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On 4/27/2023 at 9:51 AM, Steve Herschbach said:

Chewing people out for asking advice is really not what this forum is about. I’ve given people pointers over the years, and if you can’t or won’t do the same…. silence is just as helpful as the lecture. Especially as regards new people who come here because this is supposed to be a place where people help people.

Thank you Steve. Sort of what I was trying to say. Research is always the key & cant be ignored. That is what any "successful" person does & has to do. It makes me shake my head when new people to a forum, was only his 2nd post when I saw it,  come along asking straight out places to go & expect they are going to be told. It can be candy coated any way he likes but he was directly asking. That's the way I read it & I am sure many others too.  I still don't see that he has been told, & don't expect he will, but been given advice on research etc. What more can anyone expect?

I do wish him well. 

D4G

2 hours ago, Redz said:

Fartraveller,

It may help a little to know what state you are considering. From your references/tools used you are in the southwest US correct? But there are a bunch of states that have 6000+ elevation.

I am with Norvic - hunt ground where there are no big mines, more chance of nothing, but more chance of untouched spots. They are still there- old timers didnt have detectors, and older detectors cant handle ground modern ones can. Geology map will show the right ground

Yep.... All comes back to research & then doing the hard yards out in the field.

D4G

Thank you blackjack for repeating that bit that I said. I was going to repeat it again but you did it for me. While that may sound like an obvious bit of advise many would think, what is the point as there will be no gold left there. As we know, no body gets it all. But by going to places where gold has been found before it can just be a matter of going a little bit further out from the fringes of the hard hit areas. Maybe into deeper ground with a larger coil to get better depth. 

The guy obviously took offence to what I said but by his response I think I hit a raw nerve. Even said he was only interested in nuggets. Aren't we all? I liked Klunkers response too. Research is the key, as we know. There are no free lunches out there & like I also said, no gold is easy gold. You need to do the hard yards & foot miles & walk over the gold. 

Google is his friend as to areas to go & expand on that. 

D4G

Then just carry on with your quest & hopefully you will be rewarded. Same as anybody who does their own research in to remote areas & do the hard yards out in the field. Just keep on at it. No gold is easy gold & getting harder by the day. 

D4G

2 hours ago, FarTraveller said:

I'm not asking for a treasure map to anyone's secret potato patch.

Yes you are. Why else would you be asking?

The best general areas to go is where gold has been found before. Do your own research & the hard yards out in the field, it is half the fun of this game. More so when it pays off. Self reward & satisfaction. Instead of expecting someone else who has done all the hard work & put in a lot of their own time & effort to find places with gold tell you exactly where to go to find it. Don't you think that would be something they would rather keep for themselves?

D4G 

Global warming aye......???

D4G

9 hours ago, blackjack said:

nothing sticks like that red dirt when it gets wet !

Glacial silt after rain isn't so crash hot either.

D4G

Beautiful work there Dave..... for a newb. 😉 I can see another couple of crevice scrapers there mate. 👍

D4G 

On 2/1/2023 at 2:33 PM, phrunt said:

Well that answers my questions, now I must order one again.  Thanks.

-- update, delayed my order again for now until I know more about the coils performance over the stock in regards to small gold sensitivity.

Why do you focus so much on small gold sensitivity? I can't help but notice from your posts that always seems to be your angle. Small gold. If that is all you focus on then that is most likely all you are going to find. You leave little chance to bigger deeper gold.

D4G

On 4/5/2023 at 11:17 AM, rvpopeye said:

Very impressive work for a newb !

What makes you think he is a newb? My impression is he has been doing metal work & forging for quite a while. He makes good quality picks. While his crevice scraper is a work of art it seems quite elaborate for a simple tool. Nice work though Dave.

D4G

19 hours ago, GhostMiner said:

No. He usually didn't like to talk much about the old crew and I left it up to him. Eventually, I will write about when & how he passed away. He was one of a kind from another era.

I have to admit, I have been thinking about how long he spent with you before he passed away & his cause of death. Weather from just old age complications or otherwise.

