Good stuff Steve. I was lucky and found a 2 oz. nugget last year with a borrowed Minelab Equinox 800 that had been tuned by the person who i borrowed it froms friend, and the settings saved as a preset. Once i got home i rushed out and bought my own E800 and also the 6" coil. My brother found a 1/2 ozer, with a Goldbug2, so good outing.
My brother and i are going out to our dad's claims next week and bringing three detectors to try out. The Minelab Equinox 800, a Minelab Gold Monster 1000, and a Fisher Gold bug II. We will be climbing old dragline tailings mostly and relying on dumb luck, hunches and perseverance. Any suggestions on where good opportunities might be, like how to tell where a sluicebox had been in relation to the tailings, which detector and coil might be best to use, and how to tell if a tailing pile was in the payzone vs. not?
My Tips On Nugget Detecting With The Minelab Equinox
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Good stuff Steve. I was lucky and found a 2 oz. nugget last year with a borrowed Minelab Equinox 800 that had been tuned by the person who i borrowed it froms friend, and the settings saved as a preset. Once i got home i rushed out and bought my own E800 and also the 6" coil. My brother found a 1/2 ozer, with a Goldbug2, so good outing.
My brother and i are going out to our dad's claims next week and bringing three detectors to try out. The Minelab Equinox 800, a Minelab Gold Monster 1000, and a Fisher Gold bug II. We will be climbing old dragline tailings mostly and relying on dumb luck, hunches and perseverance. Any suggestions on where good opportunities might be, like how to tell where a sluicebox had been in relation to the tailings, which detector and coil might be best to use, and how to tell if a tailing pile was in the payzone vs. not?