BIG Gold Nugget Found in California!

[@Smithsgold]

Sweet Nugget !!!!!!!!! The Twins and Doug are good people !!!!!

[@MountaineerMatt]

They really are!

[@QuebecGoldProspecting]

Awesome nugget with crystal structure.

[@ProspectorRalph]

Insane looking nugget. Congratulations on a find like that.

[@DigDougDig]

The nugget cleaned up nice, you can see the Chevron shaped crystal structure. Really nice specimen.

[@MountaineerMatt]

Yes it did. A lot more of the structure came out once I cleaned it up

[@GSProspecting]

Just amazing work fam. Nice Au indeed 🤯. Keep on having fun and living the dream. Gold Squad Out 🤠

[@Caliprospecting]

That’s a beautiful piece man.

[@wiseguydigsgold]

What an amazing day of gold hunting. Congratulations Bro!!!

[@timothymacmaster7432]

Great finds Matt. An excellent start to 2024. Aloha

[@MountaineerMatt]

Thanks Tim. Looking forward to getting out with you this summer

[@river_rock_530]

Wow, they keep getting better! Love it, can't wait to see what you guys find next!

[@hoborobprospecting]

Nice find! What a beautiful speci. Heavy Pans!!!

[@kord530]

Dude you guys are killing it this year! 😎 congrats Doug on the nugget. That thing is a beaut!

[@DigDougDig]

Thanks, a team effort, Matt dug up about a bazillion bullets from this area in the old shooting range before I could even try to use the giant coil to detect deep targets.

[@kord530]

@@DigDougDig it takes team work to make the dream work!!! 😎

[@DigDougDig]

@@kord530 Yes, or you have to dig up a bazillion bullets all alone. 😕

[@kord530]

@@DigDougDig well worth it for a beautiful nugget like that! Congrats again :)

[@oldpelon]

Awesome video Matt

[@WheresWinks]

Awesome find

[@keithwood6459]

With that crystalline structure so well preserved, I bet it didn't travel far. Very nice find!

[@dartmart9263]

Yay, finally a longer video. Awesome! I can’t stand shorts. Anyone’s.

[@bansheemining]

That is so awesome!!💜⛏️

[@GramCanyonSam]

Great find Matt stellar 👏

[@patdenney7046]

Awesome when you find gold isn’t it! I’ve been detecting for almost 40 years for gold ! Keep it a hobby!

[@autwins5610]

So awesome to see the nugget come out of the ground like that! 🎉

[@MountaineerMatt]

Was great that everyone could be there to see it come out!

[@MiningAndShining]

How do you go about finding hydraulic pits to prospect?

[@MountaineerMatt]

Hours upon hours of reading historic records and maps. I spend a very large portion of the winter planning for places to prospect in the summer. Good luck!

[@MiningAndShining]

@@MountaineerMatt My wife and I will be up there for North Yuba Nugget Hunt, we are super excited since this will be our first time joining everyone and we hope to learn a lot from the more experienced prospectors! We have been prospecting for a couple years now and my wife recently started a KZbin channel as well. @AdventuresWithGoldieLocks Maybe we will see you at the Nugget Hunt!

[@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK]

Hey, you plum forgot to give me the coordinates ! 😁⛏⛏🍺 Nice pieces you guys !

[@DigDougDig]

Exactly! Every time I watch you on KZbin, I'm like um, forgot to call me? Love your videos, I binge watch you dig whenever there is 6 feet of snow outside. If you do visit the El Dorado county area, you have an open invite to join us. Summer is when we go camping on the river, and always find gold.

[@kenmorrill3774]

Beautiful crystallized specimen. I'd trade the 10.2g placer nugget I found this year for that one!!

[@treasurehuntingnewyork5979]

Always wondered what those vallon military detectors would do in these situations i know there pulse induction and they can find some small stuff like wires

[@randystreasureadventures]

That’s a nice CHUNK! Maybe one day I’ll get to California, but lots going on in Az, so we’ll see!

[@alesp6552]

Nice gold Matt. Isn't there snow up on the hydraulic pits now. Any chance to join you guys I have a garret goldmaster

[@captaincrunch5878]

Exceptional !! Specimen pease out !! 😊

[@KyleKingProspecting]

Damn what a find great stuff🤘⚒️🇺🇸

[@hellidk100]

Ok so not sure if anyone else has made this comment but you're extremely close to the source! I'd be looking for out croppings, BIG-TIME!!

[@thems_the_brakes]

It’s a hydraulic pit though… not the same rules as something you find in the river

[@DigDougDig]

We definitely notice, search, power dig, clear off the vein, and Tiff gets a signal. In solid, hard rock. We need a hammer drill. Leave, return and.... Yes.... It was au mazing! Videos should be uploaded in a few days.

[@hellidk100]

That sounds AUwsome!😂 😎 👍🏽 🍻

[@JuneBugJoe]

wow good lookin chunky bits. nice finds! makes you wanna ask that nugget how it got there.

[@Nonya-x1w]

You need the coiltek 11in will doe better then a 2200... I have pulled big nuggets deep after chagig to the coiltek. I'm not a dealer just another detector nut

[@MountaineerMatt]

Yeah coiltek makes great coils for the 2300. I'm hoping some aftermarket coils will come out for the axiom some day but I don't have high hopes

[@Nonya-x1w]

@MountaineerMatt I found a lot more nuggets with the 11" on same patch alot. I got a z7000 for the patch as well it did pretty good but the 2300 with 11" cleaned it up pretty good....

[@mischafellner8943]

Nice

[@cutthroat2273]

frogs

[@OpenSpaceWellness]

🙏❤️🌲

[@greedygringoprospecting6941]

do you like the vlf. (gm1009). or the pi. ,i have the camo ball cap. but dont have your luck. 😢. have a good day. 🤣

[@DigDougDig]

I own both vlf Nox 800 and PI, mostly use PI, the Nox, in perfect soil conditions can find tiny dinks, the 2300 goes underwater, the 2200 finds big deep targets.