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Gold check from Lost Dutchman’s Duisenburg Camp.

Three yards of tailings, 1.4 grams of gold, and one more reminder that Duisenburg likes to hide the good stuff where everyone else already “looked.” (Material was a bit damp for dry washing so we had to re-test!

Apparently the desert said, “Sure, run the leftovers. I left you a little snack.”

That chunky gold did not walk into the pan by accident. It waited patiently in the tailings like a tiny golden troublemaker, just hoping someone would come back with a shovel and a bad case of gold fever.

Moral of the story: at Duisenburg, even the leftovers have leftovers.

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“Everyone says, ‘Go deeper if you want the big gold.’

Well… they weren’t kidding. 😂

A few more inches (feet 🤣😂) down and this little chunky nugget decided it was done hiding. Turns out the shallow gravel was only protecting its bigger brother.

Gold is a lot like leftovers in the fridge. The good stuff always seems buried underneath everything else.

At Digger’s Dredge Camp, we don’t stop when it gets difficult. We keep digging, keep dredging, and every now and then the creek rewards the stubborn ones.

Who’s ready to suit up, grab the nozzle, and see what bigger surprises are waiting a little deeper? 🏆💦🥇”

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There’s something about a peaceful creek that puts you in your happy place.

The water is flowing, the birds are singing, the rocks are minding their own business, and there you are, working your way upstream with a dredge nozzle in your hand like you’ve got life completely figured out.

Some people need a spa day. Gold prospectors need a creek, a dredge, and the slight hope that the next scoop of gravel has been hiding retirement funds.

Dredging upstream, chasing gold, and enjoying the calm before someone yells, “Hey, look what I found!”

That’s the kind of peaceful chaos we like.

Who’s ready to find their happy place in the creek?

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Doesn’t that look delicious 😂

Am I talking about the fresh blackberries that are so sweet and delicious?

Or am I talking about the deliciousness of being on the nozzle dredging for Gold in the creek?

You decide. But check out www.myldma.com for our event events where you can come out and get your own deliciousness.

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Life is good when your office is Muddy Creek and your job description is “suck up gold!” 😎🏆

Some people spend hours vacuuming the house and end up with a canister full of dust. We spend hours vacuuming the creek and hope the nozzle spits out shiny yellow paychecks from Mother Nature! I’d say we got the better deal. 😂

Whether you’re chest deep chasing bedrock, running the dredge, or wrestling rocks that seem to weigh twice as much underwater, every scoop brings the chance for that next flash of gold. The smiles say it all. Muddy Creek keeps giving us reasons to come back for more.

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