PeterInSa

Re ( I wonder how many dismissed that target as a giant piece of junk over the years for a guy to wander along and find it with his Nox.) and I wonder how many loud pieces of junk that were actually Gold, that I have walked over in the last 40+ years detecting the Vic Golden Triangle. Years ago a friend and self were detecting on a farmers paddock, the site of an old mining town in the GT, he detected/dug up 188 Chinese coins in a 3ft x 3ft area, to others it must have sound like a sheet of rusty iron, he picked up a stray on the outskirts and went from there.

Thanks GM for the write up, its interesting and appreciated. Sometimes during the journal Jed has mentioned dividing up the days finds. It made me wonder where he/they put their share of the gold each day/night after the divide up, other than a hole in the ground inside their tent, and covering it up with a mat. If it was external say 20yards away under a tree, a distant observer who avoided the man on watch could be a problem. I know there is no mention of this issue in the journal but to me its something that they would have considered.

Around 2 years ago we had approval, to detect on the E36 Lease or adjacent lease (40E) in the Kathleen Valley spoke to a Geo and he confirmed they were looking for Lithium and they had a number of drill holes in the area, there were old patches in the area, unfortunately no gold was left, and definitely no Lithium, we did better (gold) elsewhere.. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/majestic-options-prospective-lithium-tenements-130000353.html

Re (We had mined over 800 ounces of gold in less than three months) My estimate was 750 ozs in 6 months so if Jed and friends find more I'm out of the running.

Re (When a shipping company is going to charge you $30,000 to bring back an empty that's worth about $3500, it's not going to happen.) Son, 2 days ago purchased a container in Adelaide, South Oz for $4500 AUD. There is a surplus but the price is still up from 3 years ago when he purchased similar for $2000.

Ar Tibooburra far western New South Wales in Oz, partner was detecting on a slate/shale bedded hill with a vertical orientation. I could not handle it. You dig up a signal, most likely very small gold and the slate would break up and the gold would find another nitch of vertical slate/shale to fall into.... remove the surface shale and start again....me not again. But, SWMBO was using a small paint brush to coax the small gold out of the cracks... and I left her to it.

jasong, Great to hear you are back detecting and letting us know what you are up to. Peter

My estimate for 1936 season say of 200 days, some days less than 1oz to start with, then 1 oz + a day, but later many Ozs So my estimate for the Total Gold count 700 ozs.

Re (Equinox has better discrimination that could be useful in junky nugget areas.) Agree with/without Discrimination (Nox800) in Thrash'ie areas. Depending on the concentration of rubbish I will use either the standard or 6 inch coil. Have found coins and gold in such locations. This detector will complement a future Gold detector, eg 2300,4500,5000, 6000 or 7000 ( I have a 7) Along with your GB2.

I use the Swing Arm and Hip stick when using the standard and NF Z coils, but only use the Hip stick when using the 10 Inch X Coil, its just that much lighter/maneuverable.

Hi Gs5000, Last week went detecting with a friend who wears a similar rig to you in warm weather ( Page2), in his case, Cap, Sunglasses,T shirt, shorts, boots plus gloves and a 6000. I am wary of snakes when detecting, this area was uneven ground(hills/gullies) with low scrub and trees. Me, Cap with lower wrap around sun shield material that Velcros under my nose with Sunglasses (you cannot see my face), Long sleeve shirt, gloves, jeans, gaiters and boots and a 7000 and Harness.( would probably give a young child a fright if they saw me detecting) He, a lot more experienced bushman than myself. Me, Have a sun cancer check every 6 months with burn offs. And the days effort, Lead shot of various sizes and rubbish. All the best out there.

Great setup Gs5000, also great country to detect in. I have a Shower/Toilet Tent mounted on the side of our Landcruiser for when my wife goes bush with me ( plus Portaloo etc)

$3500 for a 40 hr week, that will be hard to stop. But why do the need to use Mercury, for loose gold in a river bed?

Its a concern, next year will be our first year in umpteen that we don't have a Backup detector ( previously a ML4500 for the last 10 years, then a 3000 and prior a 2200) its a 2200km approx trip to get there. Some 7 years ago a mate had issues with his 4500 and it was around a 15 day turnaround to get it repaired and returned to the bush and ML gave it priority service.

