flathead you are holding? , cheers NM.
@@TheNuggetMagnet No Matey, a huge Cobia, was about 22 kg, serious handlining. The Port Douglas region has a few nice locations to stretch the arms. Nice coastal areas over there, as they say,-tight lines and keep on swinging
@@fishpest2039 Black Kingy, nice, tight lines mate, cheers NM.
How do you sell your gold? You said you were not going to smash it up, are you going to sell it, or keep it? If sell it, how would you figure the value?
I dont smash the nicer specimens as they fetch a higher price as a specimen, an SG(specific gravity) test can be done on Quartz specimens to reveal the gold content, l have done this test and will upload the process in the near future, l can tell you this specimen held 95 grams of gold, my intention is to sell this specimen, there are many private and commercial buyers anxious to buy gold, its actually very easy to sell, cheers NM.
What brand & model detector are you. Using mate?
Its a Minelab GPX 4500 with a 17x11 nuggetfinder coil, its an oldie but still performing well, cheers NM.
Lassiter eat your heart out beauty mate Cheers
Wow what a dig! I'm' sure you've thought about a pin-pointer, why don't you use one?
Gidday Dave, They are rarely that deep into the rock and usually out in 5 to 10 minutes, on these rare occasions l find the 10 inch football in cancel mode the most effective, it has better depth penetration, cheers NM.
cool, thanks. Nice specimen btw.
Good on ya'!! "Gotta work off yer heinie to get some shiny!!!"😄
I think my heinie was the sorest, not sure if the rock l was digging in or the ground l was sitting on was the hardest, anyway worth the pain any day, cheers NM.
Sweet I would be proud of that paper weight when I find one like it.
Keep hunting because they are still out there, you just never know what you will find, hope you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Congratulations to you, very hard work ,but our got a beautiful reward at the end of all your effort
Nice lump. I hoped so bad you hit a reef but ths is awesome congrats
Thanks, me too, you just have to keep looking, cheers NM.
You had to work for that one mate but well worth the effort.
Toughest dig ever but thrilled with the result, l was hoping for a beauty, cheers NM.
Can you not use a battery operated hammer drill with a chisel point on it?
Gidday Paul, l am not allowed to use any mechanical tools, only hand tools, if it was my lease then yes but not while prospecting with just a miners right, l sure thought about it though, cheers NM.
wow you had some workout there, but well worth it great specie.
Yeah, that was a toughie, being that deep down in the caprock/calcrete indicates a really old deposit or shedding, now to find the source, cheers NM.
At 21 mins, how does it not pick up the cable, on my gold monster i only have to bump the cable close to the coil lightly and it beeps.
If its the small 10 inch football you are talking about l may have had it in cancel mode for pinpointing purposes, cheers NM.
GOLD COLD GOLD
Nice one m8 , well worth the effort . Did ya get the truck sorted out ?
Gidday col, finally got the truck sorted but what a nightmare, it took 3 different garages till l found the right people but cost plenty, found some great gold this trip so might be Karma giving back, hope you enjoyed, cheers NM.
Time to Blast!
AWESOME. NM
Thankyou mah lady, glad you enjoyed, cheers NM.
awsome
Hope you enjoyed watching, cheers NM.
G'day mate, you should grind off the mushrooming on your chisel before it spalls off a chunk into your eye or leg, that would be bad.
Awesome specimen, btw!
Yeah, pretty well destroyed that chisel, it was an old gad l found out in the fields one day, thought l would give it one last dig, cheers on the tip, NM.
What the tipe your MT? Is tianxungTXor different
Its a MINELAB GPX 4500, original series
What a rock unbelievable gold hard to believe thats all there was in the hole it was surely worth the bruised behind huh oh glad youre back getting that bruised backside atb Russ.
Thanks Russ, defineately worth the effort and the sore behind, l was as surprised as you, its still out there and you just have to keep swinging, you never know what you will come home with, cheers NM.
Russ White في
Esta bueno esa mina donde es
I've been over here in California forever seems like I've been looking at Australia for many years think about getting into a higher-end metal detector like the 4800 or the 5,000 TPX right now I have the gold Monster 1000 I would like to come in and visit and do a little bit Exploration with the detectors once I get there can you recommend a spot cuz I don't know exactly where I would be going what's my wife passed away she has Huntington's it's incurable see near the end of the disease so I just want to drop off the map I guess
Gidday Tony, sorry to hear your wife isn't well mate, never a good time, when you come to Australia all you need is Tengraph, this will show you where you can detect, gold leases constantly change hands as does the access, so one year you can detect here and the next you cant depending on lease status, ie; Pending or Live, l hope this helps, cheers NM.
@@TheNuggetMagnet yes it has and thanks about my wife alway wanted to go to Australia may be there soon
@@tonyabreu6912 No worries mate, there is still plenty of ground out here, some cattle stations have 300 km fencelines and because the leases change all the time there are still heaps of undetected areas to search, all the best mate, NM.
NM, were you lucky enough to use the {HARD AS ROCK NUGGET} TO PAY for the electric jack hammer, i hope so, cheers mate.
All l bought and can use is the chisel, its a heavy duty chisel from a jackhammer but lm not permitted to use powered tools so its gunna meet my hammer real soon, cheers mate, NM.
Regulations say you are not permitted in the area?
@@dingydateRegulations say l cannot use power tools during my prospecting, only hand tools, you must have a gold lease to use jackhammers etc, cheers NM.
you are so lucky!
My initials are RC or arcy, will be uploading in Sept because the luck was in full force this yr, cheers and thanks again for watching, NM.
I like that, is it a single piece or is it a part of the planet. hahaha!
Golden Crumble Bar !
Or golden gaytime, thats an icecream in Australia, cheers NM.