
Oregon Jim
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Alan, I have seen pictures of your findings and your dredging results... you greedy rascal! Leave a few crumbs for the rest of us.
I thank you all again for your advice!
I have deleted the rest of this conversation... I seem to have said something that was better left unspoken for now...
Sorry!
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Thank you!
In my case it sounds like my detector will not locate small gold well, but any that it does detect should have a little weight to it. I can live with that!
Thanks again!!
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Thank you for your replies.
So, it sounds like my detector will not find small gold very well. That is a bit disappointing, but I guess that also means that any gold my detector finds should have a little weight to it. I can live with that!
Those specimens from Alaska are magnificent! My hunting area is going to be primarily along the Klamath River in northern California. I am a member of the New 49ers' mining club, so I have access to all of their claims along the river, and I hope to wander about in the nearby creeks and mountains as well. I hope I will find a few members willing to help me learn to use my detector efficiently. If any of you have experience and tips about working that area, please share your wisdom. I am eager to learn!
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Thank you! That answered my question perfectly!
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Hello everyone,
I am new to the forum and new to metal detection, so naturally I am also full of questions.
My wife purchased for me a new Garrett Infinium LS metal detector and I am just beginning to play with it. I have taken it into my back yard (which must have a million BB's in it), and the unit is working quite well. Finding BB's is super-easy. So, after a few minutes I decided to see what it would do with gold. I put two small glass containers containing gold (a tad over 1/2 oz. in small flake gold) on the ground and swept the coil over them expecting to hear a loud and distinct tone, but nope... barely a peep. I picked the gold up and swept it across the coil over and over, again hearing almost no sound at all. I passed my wedding ring across the coil and the tone was so loud it hurt my ears. A gold nugget weighing seven grains didn't even register a tone.
This is with discrimination at minimum. What am I doing wrong? Why is this detector not seeing my gold?
Infinium Ls / Detecting Gold Question
in Garrett Metal Detectors
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Hello Beardog,
Yes, I have heard about the motorized equipment ban, and as of this moment I have not made any significant underwater plans, but air hose is reasonably cheap, and unlike a water pump it is not subject to head pressure. Three or four hundred feet of air hose could serve almost like a spare air tank. This may be the dumbest remark ever posted on this forum, but I "ain't no wizard" when it comes to intelligence.
We have a while before summer, so we will see what happens...
Anyway, thank you for the warning! I will keep in close contact with Dave and Rich before doing anything that might affect the club.
***** a note from the 49er forum says my idea is against the rules.... I am still scheming! Thanks again!
OKAY... again I deleted a little of my post so that nobody is unhappy. I'd hate to post something dumb that could be used against us!