Big Nuggets

[libertydave]

Did any of you see the cover of the latest ICMJ Mining Journal? Cover picture and article on the huge nuggets found up near Liberty, WA. Most of the creeks flowing north (Swauk) or south (Peshastin) have reported good gold deposits and this is where Washington's only major gold rush began in 1873. Swauk Creek had a bucket line dredge operating there in the 1920s. Also near where the small scale miner's Resources Coalition had their Miner's Rally last August.

Did my first suction dredging up there in 1981 on Swauk Creek with an ancient Keene 2-1/2 inch dredge AND found my very first little picker, a 0.3 DWT nugget, wedged in a bedrock crack in a creek area about 300 feet adjacent from State Highway 97. Caught a lingering case of gold fever that remains with me today.

Have any of you been up to this region?

Liberty Dave

[Gold Seeker]

Here's video of those nuggets, the first video part 1 shows them finding the biggest nugget and then there's part 2 and part 3 of the story of the nuggets.

http://youtu.be/fGLgYrphdmM

http://youtu.be/nZxyFx4n55I

http://youtu.be/w2Nah36EJh4

[Ron_L]

I have LD, I know these guys and have been around them while they're doing their thing...
Wish I'd been there that day

Ron in WA

[russau]

yep but im slowly reading my way throught it!

[Hoser John]

Mama mia now that's a spicey meatball!! Saw on the forum a few days back and huge fer sure. Massive investments meant big gold,look at that overburden removed by that big ol'loader wow. Hope the environutz don't go apesquat over the mining in environutz washington state. Here comes the IRS along with the publicity,but righteous braggn' rights forever-John

[Hoser John]

I heard they just found a BIGGER MONSTER than those showed in video--over 890+ grams in one hunka chunka monster I believe HOLY CENSORED John

[Ron_L]

Good for them!