calgeologist Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 I recently upgraded to a minelab pi and cannot wait to take it out.I've been looking at a few places that are up around 7000 feet in elevation. Typically what I have read about peoples detecting tips seemed to be more focused in the lowlands.Does anybody have any tips to successfully detect at high elevations? Anything I should be doing differently or looking for?Any response is much appreciated and hopefully a few of you who work the high Sierra will see this post.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reno Chris Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 7000 ft in the Sierra means Pines and scrub growth. You will still find nuggets, but in many places the pine needle blanket together with the other organic materials on the surface means the nuggets are generally deeper. You can still detect gold, but you lose effective depth because of the pine needles and growth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Â Adequate water for early historic mining was often a problem at the high elevations as the rainy season soon turned to snow and early season mining was often hindered by snow drifts so some areas didn't get thoroughly worked. look in the areas outside of the historic workings. work VERY SLOW in the pine needles.The pine needles do have one good effect in that they hold your coil off of the ground which will allow you to operate with unusually high gain settings. You will soon learn to hate tiny wire shards from wire rope(steel cable) used in logging operations. Please leave 4 out of 5 nuggets for us local boys. What model is your Minelab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calgeologist Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 It's a 5000. Thanks for this tips. I know there should be some coarse gold as it is the area feeding some old workings. As for saving nuggets, I guess I will save 1 of five since I am a local. Also people are welcome to tag along if we can find a time to meet up. I've got much to learn and I figure you guys have an idea of what works and what doesn't Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 CG; Â What is the general area you would like to detect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Just back from a trip where we beeped gold between 6500-7000'. Not all is pine scrub, the Blue Nose Mtn area is mostly large old growth Fir. The water problem Klunker mentioned is definitely a good thing for us modern electronic prospectors. The early, then depression era miners just could not wash the ground as well as some of the bigger lower elevation workings....they removed a lot of overburden, but not all the gold. My biggest issue at those elevations are the friggin Mosquitos..... Calgeologist...what area are you in? PM ME, maybe we can hook up...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calgeologist Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Klunker: I have numerous places to check out that look interesting geology wise. No specific area just in the northern motherlode. El dorado. Sent you a pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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