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The ground was highly mineralised and GH was running in Difficult General. The area we detect in the Golden Triangle normal ground is as rare as hens teeth. Very mineralised and highly variable.

I was his mate with the other detector and can honestly say I was a bit stunned when the target signal disappeared that I didn't even think of swinging my detector over the hole. As I walked over GH was swinging over the area around the hole to chk the ground balance and when he swung over the target I was certain it was a target signal so grabbed my pick and told GH to detect and video. We have arranged to go back and re check the hole. It's all a learning curve at the moment and as time progresses and more ground time gets put in then I'm sure it will rewards will match the effort. I will say that since reading the White Paper it has explained a few issues I was having and put to bed some bad habits I was developing and I do believe that Tech Paper should have been the second item Minelab put in the box.

Now that was a great post. Thumbs Up

Steve 'I am VERY excited to have a GPZ 7000 and can't wait to spend every minute possible this season using it. There is no question the machine will earn its keep for anyone used to paying for their detectors will the gold they find. It is however all about being a good prospector and not about the detector. The GPZ 7000 will not turn a poor prospector into a good prospector. That is one function it lacks.' Thanks Steve I'm happy with that, as they say 'Time, Effort, Perceverance = Reward

Sorry Chris my mistake I should have done the conversion from pennyweight to grams before asking. Only used to dealing in grams and ounces over here.

Steve, Chis (and JP if you're tuned in.) Having used these detectors, are you exited to be swinging one into the future. I've read your posts and understand the variables involved, leaving the larger nuggets aside what was your findings on the bread and butter nuggets of around 2 to 5 grams at depth. Do you think the 7000 could, would or should earn its keep on these.

It looks like you may have stumbled on an old sea bed. They look like scallop shells, pippy or cockle shells and oysters that's what we call them over here'

Glen (Gully Hunter) was using a 15 x 12 Detech Mono, it was a very iffy signal at the top and had to scrape a fair bit off to get a clear target response, I use an 8 inch Detech Mono in thick scrub and can honestly say they are both very good coils and can take a hammering.

Thanks Steve, I've only detected in the Golden Triangle, plans to detect WA had to be put on hold for awhile, but I will get there one day,

Most of this gold was found on virgin areas away from the diggings and in fairly inaccessible terrain so trash was at a minimum and non existent on some patches

Thanks Mate l reckon it's nearly as good as it gets but I've always been fascinated by your side of the creek, so many different states with so many landscapes you would never see them all in a lifetime.

Thanks Mugsy, The gold is still there, but you have to put in the time and persistence, a couple of areas we were about to move on from but decided to give one final look and all of a sudden it starts giving up the gold. Added a couple of video's to check out.

Some photo's and a couple of Video's Just thought I'd show a few 2014 - 2015, finds a mate, Gully Hunter and I have detected in the Golden Triangle Victoria, Australia. We both run GPX 4500's. The terrain is fairly rugged scrub.The first 2 photo's were from the last quarter of 2014 basically from near impossible scrub, one step forwards 2 steps backwards, more time spent fighting the scrub than detecting. This one was 19.5 inches deep and was 14 grams found by Gully Hunter. 15 grammer before and after a clean 16 grammer. A nice 6 grammer Guardian of the gold and a 4.8 grammer Took an old mate Bill out a he shows us how it's done. 24 grammer GPX 4000 Earlier 4 grammer video The Terrain