After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode. On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find

I ran to Oregon with a good friend to detect for gold nuggets using the Minelab GPX series detectors for a couple days. Attached are photos of my only gold find. The specimen shown was found Thursday, Sept 25th. 2008.  It has a dry weight of 25.2 Troy Ounces and I have not had a [...]