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I never met John B in person, but knew him through phone conversations and email. If I remember correctly, he found most of his Gold with his White's Gold Masters. He had a website and had photos with a table covered with Gold nuggets and specimens. He bought himself a Minelab SD2000 and complained about the gold it couldn't see. I got with Minelab (I was a dealer back then), and they replaced it with an SD2100. I don't remember if that helped him or not. Last time I was in touch with him was about a year ago, and he said he couldn't get out any longer as his health had gone down. John B also liked Rattlesnakes and offered me an albino. RIP John B (Goldmaster)
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Try this link: https://www.detectorprospector.com/metal-detector-database/garrett-goldmaster-24k-r155/
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You are talking about the Gold Kruzer? There is an adapter available (extra purchase) that allows you to use headphones, or you can use the speaker.
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A smart saying from an old timer friend of mine. "Never show your poke!"
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Looking For Keith Southern
snakejim replied to midalake's topic in Metal Detecting For Coins & Relics
If you can't find Keith Southern, this fellow might be able to help:https://www.brokendetector.com/ -
My experience in highly mineralized ground is that it becomes very conductive when wet or damp and especially affects the VLFs performance. The ground not only becomes noisy, but a great deal of depth is lost due to the signal being reflected or suppressed. I have proven this time and time again. The drier the ground, the greater the depth is attained with the VLF detector. However, with the pulse detectors the effects are not that noticeable except maybe more ground noise. Depth is not affected as much as with a VLF detector. snakejim
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Steve's Gold Nugget Detector Guide Update
snakejim replied to Steve Herschbach's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
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50 Historical Claims By My Home
snakejim replied to Lead Detector's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
You should get a couple of books and research your area. Steve has them for download here. Here's a good start. Best wishes! snakejim -
Hillside Vs Ridge Vs Wash Detecting - When And Why
snakejim replied to tboykin's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I am working the side of a Gulch that has layers of gravel and large boulders. The gulch was discovered to have gold in it in 1865. It was worked clean by the old timers all the way to bedrock. However since then, flash floods have brought in more material from the sides. Years ago I was detecting the bottom of the Gulch and found a nice 1/4 ounce nugget and smaller nuggets laying on a clay layer (a false bedrock) and they were only a couple inches deep. I dry washed everything on the top of the clay layer and recovered a lot of gold. Then, I dug down and dry washed the rest of the gravel under that clay layer and went all the way to bedrock and it didn't have much gold at all. The odd thing about the bench gravels I'm working now is that they are on an outside bend of the Gulch. As the flash floods came down from the top of the mountain they hit this bank and deposited those nugget just a few feet from the bank. The old timers had worked all the inside bend benches. However streams meander and at one time the bench I'm working could have been the bottom of the drainage. So, to answer your question, Gold is where you find it. snakejim -
Are Claim Markers Reliable Enough ?
snakejim replied to Lead Detector's topic in Detector Prospector Forum
I have had mining claims for 33 years, and it's not possible to check my claims every day. My corner posts seem to fall over and hide in the bushes on occasion and the paperwork seems to evaporate from time to time. Claim jumpers? Properly staked? I place corner posts on my claims and the paperwork at a designated corner that is noted in the documents that I file with the County and the BLM. However, if the posts and paperwork disappear afterwards? Then what? The claim is still valid. I do replace the posts and paperwork, but it may be 6 months before I get back to that claim. I guess you pay your money and take your chances. Good luck! snakejim -
I rented an army surplus mine detector in Corpus Christi, Texas in 1966 and used it on Padre Island looking for Spanish treasure from the ship wrecks. One of my friends dad was a surf fisherman and he had picked up a piece of eight coin.
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Help On Use For This Coil 16 Inch Coil Fit What Machine?
snakejim replied to paul Muller's topic in White's Metal Detectors
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Help On Use For This Coil 16 Inch Coil Fit What Machine?
snakejim replied to paul Muller's topic in White's Metal Detectors
Go to the Garrett website here: https://garrett.com/whites-manuals Scroll down to the Coinmaster 1, 2, 3 Beat Frequency Manual and in the second or third paragraph of the manual it tells how to mount the coil. -
Help On Use For This Coil 16 Inch Coil Fit What Machine?
snakejim replied to paul Muller's topic in White's Metal Detectors
The antenna looking thingy is a stud and there are two of them. The lower rod had two holes instead of the swivel like we have now. The studs went through the lower rod and fastened the coil to the rod with wing nuts. -
Help On Use For This Coil 16 Inch Coil Fit What Machine?
snakejim replied to paul Muller's topic in White's Metal Detectors
It fits an early White's detector that had an all metal ground balance feature that White's called GEB (Ground Exclusion Balance). https://garrett.com/sites/default/files/pdf/2020-12/G.E.B._All_Metal_en.pdf -
Does Anyone What Kind Of Nugget This Is?
snakejim replied to Jürgen Beyer's topic in Rocks, Minerals, Gems & Geology
Maybe platinum or aluminum? If it was lead or silver and in the ocean it would be coated black due to oxidation.- 16 replies
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I use one of these and it can pick up gold that you can hardly see. http://falconmetaldetectors.com/
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The BLM here in New Mexico accepted the old Maintenance Fee Waiver form. Also, I never use their other forms. I have written my own forms for years and have never had any problem.! Best wishes to all! snakejim