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What's Your View Of Detecting's Future??
geof_junk replied to Joe D.'s topic in Detector Prospector Forum
They were saying there is no gold left after the first couple of years. I remember 1983 that all the gold was gone, but it was my first really good find. The thing is treasure hunter after a quick fortune will come and go in a short time, but the Detectorist that love the fact that you can't see it but the detector can, will enjoy the hunt and with luck or excessive time on the hunt will be rewarded. -
Simon Simon Simon you must add a disclaimer when you put that on the WEB. My wife kept both eyes on me when two Jewish backpacker did a soap rubdown nude at an open air shower when we were Bushwalking one day. (yes the wife was there.) Back to detecting at one beach every time we were there a young local boy about 12 years would always turnup with in minutes of starting detecting. He would dig every target for me. I guess the fault was mine as I let him have all the modern coins with the exception of the golden $1 and $2 coins. By the way I think I got more value than doing it all myself (Did not waste time on junk and digging.) As for TV gold Shows I have given a wide berth after seeing one.
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It must be a great device.....You have to find 16+ oz of gold to pay for it. If it is so good who was the idiot that gave it a single review I am sure human nature would keep it performates to them self. š¤¢
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Wow a quarter of an ounce.š¤
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When my brother inlaw and I was getting ounces of old 18ct rings upto our waist in the beach, he found these teeths made from gold sovereigns. They were not a matching pair.
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Quote "Wonder why they never put a discrim knob on a pp so we could eliminate bits of iron?" What about sticking a magnet on the end of the probe, I would only use a probe where I had to use a hammer & chisel or Jackhammer. One less bit of baggage I have to carry.š
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Land rights in Australia worth a read before you take a mining claim on privately owned land. By the way find out what rights and minerals a claim owner has. Dear yyyyyyyyyyy, I own my own property in Australia. I was wondering how much space directly above and below my land legally belongs to me? For example, do I own the land all the way down to the centre of the Earth, or does it become government/public property after a few feet? Likewise, does the airspace above my house technically belong to me? If so, how far up? Thank you, xxxxxxxxx. Dear xxxxxxxxxx, Usual caveat: weāre not lawyers and the exact rules differ between states and territories. With that out of the way, here is an overview of property laws in Australia as we understand them. In the 13th century, property law subscribed to the Latin principle ācuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad infernosā, which translates to: āwhoeverās is the soil, it is theirs all the way to Heaven and all the way to the depths below.ā This meant that property holders owned not just their plot of land, but 100% of the air and the earth in-between. Surprisingly, the above maxim remains in practice as a traditional starting point for property law in the western world. Indeed, the legal definition of ālandā continues to include earth and airspace in addition to the groundās actual surface. This affords the landowner certain protections. For example, it is against the law to mine minerals from beneath a property without the permission of the owner; even if their landās surface wasnāt disturbed. Likewise, a neighbour cannot build a property extension or erect a wire that overhangs another personās land, regardless of how high up in the air it is. (A classic example of āairspaceā rights ā and one that has caused many a neighbourhood dispute ā relates to tree branches encroaching onto another personās property. In most cases, the affected land owner is entitled to cut these branches down.) Under Australian common law, the surface ownerās rights extend downwards sufficiently to permit the extraction of minerals, which includes anything capable of being mined. As explained in the legal guidebook Australian Land Law in Context: In the absence of any express or implied limitation of rights, an owner of land, at common law is entitled to the subsoil, ācuius est solum, eius est usque ad coelum et ad infernosā, and to the minerals therein. The laws that govern airspace are a bit trickier. Naturally, you canāt restrict commercial aircraft from flying over your house as the sky is considered to be a public highway. Furthermore, the court can force you to remove structures that are considered an encroachment into airspace. Private aircraft, including drones, are considered to be trespassing when traversing the land near to the surface. With that said, there does remain some legal uncertainty when it comes to aircraft flying over land. From the Australian Land Law in Context guidebook: As long as an aircraft traverses a property at a reasonable height, having regard to all the facts and circumstances, there will be no liability for trespass. On the other hand, as a legislative trade off, there is strict liability should the aircraft cause damage to personal property such as would occur if the aircraft crashed into the land or into a structure erected on the land. In other words, while your land rights donāt necessarily extend down to the Earthās core or up to the cosmos, they arenāt non-existent either. Hope this helps! Cheers yyyyyyyyyyyy
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Another Gold Coin With The Nox
geof_junk replied to Hunterjunk's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
What I did to a spoked coil was place a skid on the bottom then used an expanding foam to fill the area between the spocks and scaped of the excess to made the top level it worked but was not pretty but kept the weight down. A bit of self adhesive book covering stop build up of dust in the foam as no wear occurs on the top of the coil. -
That specimen shows a lot of gold and is a keeper. I found a 3.2Kg (7lb) specimen a few years ago that had over 16+ oz of gold when crushed, but note it did not show as much gold as Gerry's Customer. So now I don't feel too bad belting sh!t out of it for the gold. š¤ By the way the signal was very broad, and 18" deep with a ML3000 and 14"Elliptical coil.
