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Metal Detecting for Gold
Am I suppose to detect ridges or gullies?
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<blockquote data-quote="Xadz" data-source="post: 666577" data-attributes="member: 4757"><p>Hey guys,</p><p></p><p>Back to prospecting season for me as the business slows down in the colder months. I've spent the last 6 or so months researching and trying to gain as much knowledge as possible.</p><p></p><p>I managed to score 0.8g of gold in my first year last year with a GM1000. I'm super stocked I found a bit!</p><p></p><p>Went out to Bendigo today - which by the way is very difficult with a GM1000. The ground is atrociously hot. Dug about 50 hot rocks. Maybe I've got some settings wrong but not even ground balancing works there.</p><p></p><p>After coming home defeated with no gold I decided to do some more research on what I was doing wrong. I came across a couple of youtubers who always head to a ridge and look around and see where water would go if it rained.</p><p></p><p>It got me thinking, I always spend 90% of my time in gullies trying to find where the gold has "ended up" but never really where it's come from. Am I missing something? Should I be taking a more broad approach and working my way up a hill from where I think the gold could of come from? </p><p></p><p>I'd love some advice and insights as to whether I'm approaching detecting wrong and maybe I'm thinking like a "planner".</p><p></p><p>Thanks in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Xadz, post: 666577, member: 4757"] Hey guys, Back to prospecting season for me as the business slows down in the colder months. I've spent the last 6 or so months researching and trying to gain as much knowledge as possible. I managed to score 0.8g of gold in my first year last year with a GM1000. I'm super stocked I found a bit! Went out to Bendigo today - which by the way is very difficult with a GM1000. The ground is atrociously hot. Dug about 50 hot rocks. Maybe I've got some settings wrong but not even ground balancing works there. After coming home defeated with no gold I decided to do some more research on what I was doing wrong. I came across a couple of youtubers who always head to a ridge and look around and see where water would go if it rained. It got me thinking, I always spend 90% of my time in gullies trying to find where the gold has "ended up" but never really where it's come from. Am I missing something? Should I be taking a more broad approach and working my way up a hill from where I think the gold could of come from? I'd love some advice and insights as to whether I'm approaching detecting wrong and maybe I'm thinking like a "planner". Thanks in advance. [/QUOTE]
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