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Metal Detecting for Gold
Buying my first detector, any advice for a newby?
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<blockquote data-quote="summit1966" data-source="post: 299449" data-attributes="member: 6671"><p>I was in the same situation as you about 6 months ago my budget was around $800. I went to have a look at the minelab machines both the Eureka Gold and the 705 and I wasn't really impressed. After doing some research I got a Makro Gold Racer which was $1000 I use it at Rushworth In some very minerilised noisy ground and it performs well. The ISAT and tracking do a great job of keeping the machine running smoothly over the ground. It comes standard with the GR26 coil which it perfect for the mullock heaps and very sensitive at 56KHZ it will find very small gold, there are also a range of coils that can be purchased. I recently bought a bigger coil for the machine GR19 and had doubts being a VLF that the machine would run to noisy but to my surprise it runs smoothly also. This coil allows for more depth for larger gold and more coverage. I would do some research online and go look at some machines and maybe even a good second hand machine would be another option. </p><p></p><p>These are the two coils I have. </p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6671/1483529757_15423780_1337384582970187_844365509_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="summit1966, post: 299449, member: 6671"] I was in the same situation as you about 6 months ago my budget was around $800. I went to have a look at the minelab machines both the Eureka Gold and the 705 and I wasn't really impressed. After doing some research I got a Makro Gold Racer which was $1000 I use it at Rushworth In some very minerilised noisy ground and it performs well. The ISAT and tracking do a great job of keeping the machine running smoothly over the ground. It comes standard with the GR26 coil which it perfect for the mullock heaps and very sensitive at 56KHZ it will find very small gold, there are also a range of coils that can be purchased. I recently bought a bigger coil for the machine GR19 and had doubts being a VLF that the machine would run to noisy but to my surprise it runs smoothly also. This coil allows for more depth for larger gold and more coverage. I would do some research online and go look at some machines and maybe even a good second hand machine would be another option. These are the two coils I have. [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/6671/1483529757_15423780_1337384582970187_844365509_n.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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