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  • The E-TRAC Does It Again

    The E-TRAC Does It Again

    My E-TRAC never ever ceases to amaze me. Went out to spend the day on fields the we have detected for a number of years with a colleague. We did not expect to find much given the number of times we h…

  • First Gold Score EVER!

    First Gold Score EVER!

    I just upgraded to the Minelab E-TRAC about a week ago. I was out hunting in a very high trash local park the other day and found this 10K gold filled ring. It's the first piece of gold I've ever foun…

  • GPX 5000 Finds Meteorite

    GPX 5000 Finds Meteorite

    I uncovered this beautifully preserved meteorite with my GPX 5000 in north-western Arizona. It weighs 115-grams and is classified as an L4 ordinary chondrite. Radiocarbon tests conducted at the Unive…

  • My 9 Copper Day

    My 9 Copper Day

    So my day began with selling popcorn at the local post office with my son for Cub Scouts. While there his mentor in school came by. A sweet older woman whom my son loves. I asked her where she lived…

  • My Favourite Hunting Grounds

    My Favourite Hunting Grounds

    One of my favorite hunting grounds to detect is Gold Basin, Arizona, which is located in NW Arizona, USA. On this particular day, I was successful in finding gold, silver, copper, and meteorites. The…

  • I Dug the KING of V Nickels...1885!!!

    I Dug the KING of V Nickels...1885!!!

    Hit a field tonite I hunted last year. I was hoping I missed a few keepers, well I was right! First keeper of the nite was a general service CW button and about 30 minutes with no keepers....no coins…

  • First 17 gm Nugget

    First 17 gm Nugget

    Pushing my old SD 2000 for weeks in a known area in WA for only a 1.7gm piece to show for it. Got my new GPX 5000 and in 5 days had my first piece over 17 gm and out of the hard cement. Man have I bec…

  • Loving the GPX 5000

    Loving the GPX 5000

    I've been working in an area called Jicarilla, New Mexico looking for gold. This town has a lot of gold history. I was working around some of the old or what is left of it when I got a hit. I dug abo…

  • Early ANZAC History in a Park

    Early ANZAC History in a Park

    With the weather forecast of rain developing later in the day, I headed out for an early start to my current favourite park with my trusty Minelab E-TRAC. This particular park has been in use for ove…