All that Glitters is not Gold!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Cory

Perfect weather, soft ground after the rain and a new Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector. What more could you ask for?

I began my 2nd outing with the Minelab GPX 5000 in an area that has been flogged like a dead horse for 20yrs or so. Coupled with an 8″ Minelab coil and Rooster Booster, I was amazed how smooth and quiet the machine was running. I picked up many minute fragments of old tin cans and bits of wire all of which had been left behind by other operators.

After a few hours of no luck I switched to a 14″ x 9″ Nugget Finder and went looking for some new ground. Again the machine performed wonderfully and the shotgun pellets were coming thick and fast, but alas the yellow still evaded me.

The day was getting on so my detecting partner and I decided to try one last spot on the way home. It was getting late and still no gold. We decided to call it quits and we were walking back to the car, me swinging casually, and I got a good drop tone signal.

I began to dig and dig and dig – the target now screaming I began to get excited. Still more digging and a white clay began to emerge, then the target was out. the light was now fading as I knelt down to isolate the target, my mate watching on eagerly. Then I saw it……

I picked it up – it was heavy, a good 6 grams. I wiped the dirt off – it was gold!!! We both began to laugh and enjoy the moment.

I then made the mistake of looking closer at the nugget. Something was odd about it, so I scratched it…….

Some dirty bugger had painted a nugget of lead with gold paint!

I have heard many prospectors joke about that, or even the ‘dick head’ tokens in Victoria, but I never thought I would be unlucky enough to find one of these detecting jokes!

Great Day out Gold Prospecting!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Admin

A customer recently stopped by the BendigoGold store to show us his great gold finds from the weekend out.

He found a total of 31.7 grams over a period of 10 -12 hours of detecting using a Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector and a Coiltek 14″ x 9″ Blitz Coil.

A great weekend out prospecting!

50.7 gram Gold Nugget Find!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Admin

We just had a customer bring in a fantastic 50.7 gram nugget that he found. Read his story below about this great find.

“Wandering across a hillside in the Golden Triangle last Friday (and just ready to return home without any gold) I investigated a screaming signal, expecting it to be a sizeable piece of junk.

Three inches under the surface appeared a 50.7 gram nugget – my best find for some time on the Victorian goldfields.

A few years ago this slope produced a few small pieces, including a 4 grammer, but nothing substantial. I plan to work this hillside VERY carefully on the next cool day!”

What a fantastic Find! Congratulations to the finder!

100 Gold Nuggets Found!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Admin

Here is a great story a BendigoGold customer recently shared with us –

I pulled up at an old spot of mine not far out of Bendigo. Picked a few pieces up over the years in this spot.

Walked down from the car, at about 20m from the car I picked up a resonable signal.

I dug down to the bed rock and saw a yellow line of gold.

All up in the next 3 hours I pulled up 25 grams out of the old river bed.

In total there was over 100 pieces.

Fantastic BendigoGold Customer Gold Finds!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Admin

A local prospector and BendigoGold customer called into the store to show us some great gold nugget finds he had found in a spot at the base of a hill.

He was propecting with his partner and they were using a Minelab GPX 4000 and a Minelab Extreme metal detector. The GPX 4000 was using an 11DD coil and the Extreme had a 14″ Mono coil.

In total 13 nuggets were found within about 150 metres of each other at the base of a slope weighing a total of 26.2 grams.

The largest nugget was 5.5 grams found in hard ground aproximately 1 foot down.

Great Finds!

Important Statement from Minelab regarding the Minelab GPX 5000 Metal Detector

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Admin

Below is a statement issued from Minelab regarding the Minelab GPX 5000 Metal Detector:

Minelab’s General Manager, Asia Pacific, Mr Gary Shmith, commented, ‘This fantastic find in Ballarat confirms the potential for prospectors to succeed with our state of the art metal detectors as they prove that they can find gold that others may have missed. Since it’s release in 2010, the GPX 5000 has been recognised globally as the ultimate detector for gold prospecting and, whilst we are heavily focused on research and development into new technologies, the GPX 5000 will continue to be the company’s flagship product for some time yet.

177oz Gold Nugget Discovered near Ballarat with a Minelab GPX 5000

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Admin

Read below to discover more about the monster 177oz gold nugget discovered near Ballarat.
• The 177oz Gold Nugget was unearthed by a Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector
• The gentleman cleared 4″ (10cm) of mulch from the surface and still had a good signal from his detector
• He proceeded to dig down, and after the signal becoming clearer and a definite target he went back to his ute and got a crow bar and widened the hole out
• As he was looking in the bottom of the hole he saw a glint of gold and was thrilled he was going to dig a piece that was over 1oz.
• He’d only found small pieces of gold prior to this target
• Further careful digging and he realised he was onto the find of a lifetime
• The coil used on the Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector was a Nugget Finder Sadie 8″ x 6″ Monoloop Coil and part of his success was certainly created by Australia’s leading booster – The Rooster Booster
• Congratulations to the lucky finder who is now sitting on gold valued at $280,000+

To find out any further information about any of the products used for this once in a lifetime find visit www.minersden.com.au

If you would like to contact the business which is managing the sale of 177oz gold nugget please visit The Mining Exchange Gold Shop

BrisbaneGold customer finds 13g with a Minelab GPX 5000

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Admin

A customer came into our BrisbaneGold store to show us his great gold finds from a trip to Tibooburra.

Using his Minelab GPX 5000 and an 11″ Commander Mono coil he managed to find just over 13 grams of gold.

Most of the small pieces were found in shallow ground and the small rough piece is what lead him to the 7gram slug that was about 8″ deep.

He would have liked to stay out there longer but with temps over 40 degrees even the fridge had problems working.

Great Gold Finds!

Treasure Tim strikes it lucky again!

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Treasure Tim

Going back to the site where I found the 1oz gold nugget with my Minelab CTX 3030, I took out my Minelab GPX 5000 to see if I could pick up some more gold nuggets.

I spent most of the morning digging junk targets but did manage 15 small pieces. In total for the half day I found 8 grams of gold, including a nice 4 grammer.

I also found a great Californian gold rush belt buckle from around the late 1840?s period. It was found about a foot deep in old gold workings. There is so many targets still to dig in this site i anticipate months of digging ahead.

Below are images of some of the finds for the day.

Accidental 1oz Gold Nugget find with a Minelab CTX 3030!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Treasure Tim

So I went back to my favourite coin/relic site near the old gold mining camp to try find some more coins and buckles I may have missed previously with the Minelab CTX 3030.

On the side of a steep slope which leads into the gully I dug a target which, on the CTX 3030 was the same ID as a sixpence, and since I had dug many here before I was excited to think I may have another.

After 4 inches digging hard clay I was very surprised to see this little beauty in my hand.

I never once thought I had any chance of finding gold nuggets in this location with this detector .

Note also, the detector wasn’t even ground balanced !

The sunburn and 2km walk into the isolated mining camp was worth every painful step.

Next time i go back, i still wont be expecting this again.. Absolute fluke.

She weighs in at 33.7 grams

To view a video about the nugget find please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdF3CQ5XC5E