principedeleon

who gives definition to something they dont use ? you have to put the time like how people say about metal detectors they are no GOOD and all you do is find pieces of junk.... it all to my belief is the level of faith you have on it and the success you have. People still use dowsing rods in these days to find water pipes even in big companies.. im not saying for someone to use it as a metal detector but to locate areas of high mineralization that activates the rods in my belief.. not gold itself.. but i understand people have probably tricked people to believe they are to be used as a metal detector. but this is not what im trying to say they could be used for. ima give this a try on my next trips and see what i discover..

Hey Everyone... does anyone believe in dowsing rods? i have used it with a belief of success and i know there is potential when you use it for patch hunting with metal detectors and finding pockets of gold deposits. i have only used it in the water. but i know a guy who used them and found a patch in a hillside.. he marked an area with the dowsing rods then he panned and behold there was gold and they pulled out 6 grams of gold everyday by carrying dirt and panning.. The dowsing rods does two things shows me a Line and it shows me a patch. No one have thought me this.. i have learned this though experience and want to know if there is others with the same experience as me... or Have been opened minded enough to try this FREELY loll

I understand what's he's saying about the geological part of it.. as in every country and state the structure of the land changes things look different and these geological features would give a experience eye a bigger picture or clue of it's surroundings. This with time should give a better chance of the odds in finding gold. But this would only come with time and understanding of these different scenarios and results of the work you put In.. At the end of the day putting on the work would give the best results as it lets things prove itself for what it is every time and time again.!.

i was thinking .. should we run a test from a VLF and the PI to see which could give us more of advantages in different soils because im guessing maybe running a VLF in LOW mineralization areas would be a better option?

i have seen these rock bars hanging up around rivers where we mostly mine.. but the gravel is really course with big rocks.. so i dont know how shallow the gold could be to be reached with a metal detector. i think a PI with a larger coil would be best used in these areas.. i dont know.. all i have is a QED with a 20" coil and tiny x-coil for it. i do want to get a cheap VLF to pin point and use the discrimination to find out if is hot rock or nail..

I could imagen how it gets. I have lived off gold dredging and it ain't no joke. You have to face it how it is and keep going. Either you had a plan and the plan didn't work and now you have to create another plan. Just because persevering have always paid off for the most of it. Even tho there's time no matter what you do you just end up leaving dry. One technique I have used to motivate those around is bring out my dowsing rods loll. It had helped me in many ways get a better clue on the mineralization of the river streams and sometimes I'm able to track with them the source by following the mineralization all to a 3 feet area. Haven't metal detected these areas but is something I want to try out and see if it could eventually work out for me. But for now I'm just looking to use gold prospecting as a hobby and have other things which could be more stable in the long run as main source of income.. as we all know the more gold we extract the more scarce it gets. You would have to be traveling more or like you said coming up with new ideas..

Im in the US right now.. that's a nice piece for the day.. I'm planning on taking a trip back to DR maybe early next year. So I'ma prepare with some things to give it a go. I been struggling finding gold with metal detectors but I guess this is something many find themselves struggling even with the best of best detectors / grounds and experience.. this is why I have love gold dredging with the ease of finding some kinda of gold everyday.. but I believe at the end of the day it might be more rewarding giving this a try. .

i would Definitely .. would want them to be from metal detecting. but i need to gain the confidence of me using the right tool for the right detecting style and that there's a possibility of success from the right techniques.. i have learned to becomes a good gold dredger and build my own gold dredges like the ones Steve have built the subbies. but i want to step it up a notch. im going to purchase the book, it looks very well put together and from the same geographical location..

Hello Everyone, i want to know where a expert metal detectorist where would spend its time looking for nuggets around Hilly terrains like in California.. i have been gold dredging around a certain area for some time in the rivers and creeks in the Dominican Republic. i have found some nice gold in some producing areas but i want to look where other miners haven't looked. i don't really know any books that would help me out on this subject or know any successful nuggets hunter in my area. This is what learn so far..... i know there's something they call " pocket hunting " that sits up on the hills from where gold originates. i also know about shallow gold around the benches where gold rest after traveling from up hill that haven't made it to bedrock. we also have gold patches.. in which they exist but harder to find a virgin patch.. since a lot of Oldtimers seem to wash up all the top layer of these areas. so i would want to know from a word of advice from experts .. what would they be looking to target when taken into an area of this nature. and with what type of metal detector would they take and coils.. we have found multi ounce nuggets in the area but more deeper in the mountains. some creeks we have failed to find a complete paystreak in which i believe the gold is sitting more on the outer banks of the creek..