johnedoe

Ya know....... I think I'll just keep my V3i and MXT.

No bait and switch for me thank's.

Not bad for stock settings I guess....

Would be interesting to see what setting was needed to improve the performance though. 

I will have to give that a try with my MXT and V3i with the different coils I have and of course the settings possible with the V.

This ugly one hit at 46 VDI ..... 415 grain of 10k

Maybe you will like this.

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/panning-gold/459664-art-gold-panning.html

And this.....

Nice ring... And that is quite a collection of pull tabs too..

My friend had some more cons to cleanup so I too the Gold Cube again and I made a small modification... I added deep V mat to the top tray or slick plate of the Gold Cube ... Thought what the heck may as well put it to work to since it certainly won't change anything in the lower trays..........

Well needless to say I was rather stunned at the success of the deep V matting results on the slick plate tray.......

That is over 2 ounces of gold in that tray your looking at.... and that is just the top tray.

I deal with beach gold and to recover that from your cons you Must classify. The golden rule as Mile Pung of Gold Cube would say is that if everything in the pan is the same size... Gold rules.

Now with all that said. What exactly are you panning for?

Is it prospecting? If so then I would suggest a 4 mesh, 20 mesh, 50 mesh, and 80 mesh.

If you have a bucket of cons to cleanup then I would suggest you first run those cons through a super concentrator like the Gold Cube or Gold Hogs Multi Sluice. Which you will have to classify to 1/8" Then classify those super cons through 50, 80, 100, and maybe even finer depending on the gold of your area.

I classify beach cons through 80, 100, 150, 200, 325 mesh screens. Depending on which beach I get my material from .. there is one beach that has +80 mesh gold, veritable nuggets by beach standards  but most of the gold is still in the minus 100 and 150 mesh size range.

This is a final cleanup is from many days of running but it sure looks nice...

Once again this is from a friends work... just helping him get things cleaned.

I have an 8 cell charger that has an auto adapter so I can take it with me if I feel the need or going remote. Otherwise it stays plugged in at home.

I have plenty of NiMh packs so power to go is never in short supply. I have found the 2700 mAh cells work very well for the V3i and really last in the MXT.

Beautiful Gold..... 

Congrats on a job well done.

I agree with the 10 post minimum. 

2 posts is nothing for a scammer.

10 posts is nothing for someone that actually wants to be here and adds as well as finds value here. This is a great forum, hate to see that change.

With all of that said, you can choose an offset of the ground balance with the V3i to either positive or negative which can help in some difficult ground.

Well it looks like I am going to get out this weekend for a couple days.

Hope to find some good beach and get more than last time.

8 hours ago, klunker said:

 JD; The above links are all cherry picked examples. I doubt that there is anyone in my circle of associations or even the vast majority of members of this forum that wouldn't give me a tank full of gas for my Jeep in trade for a 1dwt nugget. Gold is not "money" nor has it ever been. It has always been, and will be, (among other uses) a medium of exchange. the same goes for ones labor or or valuable expertise. Now you owe me three grains of gold for the above bit of wizdumb.

... Well of course they were cherry picked... But it is still true that there are a lot of people out there like those in the vids..... They don't even fully understand basic economics.

By the way No one in my circles would have refused those deals ....

Why gold isn't as good as some people think it is for trade.....

Now brace yourselves because the next videos are truly disturbing. This is why the gold as money is doomed and why people will accept a single world currency ........

Man Offers Random People A Free One Ounce Gold Coin

Free Gold Coin or a Candy Bar?

Selling 1 Oz Gold Coin for $25 (when it's worth over $1,500)

Selling a 100 oz Silver Bar for $25 Dollars (When It's Worth $1500) Almost 7 POUNDS of Bullion

I pack..... Nuff said.

Well as lovely as the desert can be I'm a coastal person.....

Great job on getting to the goods.....

What a great find... All the best and a huge congrats on your fantastic good fortune.

This is me seeing that gold............

That's a beauty........ congrats ......

OK... Got it dried, the magnetics pulled, and weighed. Came to 8.36 grain. about 4 hours shoveling and a hole 3 feet wide by 2 feet deep...... have moved more material for a lot less gold in the past.

So I am not gonna retire or quit the day job but I will go back to that spot in the future.......

While elliptical coils seem all the rage and certainly do have their place it is hard to beat the old concentric design overall....JMHO

Holy cow......... That is a fantastic find.

Turn that place upside down mate. Can't wait to see your totals.

Excellent hunt.............