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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 71539"><p>Some of the largest nuggets found in Victoria were with a VLF. Where a Minelab PI excels is in highly mineralised hot ground like you find in and around</p><p>Talbot though my GP3500 still picks up the odd hot rock or ironstone. A 10oz nugget was found in central victoria at a depth of no more than 10 inches </p><p>in pipe clay about 6 months ago. </p><p></p><p>My guess it may of been dropped by the old timers who may of been carrying a few or it was tossed aside among the clay without realising while </p><p>working the area. A vlf with correct coil would of picked this nugget up which was buried in clay but you need to walk over it.</p><p></p><p>Gold prospecting is interesting and everyone has a theory where to find gold even though we learn the basics. Sometimes you will find it </p><p>where you least expect it. An example includes near tracks or away from the gold diggings leading towards a track. So spending $4000 on </p><p>a detector is not the be all and end all though it helps. </p><p></p><p>You need to work with the strength of your machine and match that with the right goldfield. eg high khz vlf for small nuggets on once gold rich </p><p>shallow alluvial gold fields.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 71539"] Some of the largest nuggets found in Victoria were with a VLF. Where a Minelab PI excels is in highly mineralised hot ground like you find in and around Talbot though my GP3500 still picks up the odd hot rock or ironstone. A 10oz nugget was found in central victoria at a depth of no more than 10 inches in pipe clay about 6 months ago. My guess it may of been dropped by the old timers who may of been carrying a few or it was tossed aside among the clay without realising while working the area. A vlf with correct coil would of picked this nugget up which was buried in clay but you need to walk over it. Gold prospecting is interesting and everyone has a theory where to find gold even though we learn the basics. Sometimes you will find it where you least expect it. An example includes near tracks or away from the gold diggings leading towards a track. So spending $4000 on a detector is not the be all and end all though it helps. You need to work with the strength of your machine and match that with the right goldfield. eg high khz vlf for small nuggets on once gold rich shallow alluvial gold fields. [/QUOTE]
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