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Metal Detecting for Gold
What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)
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<blockquote data-quote="loamer" data-source="post: 48080" data-attributes="member: 981"><p>One of my detecting mates has a 5000 - the fine gold setting - amazing. We ran the 4500 and the 5000 both with 11" monos over a test area we set up. the 5000 won hands down on small gold with the setting. I see many people quite happy pinging small gold all day - they do quite well. Coins/tokens too off mullock heaps. I reckon its a great niche but not for me just yet. I just shake my head at people who say 'who wants to dig fly shxt all day' - what a load of nonsense. Folk who do the small stuff seem happy to me and if they at least cover their costs AND hit some big stuff as well I might add - well - good on them. </p><p></p><p> I may be old but I still love walking to and detecting new ground. It is getting harder in Vic to find - lots of walking, map recces, research, sampling etc. When the time comes and I have to give up my hard trecks through the bush - there are 1,000s of mullock heaps with my name on them. But as is often said - take out a map of the central vic goldfields - take dart - throw dart - detect that spot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loamer, post: 48080, member: 981"] One of my detecting mates has a 5000 - the fine gold setting - amazing. We ran the 4500 and the 5000 both with 11" monos over a test area we set up. the 5000 won hands down on small gold with the setting. I see many people quite happy pinging small gold all day - they do quite well. Coins/tokens too off mullock heaps. I reckon its a great niche but not for me just yet. I just shake my head at people who say 'who wants to dig fly shxt all day' - what a load of nonsense. Folk who do the small stuff seem happy to me and if they at least cover their costs AND hit some big stuff as well I might add - well - good on them. I may be old but I still love walking to and detecting new ground. It is getting harder in Vic to find - lots of walking, map recces, research, sampling etc. When the time comes and I have to give up my hard trecks through the bush - there are 1,000s of mullock heaps with my name on them. But as is often said - take out a map of the central vic goldfields - take dart - throw dart - detect that spot. [/QUOTE]
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