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California Gold Mining Getting Harder To Do
WesD replied to GhostMiner's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Clay, That 100mil win was for for his Consumnes River, Sacramento county operation that got shut down. I remember reading it in our local news. I think on the Placerville Big Cut operation he was only fined a "small" amount in the end. That guy dont have to mine no more! -
Deep Coins Which Would You Choose Pi Or VLF ?
WesD replied to IronDigger's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Equinox 800 is pure joy after using a no disc PI. Set in Park 1 for your big coins and bump the iron disc up a little, and cherry pick away -
Fur Trade & Gold Rush Sites In One Day!
WesD replied to Cal_Cobra's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
Sounds just like nugget hunting! Ive also called it the one out of ten rule. -
There's Still Big Gold In Western Australia!
WesD replied to Aureous's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks... From the good Book -
Did A Meteorite Just Hit This Guy's House?
WesD replied to jasong's topic in Metal Detecting For Meteorites
Good example from a friend of mine, of a what a fresh "crater" looks like: -
Nor Cal Prospecting Club Recommendations
WesD replied to Shojo510's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
https://www.reinkegoldmining.com/ -
Need Help To Detect Gold Bars 4-6 Feet Deep
WesD replied to Placer Gold's topic in Metal Detector Advice & Comparisons
Something to consider if it wasn't mentioned already, if the property is in town, a residential area, you probably wont get much use out of any of the Minelabs mentioned, as the electrical interference will be too much. -
Phrunt, I wouldnt worry too much about those little spider cracks unless the flying buttress ends snap off. Of course we dont want any cracks, but I have one of the first 6000 sold in the US and have been hard on the coil, and its still holding up, spider cracks and all. I imagine eventually the ear will snap off but you should get some use out of it. Just carry your spare coil, and enjoy the detector.
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Has anyone actually had or heard of the ear breaking off on these 6000s? I have the micro cracks on my coil, but just letting it ride for now. The area that cracks is a thin zone between the thicker buttress ends. Not sure why they would design it that way, but obviously it wasn't a good idea. I've always run the bolt very loose, so its not really an issue with that, but it sure could fast track the cracking by having it snugged tight.
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Gold Price Expected To Rise Significantly Soon
WesD replied to Aureous's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
Looks like Paul's prediction is on track, as prices continue on the down trend... -
Sounds good, looking forward to hearing if your emi clears up. Like you said it is mainly location specific emi, and I've experience the same here in Nor Cal. Some areas good, some bad, and no rhyme or reason. Headphones dont clear up the emi on my detector, and I have just learned to deal with it over the past year. But it sure would be nice to have a smooth threshold tone, as I really enjoy the detector when its running right!
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Pretty neat, thanks for sharing!
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Yuba River Crevice Detecting For Gold Nuggets
WesD replied to Smithsgold's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
"Flumes were the artificial water ditches that moved the precious liquid to more useful places; places where water powered nozzles blasted away cliffs of gravel, where water washed through sluice boxes to expose nuggets, or drove the machinery of underground mines and sawmills." Looks like the box side boards rotted away or salvaged at some point. Depending on age that may have not been mining related, hard to say as I dont know the history there. Maybe someone else here knows. Neat history all the same!