There is a cross cut that was previously found, but they tested and didn't "find anything of note" (poorly done). I came across the same structure removed 632grams of gold bearing quartz, after crushing and panning out it tested at 247oz per ton. The ground is yet to be tested further and is a surface anomaly. Hoping to gain further access to it. Good presentation Bruce.
If they found huge a huge gold nugget using old metal detector technology, then even a $500 dollar machine, could respond to great depth with the larger searchcoiis available to us now, they all are metal detectors, if you know how to use the machine, I know of some old gold mine areas in the usa, I can't wayto try, thanks for sharing the great Australian gold nuggets & areas their found
Good on you thanks, a similar explanation I got from old school prospector in southern cross years ago , thanks for taking the time out to share your experience
Thanks, you champion. I'm old but new to gold. I'll be WA way soon. Keep up the good work. I know little, you know heaps, I'll listen to you. Cheers, from Wayne.
Found a strike where quartz was intersecting at 90 degrees at multiple points on a 30 degree incline, the one at surface produced 700 ounce the next 5 going down to about 5 metres produced maybe 150 then last one 120 before pinching out, what would be the next best thing to do without spending big money please
Great video Bruce, you have just motivated me to go back to a lovely Patch that we believe was finished. Thanks for your very informative and easily understood advice…
I have a patch area that I thought was hammered years ago. I went back last year out of desperation to just find a nugget. I found 12! Went back this winter with a 9" coiltech and found 10 more. Unbelievably, one was a 9 penny and the biggest one found in that particular spot. I did find a 16 penny just over the hill when we first discovered it, but it just goes to show you how you can miss stuff even after thoroughly hunting. Gotta throw everything you got at it! Every coil etc.
I collect rocks for my craftworks that are from rivers where folks like to try to find gold, panning and sluices and such. I always wonder if I might luck out and find a bit in some rocks that I cut, since I’m looking for interesting colors and structures. Nothing yet, unless it was too small to see.
Awesome video mate and great explanation. Thanks for taking the time. One thing, have you got a real-life example of one of the intersections? An example of what to look for visually in the when out bush? I'm having trouble visualizing it. Thanks mate.
Hi Bruce. Great information thanks 👍 My understanding is that they made a single cast of the Welcome Stranger nugget which ended up in the South Australian museum. It was taken off display several years ago and now resides in a vault in the basement amongst other relics. I enquired why one day and was informed it (the single cast) is simply too valuable to have on display. Go figure.
Thank you very much for this interesting video. As Dutch man it give me a lot of help and more motivation to search for opportunities to visit your beautiful country and try to find some gold. I know this is not easy when I have only 3 months at the time that I can stay in Australia, but who knows at one day I can stay and live in Australia and can extent my detector hobby, which is until now only at the beach.
Great video, good presentation and knowledge. Thanks for taking the time to pass on all your tips. I just have to try and recall them when I’m out in the bush 😂.
@Richard rogers The 6000 is the bomb! Most probably the best detector out there atm! Especially when combined with the new nugget finder coils! I'm looking forward to getting one of these combinations myself one day!
Nice video. I just commented on FBook. I just like finding things and I’m planning a trip from America. Thanks for the explanation of how nuggets form. There is a large amount of quartz in the hills near my summer cabin and quite a few mines. - “Homestake” was the big one, back in the day….
I see what you mean about quartz vein structures intersecting but what about volcanic breccia pipes and the gold nuggets found in them? Much nugget gold is found in breccia pipes associated with porphyry copper / gold deposits. Not all nugget patches are linear in shape / length but some are round or irregular too.
I was swimming in the Yuba River with a mask, I dove to the bottom of a pool and in the very bottom in a natural trough wedged in the cracks were several nice sized pieces but never in my life anything "giant" or bigger than a few grams.
What seems to be happening is these nuggets are found in areas where nature has done all the work carving away earth. A geological feature exposes this gold and can’t be found anywhere. Also, most metal detectors only go down to maybe a foot deep. BUT they make 3D metal detectors that go down 26 feet deep.
I think the fact that the majority of Gold nuggets found contain at least a little quartz kind of gives the origin of it away, and also considering that probably 95%> of all Gold found is where Quartz veins are outcropping is also another major clue, i am quite surprised that there was much debate about the origin, it seems rather obvious at least to me it does!!!
I like this guy does not display covetous behavior even though the subject is gold. He is willing to set fourth straight fourth information that could potentially make another man wealthy, and seems to do so without a jealous heart. I’m not a fan of jealous covetous people and unfortunately i see too many of those types in the world. This man as far as I can see, is not one of them. He is cool as fuck, knowledgable, and fourth coming I hope you find a big ol chunk of gold my brothers, whatever your gold may be ❤️
I have another hypotheses that’s inconvenient for the academic geologists. Many gold nuggets form at the roots of trees by bacteria that encrusts the gold to protect the trees from heavy metal toxicity. This is why so many nuggets are found in root balls of trees that have fallen over. My hypothesis was confirmed just 2 weeks ago by a fellow who found 3 such nuggets totaling 1.5 onces hanging from a root ball of a 140 year ago tree growing in a glutch of tailing from an old gold mine in the southeastern U.S., a perpetual mine where over 100,000 once’s of gold were pulled out of the surface over a 100 year period by men using nothing more than long toms 😅⛏️. Experience trumps theory every time 😊
Great comment. Just because the scientists say one thing does not automatically mean that all other theories are wrong. Your theory could be more valid than any other! Too often, people jump to the conclusion that the "science is settled" when, in reality, science is never settled. It's just the best theory we have (based on the evidence provided so far). I'm straddling both theories at the moment because there could be more than 1 way nuggets form. Thanks for the comment!
I thought your point made at the beginning of the video was that a scientific study done by the government showed internal cross sections of sliced nuggets to be 100% molten at one time and not grown by biology? Many academic folks here in the usa thought similar about bacteria grown nuggets but are strangely quite on that subject after the Australian study now. I agree that the story isn't over until the fat lady sings but what about those Australian government studied polished cross section textures? Where and what is the new evidence rather than theory to suggest otherwise?
Search google scholar for evidence of biology playing a role in gold nugget formation. You have to wonder if there is an agenda underway in Australia to convince the broader public that biology places no role in nugget formation?
That doesn't make sense. If large nuggets are formed at depth then the deeper you dig in a mine the larger pieces of gold should be. Just the opposite is generally true. The deeper you in most mines the finer and less the quantity of gold tends to get.
Sorry pal, I had to give your video a thumbs down. You seem to have a lot to say, but your words are difficult to understand. It could be because of your accent, but then you put some sort of musical instrument in the background further obscuring your voice. Why do you do that? Do you think we clicked on your channel for entertainment, or because we wanted to learn something?
