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The 9” x35 and 9” HF are both excellent coils…for the XP Deus 1 plus there is also the option of the excellent HF 9x5 coil. Unfortunately, at this time an option of a 9x5 is not available for the XP Deus II. That was a major consideration for some when it came to purchasing a SMF detector. XP is losing market shares to both the Nokta Legend with the LG24 9.5x6 and the ML EQX 800/900 with the Coiltek 10x5. How many customers are currently lined up to purchase the ML Manticore M8 8x5.5. I find it hard to believe XP won’t be releasing a Deus II 9x5 version soon.

The shape is easier the maneuver in tight areas such as in & around brush, cracks, etc. The XP Deus HF 9” frequency range from 15 to 55 kHz p; HF 9x5 15 to 80 kHz; higher frequency ranges: gold coin & nugget detecting.

iron concertion? bacteria?

Perhaps a fungus/mushroom, the red coloring from iron in the rock? There are red algae found in water.

Here’s a restored mid 1800’s percussion (cap & ball) .40 caliber long rifle “Homestead Long Rifle Frontier”.

Both. Do your research. A placer claim requires far less capital investment for the hobbyist. You can work it with a pan, sluice, high banker, suction dredge and multiple metal detectors. Your trip to the poor house will last far longer. I am currently reading a book regarding the history of the local quartz mines in the area. Many of these quartz mines originated as 1850’s placer claims adjacent to lode deposits. The reading is more of a chronology of mine owners, claim transfers, court proceedings, foreclosures and lien sales. The book documents multiple groups of mining partners that file a claim on a surface free gold quartz deposit, drive a shaft down 30 feet down into the high grade pocket, process the high grade ore by hand, mortgage the claim for capital, invest the borrowed capital in a stamp mill, clean out the high grade pocket, continue to mine a far lower grade of ore, borrow more capital to expand the efficiency of the stamp mill, the seasonal water source drys up, low grade stockpiles climb as high as the debts, the mine owners take to drinking, gambling and shooting at others, shortly after the hangings the mining claim finds itself in the hands of another group of new arrivals looking to put some gold in their pouches. The truth is a dentist mines more gold than most. Good Luck

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Perhaps there is Deus II sales volume break point before XP invests in new coils.

Totally agree. Without a 9x5 coil offering current XP Deus owners have a weakened incentive to move up to the Deus II. A lot of real competition out there, ignoring customer requests not very wise of XP.

“…therefore further discussion is pointless. ”I’d like to “moot” that point by saying XP has the sales numbers for the XP Deus HF 9x5 waterproof 13 to 81 kHz coil. That elliptical shape added versatility to the XP Deus “Goldfield” program for a number of owners who found themselves detecting in the brush.

I am not finding much information regarding use of the DeepTech Gold Hound in the US. Watched a Virginia half dime come out of the ground but no mention of the ground conditions or mineralization. From what I have gathered the detector operates at 30 kHz, designed for mineralized ground & separating out iron trash. That fits most US older gold camps. The downside is the detector hits all the small bits of buried rusted tin and likes halos of rust. Found no mention as to how the detector handles EMI. I realize the detector was probably marketed for deep hammered coins but the 30 kHz puts smaller nuggets (plus deep relics or Spanish Reale) buried in mineralized ground within range. Does anyone have any hands on experience with the DT Gold Hound?

Deeptech Vista X on test beds

DeepTech Vista X Discrimination Window.

DeepTech Vista X Alterative Discrimination

DeepTech Vista X Ground Balance

DeepTech Vista X single iron test:

Deeptech Vista X video on depth gauging plus gain & threshold settings:

Short instructional video on the DeepTech Vista X for those interested in the detector:

Land Matters also has a GPS tool in the maps. You can use it locate both the Section and Quarter Section corners GPS coordinates.

Iron in the abyss

Discriminating the Abyss

Have you tried this under Land Matters “Land Status” ; Public Land Survey plus PLSS. It will get down to the quarter section (160 ac); ie: NW, NE, SE, SW. on paper you break the quarter section into four 40 ac. units; ie: nwnw, nenw, senw, swnw. The next breakdown is 20 ac. If you know the quarter section, NW, SW, etc, location of an existing claim or marker you can get an idea what areas may be open or claimed. A visit to the county recorder will verified one way or another. Chances are if there is a history of gold or silver the ground will be claimed.

The 1851 Colt manufactured from 1851 to 1873 was a rifled percussion muzzle loader. The Navy Model 36 caliber; Army Model 44 caliber. The Dragoon pistols were all larger caliber. All the rifles were 50 caliber or larger including the Springfields, Sharps & Hawkins. Guess I should get to digging and detecting around that partially buried cookstove. The cook may have been shooting at the rabbits just outside the tent flap. From the looks of the lead he may well of starved before hitting anything.