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Naw, he’s much closer to Antartica than we are! 😁 How old are the gold deposits in NZ, Simon?

There is definitely a pulse with a Zed, albeit a very fast one- you can hear it when it’s transmitting next to a radio antenna, especially AM radios.

Like it, a small dust pan - it would pair up well with a small whisk broom too.

As mentioned earlier, I think the gold trap would make a great sampling scoop, wet or dry. It also may be especially good for capturing very fine gold. I think it’s a great idea for someone who wants to travel light and get a lot of samples over a lot of terrain.

Very interesting setups on the videos, thanks for sharing them. I worked with a UXO team (unexploded ordinance) at a job site where they were using a plastic sled with a long linear sensor array for detecting shells as small as 50mm at depths of at least a foot, even though it was about 3-feet off the ground to clear shrubs as the sled rolled along. They had the system tied into a GPS unit on the quad to map out the hits, then the guys with hand held GPS units remotely tied into the one on the sled would walk in with Schonstedt magnetic detectors, shovels and disruptors (charges) to follow and pop the live targets as they went. The sled looked similar to the one shown for meteorites but it was not always towed, they also pushed it as they wanted to detect ordinance before driving over it with the quad.

I don’t get it- are you saying happy life happy wife for spending 60 days away from home? Why didn’t I think of that?!🤔 It seems like you’re already found the secret to successful prospecting on the El Paso’s, that Eq has treated you well!

Doc designs and sells great stuff! I really like his covers, but even though my G-Spot scoop works very well for bullets, even with the smallest fragments, it never has held any gold. I think it is broken or something.😉

Aw, you cleaned it up for the PI’s to play, thanks!!😁😉 Good try today and I have to commend you on your efforts, with all the hard work you’ve put into prospecting those Mtns you deserved to find those nuggets! I’m looking forward to the day we can go together, just take good care in the meantime and good wishes for a speedy knee recovery! -Anthony

Cool idea Doc, sorry it wasn’t a EMI mask, just give me credit if you ever make one! So I have a money pit right now we’re fixing up and maybe the Gold Pit can help with that some day. When are you planning on distribution?

Yeah, the advertising possibilities would be great, “sponsored by detector prospector.com” and so on. It can also have a printed scale of concentric circles on part of the sticker where you put your nugget in the center and it shows how big it is for your photos. We could also sell a Aussie version which has a smaller scale to enhance the bragging factor! 😜

There’s not enough likes up there ^^^! If it’s the wrong answer I am stealing the idea! 😉

The DREAM Doc’s Relaxing EMI Attenuation Mask

@Rikki not a diamond, sapphire or any other type of crystal- but keep looking! Also get this guide to minerals and rocks, we used it in my beginning geology class and it is really helpful for identifying rock and minerals the field: Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks & Minerals https://a.co/d/36PyOWu

If you collected it in Central California, it looks like radiolarian chert from the Fransican formation.

In addition to date purchased as JP mentioned, amount of use would be also be an important factor for a poll like this. I have only owned mine for a couple months, but decided to wait to answer the poll until after I have had more time using it.

All I want for XMas is a 10x5 DD! 😉

Would’a, could’,. should’a! Yeah, except for its size and bit of extra weight, that 14” is awesome. It is really stable in the hot rock areas I went through, including around basalt and other types of hot rocks.

That does work with the DD in volcanics, I used mine in the El Paso’s like that as well. Hope to see smaller versions of the 14” soon! @Andyy - don’t be too quick to write off volcanic fields for detecting, especially if they are old and eroded and you see river worn rocks and gravels mixed in with them. There are many places where a volcanic flow once covered river canyons filled with gold-bearing alluvial placer deposits, e,g., the Table Mountains near Angel’s Camp in the mother lode country. As the old igneous volcanic rock erodes into boulders, the softer underlaying auriferous deposits become daylighted. So the gravels and sands seen around the volcanic boulders in GC’s photo may have been there first before volcanic activity covered them up.

Another reason to like the 14” DD- it can open up places with powerlines where fewer people could detect before:

Interesting idea, certainly would increase the area one can cover in a day, making the chance of finding something a bit more. But it would also be like turning up the speed to high on the treadmill! 😉

You are right, I had tiny screen wire bits do that and they kept reappearing as I disturbed the pile. Then I ran my magnet across it and found the bit of wire.

Thanks for the help, Gerry is going to have to put you on his payroll!

Nice writeup Simon, thanks! Say, when you mentioned avoiding pellets with the GPX, what were you doing and listening for? If possible, can you post an example video with the sound of doing that with your GPX?

Greg- welcome! You picked a great detector. Do yourself a great favor and try these- perfect with the Nox and Aptx-LL low latency (not waterproof though): Avantree Torus Wearable Wireless Neck Speaker: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Y56W9XQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4K66K8APQDZ8SC2REE8H?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Americans scratching their heads over what the Aussies and Kiwis are laughing about what Gerry is saying here…. 🤣 Steve’s suggestion for a 10x loupe is very useful- I use a geologist’s style one for inspecting specimens… get a triplet lens type for better quality.