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  1. I use hill shade maps made from lidar data. You can use them with the USGS National Advanced Viewer. I also use OnX with an Apple iPod Touch and an external GPS device.
  2. Great bunch of posts Steve. I've saved them. It'll take at least the rest of winter to absorb it. Thanks
  3. Detector settings are sometimes called timings. Why? How can thinking about timings help me configure my detector
  4. There is nothing current that I think has significant content. Dan Hurd occasionally says something useful, but his time is past. He was great while he was teaching high school, but since then, his material is very weak. Two Toes was full of good info early on, but now he is only rarely informative. I'll watch these guy only because there is nothing else I want to watch. The other channels rarely have anything to say, and they spend lots of time saying it. If anyone out there wants to publish something, I strongly advise that you write yourself a script. Don't dither, don't babble, and don't follow distractions. Steve, if you wan't to try publishing a youtube channel, I'd look forward to watching it.
  5. Headphones are a deal killer for me. If they don't interfere with my glasses, they interfere with my hat. Usually they interfere with both. Because ear-buds won't stay in place with my ears in rough environments, the only thing with bluetooth tech that works for me is my headband-mounted external speakers. I do use your tech connected to my headband. I may be experiencing interference though. I haven't decided what's going on yet.
  6. I'm down in Mexico for the Winter so I can't answer your question. I think I just screwed up because in my lack of experience I thought the elliptical shape meant it was a DD.
  7. Thanks for the info so far. I have these coils: 14x9 Double D Evolution Nugget Finder 11” Minelab Mono Commander 11” Minelab GP Series 8x6 Sadie Advantage LITZ Wire Nugget When I first bought these coils, I asked Ray Mills which he would recommend for someone new to PI machines. He recommended the Sadie. Now that I am a little more comfortable with a PI, I want to know how I ought to adjust my choice of coil according to the conditions. Thanks
  8. I bought somebody's GPX 4500. It came with 4 coils. Then I realized that I don't have a clue what are the strengths and weakness of the different coil configurations. What are some general principals to guide folks in matching coils to the situations that they encounter? I don't recall having seen any guidance on this. Thanks
  9. Finding big gold: The simplest method that comes to mind is to explore placer areas close to lode mines. It's not going to be easy to find what you want, but persevere, and you might succeed. You may already know all this, but perhaps it will be of use. Ways to do this: 1) Examine modern gold claims as reported in places like https://thediggings.com. Open a map of a county that interest you. There are two kinds of claims shown: placer claims and lode claims. Poke around in this data looking for placers near lode deposits or something else that intrigues you. Use Google Earth and https://apps.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ to further refine your decision as to which area to explore in person. 2) Learn to download location data for historic mining areas from the USGS MRDS website: https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ You can overlay this information onto Google Earth. You can even use it to automatically mark locations on Google Earth so that when you click on these locations you can see more information about each mineral occurrence. Of course you can look for mentions of big nuggets (It's not that common but this actually worked for me once), or you can just look for areas with large placer gold production near lode deposits. 3) Mareen Johnson ( sometimes she uses her maiden name Sherlock) from the USGS has published a detailed description of placer gold deposits in Arizona and one for Nevada. Pay attention to where she got her info. It's in these publications somewhere. Last time I looked Mareen had not published a report for Utah. However, sources similar to those Mareen used may be available for Utah. Again, you are looking for mention of big nuggets or proximity of placer and lode deposits. 4) Recently, there have been several Detector/Prospector discussion of metal detecting dredging spoils. If you find something that the dredge discarded, it's going to be big. Of course you are going to prefer dredge fields near well known lode deposits. This is serious detective work. It's hard but may be profitable. Good luck!
  10. I have spent many winter months in Baja California del Sur exploring and living on the beach. This was before I began metal detecting. I'd like to try it some day, but I am concerned about having my equipment confiscated or stolen. Do you have any comments on this? thanks
  11. Very nice! Do you prefer a standard coil (say a 9" elliptical coil) or a larger coil (say a 13" x 15" double D) on your VLF when detecting dredging piles?
  12. I take it you tear down the spoil piles not just detect the entire piles themselves? Thanks
  13. I have seen very little about techniques for detecting spoil piles. There is a nearby creek that was worked extensively with a dragline and a wash plant. Lots of spoil piles there: 20 feet by 50 feet by 5 feet high with small boulders, a few cobbles, and no fines. I have been tempted to work them, but I know squat about technique and equipment. Any "Old Pros" out there who want to give advice? Thanks
  14. I don't know what it is, but I'll make a wild guess. There is a small possibility that it is a highly metamorphosed mix of pebble conglomerate, sandstone, and other sedimentary rocks.
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