D4G 

On 4/5/2023 at 12:44 PM, Aureous said:

Copper tape (coz copper has the highest ability to block EMI) with one sided adhesive. Cheap and one roll can cover a lot of boxes or box covers. 

What about lead? As X-rays don't pass through lead. Could EMI be the same?

As to the X Y axis & your explanation of it being the Earths magnetic field, that is interesting & something I have totally given no thought to because I have had no problems with it. Or so I thought. Why would the earths magnetic field & the tilting of the coil to it & the noise/interference caused by that not be the same as EMI? Why do you consider them different? If the earths magnetic field runs North/South would there be a difference in the strength of the interference of the coil tilt in relation to the coils angle/approach across that magnetic field? ie: from east to west rather than north to south or anywhere in-between. The stock 11" coil being round then there most likely isn't due to the windings being circular, but an elliptical coil may see it differently due to its windings being elongated north/south toe to heel being a lot more sensitive than the narrower east to west.  I may not have explained too well, but do you know what I mean? Food for thought.

Some show surprise in the earths magnetic field being able to be detected but I know for a fact that my earlier PI's were easily effected by solar influence. Any way, very interesting.

I am considering getting the 10x5 Goldhawk mainly for bedrock creek detecting. But the Gold Monster here in NZ is very good for that too with the advantage of its iron discrimination. Out in the general field I would tend to go the NF 12x7 for its better depth & ground coverage but still deadly on small gold. Past experience with the earlier NF 12x7's on my older PI's proved themselves to me. But then I found a lot of small & large gold with the Coiltek 10x5 joey coil too back in the day. So I can see no different with the 6000 & having both of these coils. Same old same old, each coil has its benefits. Both equaling more gold.    

D4G

Did Jacob ever mention or talk to you about the Sharman from back in the day?

D4G

8 hours ago, phrunt said:

It's possible they (Minelab) have, modern electronics less prone to EMI interference, the shielding paint maybe all that's needed. 

If that is the case then why is there all this activity on people doing their own shielding improvements? If Minelab are the smart guys then they should be all over this & there should be no room for improvement. Especially for such an expensive detector, like I said before. I could mention coils, but I wont go there.

D4G

Why didn't minelab do their best to provide the best of shielding for such an expensive detector?

D4G

You don't need to do much searching to come to the conclusion that these things are a lemon. First off, if they worked then every mining /prospecting company in the world would be fighting over them. 

mn, you should have done him a favoure & just told him. He is going to find out anyway sooner or later. If not from some one else he will come to his own conclusion. End result for you would have been the same no matter how he responded. Because you just walked away & most likely will never see him again. Did you have any finds that you could have shown him?

D4G

I Reckon you should go hide that piece you found & let your girl "find" it. That will hook her for life like Purplehay69 says.

D4G

I wonder how long Minelabs silence will be deafening on this matter. If true to form they most likely won't say a word.

D4G

Looks like JP missed that gold. But it is big country out there.

D4G

So, the lesson here is the same old same old. One detector doesn't do it all in all ground conditions. But we all know that, don't we? Give me the 6000 any day. But that is in my mainly very mild ground conditions here in New Zealand. Of course for others of you that will be different.  Horses for courses.

D4G  

On 3/12/2023 at 4:43 AM, Gerry in Idaho said:

Yes, I was one of those youngsters that shot up more bottles tweety birds and split the ears of jackrabbits for nothing more to do than get rif of a brick of ammo.

That's a bit sad really. Don't suppose you bothered to pick up all the broken glass from the smashed up bottles but just left it laying about out there.

D4G

On 3/9/2023 at 2:45 PM, PhaseTech said:

 

 

The 6000 had the edge in my opinion & the Gold Monster was just doing what it excels at.

D4G

I'll drink to that. 🍺🍻 🙂

D4G

3 hours ago, GhostMiner said:

It's enough to drive a person to drink.

And that it did.

D4G

Hi Dave. Yes, & many peoples lives have been changed for ever. Some even died. 11 from latest reports with many still unaccounted for due to no communications & unable to get to them or even know where they are. Now there is a third wave of crap weather for some of them. Just seems relentless. Poor buggers.

This yesterday. 

D4G