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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="9od" data-source="post: 571481" data-attributes="member: 16089"><p>Trying these areas is how you find patches. I know someone who ONLY detects virgin areas but obv still within producing goldfields. He has found some nice 5oz+ pieces but also spends many many days finding nothing. </p><p>I do the polar opposite and most of the time go over already worked gullies etc with the sdc.</p><p>I dont have enough patience to wander around day after day finding nothing, but I know the payoff could well be worth it.</p><p></p><p>Another option which could be faster and allow you to tick off more virgin ground would be to take some loaming samples.</p><p>If there are indications (even only a speck or 2) in a virgin gully, at least you can confirm there is gold there. </p><p>No gold from your samples...then move on to the next one.</p><p></p><p>I will be soon testing a few places, bulk sampling with the dryblower, as a means of telling me whether I should detect there or not. Spending an hr or two testing could save me tons of hrs detecting for nothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="9od, post: 571481, member: 16089"] Trying these areas is how you find patches. I know someone who ONLY detects virgin areas but obv still within producing goldfields. He has found some nice 5oz+ pieces but also spends many many days finding nothing. I do the polar opposite and most of the time go over already worked gullies etc with the sdc. I dont have enough patience to wander around day after day finding nothing, but I know the payoff could well be worth it. Another option which could be faster and allow you to tick off more virgin ground would be to take some loaming samples. If there are indications (even only a speck or 2) in a virgin gully, at least you can confirm there is gold there. No gold from your samples...then move on to the next one. I will be soon testing a few places, bulk sampling with the dryblower, as a means of telling me whether I should detect there or not. Spending an hr or two testing could save me tons of hrs detecting for nothing. [/QUOTE]
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