AU_Solitude

Good other than the fact that the reporter said something along the lines of "the detector sends a magnetic field into the ground." 

Some incredible finds, blows my mind these guys have pulled so many large nuggets in two years? I would be revisiting the locations I found those at with a GPZ. 

I had planned on being there both days, unfortunately, a family member decided to give me short notice of a visit last week...and guess what days? Family  

I'm going to try and make it for most of the day Sunday. 

Beav_Can has a good point; pretty much every pulse induction detector I have used has been affected by cellphones to some degree - it's a good idea to disable Wifi & Bluetooth and put it as far away from your detector (back pocket or backpack) as possible IF  you have to have it on at all. 

Whether it was GB, interference, or a combination of both, it's good to hear you have it working! 

Any of the Goldmasters, Gold Bug II, Gold Racer/Nokta AU Finder for entry level VLF (I was told even some of the mid frequency high gain detectors will work, I believe this includes GB Pro, G2, T2, F75.)

Not exactly entry level but the SDC 2300 actually works very well! 

Gorgeous piece 

Link doesn't work 

It always seems to rain on the weekend  glad someone got out and grabbed some gold - nice pieces! 

The performance reports rolling in seem less than stellar on the quest pro. The package is nice as it looks like it could break down to a very small footprint for use in the field. It may not be a negative for everyone, however, the built in rechargeable lithium battery is a big negative to me.

Iv'e heard good things about their pinpointers which is how I believe Deteknix got their start.

I've had no trouble with mine with a lot of hours on it now (although digging handfuls of little birdshot is annoying.) 

Minelab has great customer service,  if you are having trouble with your unit send it in for service and they'll fix it. No manufacturer is immune to production anomalies and quirks, I can't think of a detector manufacturer that I haven't had a little issue with. 

So who would like to sell me their Gold Racer?  May be time to retire the Gold Bug.

Looks like you had fun - depending on your ground conditions I wouldn't expect too much though. 

This article has been making the rounds for a few years now - gold chloride in solution is almost as expensive as gold, cool concept, however, when considering material handling and overhead it lacks the feasibility of a profitable operation.

Looks like they left some good ones to me! Nice job.

Very nice! Way to fight through the sickness and land some yellow.

Happy B-day!  

Great job with the video! Your voice over sounds semi-pro.

Very nice - what's the weight on largest piece?

I've just tossed them back in the hole before back filling, guess I could have saved a few. 

This is #5 (in one piece) for the year. It seems crazy they discarded so many of these things. 

How many ax or pick heads have you dug?

On 3/16/2016 at 5:02 PM, DDancer said:

Uhm, you guys should realize the SXRF technology works on X-rays and as an inherent result only works on surface samples.  It does not penetrate very deeply, about 2 microns, and can not give deep survey result.  This is why a powdered/pulverized sample is required and the window for sample is very limited *about 2 millimeters* with the sample window Pressed against the sample.... 

Its very expensive at this point in time to microminiaturize such a device beyond its current limits however its a very precise machine.  Read up on it as you can.  As a prospectors device it is most prohibitive.  I think this device is a small as can be had just now. And probably in the future as well.

It doesn't need to be any smaller and the fact that its penetration is limited doesn't negate its usefulness as a tool. For mine exploration, yes, it would be a fantastic tool to have at your disposal. Would it be practical for a weekend prospector/miner? No, for this you are correct in saying it would be prohibitive. 

Also, I don't believe that it is required to have the sample powdered or pulverized with current technology. The model I was able to test was here - check it out if you like.

http://www.thermoscientific.com/en/product/niton-xl3t-goldd-xrf-analyzer.html

The food is always great as well as the talks.

Seems like they had it up on their website or in their last issue.

Beautiful property and nice finds! If they would repackage the GMT like this I would grab it up in 2 seconds, unfortunately I don't need another mid-range vlf detector that doesn't offer anything more than those I already have.

Nice! The reale and powder flask are awesome. It blows my mind you guys are pulling coins that old out of the ground - I've found many cool relics but nothing in the 1800's for coins yet.