beechworth gold (always dig a target)

being a newbie to detecting I always dig a target . Working in beechworth recently i spotted two locals detecting the local footy ground.I had a chat to them and they told me if i wanted to find a bit of gold my best chances were on the buckland gap (designated detecting area). Anyway friday being poets day i decided i would give it a try . Arrive at the detecting area to be met by an explosion of regrowth fron the 09 fires the saplings were thick as,and the hardenbergia creeper tripped you up at every opportunity.When I finally got through to the old diggings i turned the detector on and detected the first gully i came to. I straight away got a huge signal but looking around me at all the junk thought it must be another bit of scrap metal but decided to dig it anyway .After 5inches down scanned the hole signal still there, another dig (mostly rocks) signal gone ,move rocks from pile and scan again ,signal gone, scan rocks big signal signal was coming from a rock about the size of a tennis ball not knowing what it was i hit it with my pick and the three pieces that it broke into all showed Yella .This target must have been detected heaps of times over the years and discarded as junk. But to a newbie who digs every signal it was 6 ounces of beautiful GOLD. It was specimen gold probably dropped by a fellow prospector 150 years ago. Imagine how rich the deposits must have been not miss 6 ounces of gold. Will post pictures later

BOLOODY HEEL what a score Beginners luck is alive and well Well done and hope it keeps up.
Bet ya wiped your eyes a few times tryin to focus on that

So it broke into three pieces! I can only imagine you had to crush it up in a dolly pot to obtain the 6 ounces of gold? would this be correct?
Great find Cranky.

yes mate spent a couple of hours pounding the hell out of it i am trying to load pics now but with not much luck

Thank's Cranky you just made my day. Cheers Chris. ?

Thanks Cranky53 for posting this amazing find.Once again it takes a newbie to make some of us so called experienced prospectors sit up straight and pay attention.Well done.

Cheers kon61.

Hay, you use the same gold pan as me. And they all say it's just another hot rock. Totally classic
Yabadabafrickenfrackinwabbledabbldo! Or did you smash up a Violet Crumble.
Looks great, especially in the old black pan & cheap as chips & always works wonderfully I must add.
Cheers Big time. Chris.

Now to all you guys that push the old hot rocks aside! Say no more!
Happy happy happy, from me.
Mind you I aint ever seen that much gold come from any one hot rock! Thats one hell of a hot rock.

Great story Cranky...and a terrific find that reinforces the need to check out the signal to eliminate the trash from the gold Well done and ATB for your future finds.

Cheers Eureka Dreams

G'day Cranky,

One of those stories that gets the blood flowing - well done on this wonderful find.

Now to find the next one

A

ohhhhh twitch! twitch!!

Very, Very nice Cranky!!

Seeing that has fast tracked my dolly pot project

What's the best bet for gold found in quartz ? Crush it to remove the gold or leave them as specimen pieces? My feeling is that they might be more valuable with the gold left in the rocks found, rather than crushing them in a dolly pot.

By no means an expert on this Marigold, but have come to the conclusion after a little research on this site and other ones, that if there is no gold showing and said rock gives a signal well then its smashin time