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Metal Detecting for Gold
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<blockquote data-quote="Nightjar" data-source="post: 585535" data-attributes="member: 1414"><p>Justoverthehill,</p><p>One point to keep in mind is the development of available detectors through the decades.</p><p>We have worked an area since the early 90's beginning with Garrett Groundhogs and Whites vSat's through too present day SDC & GPZ.</p><p>To give you an example, a mate of mine returned recently from this area with 65 tiny bits totalling 13 grams. </p><p>Some will say what a waste of time, but we have enjoyed the sunrises and sunsets for 30+ years and found a lot of gold along the way. The amount of gold hasn't covered expenses but we have thoroughly enjoyed the hobby.</p><p>Another example, in 2018 my partner woke one morning and said, "Lets hit the ?? Patch?" It had been flogged with every known back to the first Garrett detector. (Deepseeker). We set off and moved slightly away from the known main area. Not 200 metres away Carol started getting sub grammers with the Dyson (SDC). I spread out another 100metres, picked a tree and begun circling with the Beast (GPZ). We went back to the camp that night and weighed in over 150 pieces totalling over 1 1/2 ozs.</p><p></p><p>The point of this post is to explain not to give up on flogged areas if you are swinging the latest technology. </p><p>BTW: Back to the early 90's when we were operating small engine driven dryblowers fed with a shovel. We picked up countless ozs out of old dry blowing fines heaps.</p><p>Back to the camp at night looking like "redskins" with white faces (we used face masks.)</p><p>Sluice our buckets of dirt over a beer or three and then enjoy the sunset reflecting off the gold on the table.....</p><p>We knew that if we invested in expensive mining equipment the hobby would relegate to a job/chore.</p><p>Maybe with the almost ceasing of the use of "Roundup" David De'Havlilind may publish the Victorian Gold & Ghosts?</p><p></p><p>Good luck with your ventures.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nightjar, post: 585535, member: 1414"] Justoverthehill, One point to keep in mind is the development of available detectors through the decades. We have worked an area since the early 90's beginning with Garrett Groundhogs and Whites vSat's through too present day SDC & GPZ. To give you an example, a mate of mine returned recently from this area with 65 tiny bits totalling 13 grams. Some will say what a waste of time, but we have enjoyed the sunrises and sunsets for 30+ years and found a lot of gold along the way. The amount of gold hasn't covered expenses but we have thoroughly enjoyed the hobby. Another example, in 2018 my partner woke one morning and said, "Lets hit the ?? Patch?" It had been flogged with every known back to the first Garrett detector. (Deepseeker). We set off and moved slightly away from the known main area. Not 200 metres away Carol started getting sub grammers with the Dyson (SDC). I spread out another 100metres, picked a tree and begun circling with the Beast (GPZ). We went back to the camp that night and weighed in over 150 pieces totalling over 1 1/2 ozs. The point of this post is to explain not to give up on flogged areas if you are swinging the latest technology. BTW: Back to the early 90's when we were operating small engine driven dryblowers fed with a shovel. We picked up countless ozs out of old dry blowing fines heaps. Back to the camp at night looking like "redskins" with white faces (we used face masks.) Sluice our buckets of dirt over a beer or three and then enjoy the sunset reflecting off the gold on the table..... We knew that if we invested in expensive mining equipment the hobby would relegate to a job/chore. Maybe with the almost ceasing of the use of "Roundup" David De'Havlilind may publish the Victorian Gold & Ghosts? Good luck with your ventures. [/QUOTE]
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