I think I saw a comparison on the same test patch with a Z, and from memory the Z with the standard coil was as good as, if not better, I think where the 6000 shines is the below .05 gm nuggets and smaller which are not included at the test patch

Not suggesting for Logs, But I advertised a Minelab Pin Pointer for sale. A potential buyer rocked up with 2 railway line sleepers in a 7x4ft trailer and asked me to find the nails, because they did not want to ruin their saw. They had a number of sleepers to check out. Found a couple of nails with the PP and the deal was done. In their opinion was cheaper than a detector. ( to me a lot slower and easier to miss a nail than using a detector)

Have a Mavic pro and Goggles but as Karelian says above (A complex but enjoyable process), but in my case learning how to fly it, not so much in analysing the ground below .

Hi Nenad (Phase Tech), I heard that SP01 production has stopped. To me, there is still great potential for future sales with some 2nd hand units selling for more than the original purchase price. Can you outsource the production and QC and you do the final checkout? Peter

JP re (This one is the best value for money as it is Tx and Rx all in one. https://www.amazon.com.au/Bluetooth-Transmitter-Gecen-Compatible-Headphones/dp/B07YCFHMXQ/ref=sr_1_224?keywords=APTX+receiver&qid=1636142067&sr=8-224 I then run a cable from the receiver to my booster and amplify out to (Twin speakers in our case on the shoulder)speakers.) Does this setup have less/more EMI than using the 6000 speaker. Your settings Auto1/Normal/Threshold or Manual gain 10 or..... Thanks

Arky re ( but the 7000 will stay in the arsenal. May add a smaller coil to it though.) Am very happy with my 10 inch X coil ( weight and performance) but suggest you see a comparison between the 10 inch and the 8 Inch X- Coils.

I recall in the early days with my ML4500, detecting for the day, then putting the 4500 battery on charge via a rear 12volt power point at the rear of our Landcruiser on the way back to camp. Left the battery connected over night, in the morning the battery was not charged. Turned out it was a blown fuse in the charge lead. Replaced the Fuse and used a spare nearly charged battery for the days detecting. A couple of days later did the same thing charged up on the way home. However I did check the battery charging when I got back to camp. There were no lights on the battery indicating it was charging, and another blown fuse. To me what was happening was that when I was starting the cruiser with the 4500 battery in parallel with the starting battery it was helping to turn the engine over and excessive current was blowing the 4500 charge fuse. No more charging the battery on the way home. This problem could have been eliminated with a diode in the 4500 charge so current can only flow one way to the 4500 battery and not from the battery, and may well have been included in later 4500's and probably in the 5000 and 6000. Now always charge my 7000 over night back at camp. Re my overnight charging in the back of the cruiser, maybe the battery should be outside in a tin box, just in case of fire, but no problems in the last 5 years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-07/lithium-batteries-in-phones-laptops-cordless-causing-house-fires/12483756.

I think for serious newbies in Oz with limited $ the Pup (2300) is a better choice than the young dog (6000) or the old dog (7000).

I like this style of pick, see below, my pick is made out of a Plow disc (super strong and thin), On my pick I have welded a Gal Tube 600mm long to the head and flattened the handle to an oval and taped it up. The pick is carried on my Back on my Z harness above the V see below for the carrier…( but without the fabric attachment) Pick Holder https://www.bunnings.com.au/toughbuilt-modular-hammer-loop_p5820995 Off the shelf purchase in Oz, US? ( Longer/ bigger picks are available) https://www.gold-diggers.com.au/cc-picks-faith and https://www.gold-diggers.com.au/cc-picks-discoverer ( no commercial involvement with this company or manufacturer)

Like the Vid above, Thanks for posting. Re the 6000 and Ground Noises and Hot Rocks, with more sensitivity, am probably going get some of this with a 10 Inch Xcoil on my Z, ( minimal with the standard coil) so will be looking at ground balancing on Hot Rocks to minimise it.

I think if we lived in the US I would downsize to the 6000 from the Z and probably sell SWMBO's ML 2300 and our backup ML 4500, for 2 x 6000's, ditto if we only detected in Vic Golden Triangle and South Australia, but with visits to WA in the future as in the past and health holding up will still use the Z with NF and xcoils.