[One_Upmanship]

[ninonitti]

Congratulations
But not so fast. When local state and federal gubmint is finished it'll be a 2 pound nugget.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Never give up, if you get a chance to hunt for gold, the next step could be on a big one.

[Texas Fossil]

I doubt the story, and the pic.

[jiggyboy]

Goldbug Ping

Mail me to get on or off the Free Republic Goldbug Ping List.

[lowbridge]

“If I get a mining operation going, we'd have an industry here.”

I would wait until Obama is long out of office. See, he dont like mining. And even if he did allow it, he would take by force most or all of the gold.

[1rudeboy]

For security reasons, Sanders and The Union agreed to not divulge the exact location of his land. In addition, he asked that photos for this story did not show his face.

Good luck with that, Mr. Sanders.

[derSchurfer]

After the intensive hydraulic mining in the 19th century you’d be very fortunate indeed to find nuggets at all. Mostly flakes and dust. Still, gold is where you find it! Gold was found there in the past, I’m sure they didn’t get it all.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

He should have kept his mouth shut and continued to search with the detector. If more was found, small recreational equipment can be used without permit. Advertisement is often the surest way to end up with nothing or less than nothing where gold is involved.

That is placer gold, the rounded edges show it has traveled a goodly distance from it's source. There is likely more, but it is unlikely to be a mineable lode on the property.

I'm going to call BS on the found 10 foot deep with a detector too. I could believe 4-5, but 10 is a real stretch.

He better research it's value too, a 9lb nugget like that could easily fetch $200,000 or more at auction, possibly more if it has character, or some other signifigance.

[Cyber Liberty]

I know a guy who likes going to the AZ hills to prospect for gold. He spends most of his time at the courthouse ripping off people’s mineral rights. Word spreads through those communities, and he had the crap beaten out of him the last time he went “prospecting.”

[Electric Graffiti]

Spider in Pale Rider:

"One nugget. I'd like to find me one big nugget.

I'd shove it so far up LaHood's ass it'd wink at him when he washes his teeth."

{Wish came true}

"LaHood!

It's old Spider!

Come on out and have a drink with an honest man, you skunk's butt!"

[goat granny]

Interesting thing about gold...I love and collect rocks and last year my son gave me for Christmas a piece of rock the size of a chunk of driveway gravel, Embedded in it is small flex's of gold and crystals...I looked it up on the internet and to find gold, (or silver) locked into crystals is very rare...but the rock is full of crystals and flecks of gold..he also gave me a large piece of 100% copper, (not rare.

There is a specific name for such a gold and crystal rock, but being older than dirt myself, I forgot the name...

[Constitution Day]

BAHOG ping

THIS IS NOT A DRILL
REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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(But this is)

[martin_fierro]

Eureka!

You don't smell so good yourself!