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2.5 oz Monster Nugget with the CTX 3030

18 Aug 2014
Find of
the Month

My buddy Mark and I have been loyal Minelab guys for years and every time a new machine comes out we are first in line.  The CTX 3030 really impressed me and I have been a loyal CTX 3030 guys since the first day it was released.  The machine never ceases to amaze me!!

On a recent relic hunting trip to a gold rush house site, I decided to widen my search area and started to hunt the edges of the site.  Bang-- I got a nice 39/40 signal on the CTX 3030.  From past experience, I knew that larger gold nuggets hit in this range so I chiselled at the hard clay with my pick for a while and when I was down about 8 inches I slowed down and started scratching at the ground to see if I could get an edge to give me an idea of what the "treasure" was that was hiding in the dirt.  I finally gave a quick rub and saw the glint of gold!!

Déjà Vu -- this has happened before and it was just as exciting!!  I quickly called Mark over to take control of the camera while I popped the nugget out of the ground. We got the final dig  live on video.   I finally ‘popped’ the nugget from it resting place and went crazy when I realized it was at least 2 ounces in size.  A nice chunky nugget with a lot of character! My largest nugget ever found ( 2.5 oz) and I found it with my Minelab CTX 3030.  What a great machine!   I own a Minelab GPX 5000, which is the cream of the crop when looking for gold, but the three largest nuggets that I have ever found were found with the CTX 3030!!

The rush and excitement of the find is why I love detecting so much.  The finds are just a bonus!!

Thank you Minelab for making the perfect detector for my style of hunting! 

As stated last time:  Minelab Rocks!  And when those “rocks” are gold nuggets—even better!!

 

Ron – CA, USA

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