Von
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Anyone done some GOLD detecting in BAJA?
Just wondering if any Nomads done any gold prospecting or would like to go with me somewhere in baja gold hunting maybe in some dried up river beds
like BOLA im itching to try that dried up river....let me know....Von
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fdt
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I purchased a Garrett GTAx750 about 3 years ago to go prospecting or even just take it on trips and use it while camping but have not ever used it. I
should go with you. 
Do you have one? What did you have in mind?
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we've tried panning in the rivers up west of santiago with no luck...we are raw amatuers, tho, so that's kinda what we expected...but we'd like to
keep at it if we could see some kind of success.
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Von
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Im getting one like that fdt maybe we can go somewhere where do recommend? I use to go to la rumorosa in the early 90's with a friend but no luck we
need to look in river beds and look for Nuggets the size of quarters preferably. what u think?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Von
look for Nuggets the size of quarters preferably. what u think? |
Sounds good to me. Have done some gold digging in 49er territory.
If you would find nuggets that size, this era would in a couple of decades be known as the 09er goldstrike.
But it doesn't hurt to keep dreaming.
[Edited on 5-14-2009 by vandenberg]
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fdt
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What if we go to a beach near and try our luck before. You'd be amazed at how many people loose money an jewelry.
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DENNIS
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Let me try again:
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Baja's Hidden Gold : Treasure Along the Mission Trail
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Dave
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Do they detect beer cans?
| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
What if we go to a beach near and try our luck before. You'd be amazed at how many people loose money an jewelry. |
You could make a fortune. 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Dave
Do they detect beer cans?
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With all the lead-filled candy available in Mexico, they should be able to pinpoint a loaded baby diaper at fifteen feet deep.
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I have gone out into the Baja desert to look for gold nuggets but never found any. Really I have. I also tried gold panning but no success. You have
to take your own water and recycle it. So, please do not try to sell me a treasure map with an X marking the buried gold spot. I already bought one
and it was a fake. Thank you. 
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The only gold found in Baja, in any quantity, was real estate and it's sorta lost its luster.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by fdt
What if we go to a beach near and try our luck before. You'd be amazed at how many people loose money an jewelry. |
I see a few "treasure hunters" out on the Rosarito beach every day. They must find something or they wouldn't keep comingback.
Do you folks really use metal detectors to find gold ore in water? How? Having lived and panned for gold in Colorado I found that most gold is in
small flake form. You really have to "pan them out" to get the little pieces and then put them into a vial. Rarely do you find gold pieces larger
that a large grain of rock salt- let alone somthing big enough to set off a hand-held metal detector. People do use machines to break up the
creekbeds in fast flowing streams (sluices) and sift them down but you still have to pan out the gold that settles to the bottom by hand. I think
gold panners really really like that part.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Let me try again:
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Baja's Hidden Gold : Treasure Along the Mission Trail
by Herman Hill
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Here is the book... Herman lives in Guillermo's area of Bahia de los Angeles... Fun read... no directions to the hidden gold are given however!
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DENNIS
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Thanks David.....I had trouble with the Barnes and Noble link to the full page and cover shot.--------------------
Von..
Ed V. is right-on with his comment about quarter size nuggets. Feel lucky if you ever find one the size of a pea. Quarter size is relativly huge
and considered jewelry size which drives up the value.
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Von,
The next time you're in Bahia, go by and meet Herman. He lives at Guillermo's. He's usually on the patio there telling stories. If he's not there, ask
anyone around to guide you to his place.
Buy your book from him personally. He'll autograph it for you and then probably talk your ear off about his gold prospecting adventures. He does not
make any profit off of the online sale of his book.
Tell him his daughter sent you.
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Von
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cool! ill definetly look him up......thank you
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