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Location Help Equinox 800 Testing For Problem
geof_junk replied to Allen M's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Allen, I can't help you with a spot to test it, but my advice is locate someone with an identical Detector. Go to any gold prospecting area and bury a few targets of different sizes and depth.(NB Lead,Brass,Silver and most coins will do but not iron or steel.) If both detectors have a similar (+/- 5%) range on your target then your detector is most likely OK -
Erik have an elliptical coil in your collection with a 12 to 14" range, as it allows coverage, in hand with a high sensitivity for smaller nuggets ( there is more small nuggets than large ones in open ground.)
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I own a garmin VivoActive 3 watch, have had all previous versions. They have a pedometer built in that allows you to setup your stride length. As a bonus it has a GPS built in it. With this Unit you can count your steps, monitor heart rate and calories and your path on a satellite view with Garmin Express. By the way the GPS has outstanding reception in bushwalking conditions.
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Big Relic Tree Saw And Other Great Pioneer Artifacts
geof_junk replied to DOP's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
That blade you found brings back memories of being on the other end with my dad. He used to go out cutting eucalyptus trees up for firewood to see us through winter. There were no chainsaw for the general public "In 1926, German mechanical engineer, Andreas Stihl patented the first electric chainsaw to be used for logging purposes. Three years later, in 1929, Stihl developed a gas-powered chainsaw version; however, Emil Lerp, founder of Dolmar chainsaw company, had already begun manufacturing gas-powered chainsaws in 1927." -
Garrett Acquires White's Electronics!
geof_junk replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in White's Metal Detectors
Most of our gold found before Mine Lab were with a Garrett's DeepSeeker, Whites Coinmaster 6000 and a Whites GoldMaster 1 (Aus Model) then we went to PI machines. The VLF were the best brands available at that time. Best of luck Garrett and lets hope this means big competition with our Aussie manufacture. -
Chocolate chip cookies - Taste www.taste.com.au āŗ Recipes Ingredients. 150g softened butter. 1/2 cup brown sugar. 1/2 cup caster sugar. 1 egg. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. 1 3/4 cups plain flour. 1/2 cup milk chocolate bits, plus 1 tablespoon extra. 1/2 cup dark chocolate bits, plus 1 tablespoon extra.
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Another Gold Coin With The Nox
geof_junk replied to Hunterjunk's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Finding any gold coin is an achievement by it self but one in that condition puts icing on the cake. š§ -
Did you notice that the pinpointer change from orange to black on the last nugget, as if you would need one on the size of those fakes.
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White's 24K Coil False Signals / Touch Sensitivity
geof_junk replied to Theraker's topic in White's Metal Detectors
First try another coil on the detector if that solves the problem it the coil, providing the test coil is ok and the problem is the same the fault is the detector. The problem you describe seems to be related to the shielding or its connection to me. -
Two things that I have found lost while detecting in remote areas was a GPS and a Sat phone in another location. I hope the Sat Phone was not needed and it was wrecked by the environment when I saw it. The GPS was lost by a mate, he left it were he had found a stray nugget. He tried to find it but got lost himself, he called me up on his Walkie talkie. I was able to get him to walk to a track (a good handrail) with the aid of the sun at 2 o'clock till he hit the track. I found the GPS but there was no other nuggets to be found. š¢
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British Coin In Back Yard
geof_junk replied to Valens Legacy's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
You say it stinks as it is very old. Valens it could be 175 years old, have a look at this link. ....LINK.... "Kelley discovered that oil from the jaw and head of the porpoise and blackfish proved superior to any other known lubricant for delicate mechanisms, and his oil, which he began selling in 1844," It was a good read. -
Gold Monster Quick Track / Fast Ground Balance
geof_junk replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
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Gold Monster Quick Track / Fast Ground Balance
geof_junk replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Minelab Metal Detectors
I was talking to my Minelab Dealer and they said they can't wait till the gold monster 2 gets on the floor. Has anything been released lately.