aerospace guy Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 After following EQ's progression I decided to buy the 800 hoping for a "simpler" detector than the GPX5000 which I sold. Part of that decision was based on one of Gerry's posts along the lines of "I've found more with a sub $1000 machine than all the more expensive ones ". My 1st time out proved to substantiate the claims made that the EQ will find small gold and larger as I found what I classify when dry washing as a -20 and found a 4.29 gram nugget! This while not fully understanding how to operate the detector! Using the "quick start' and owners full manual I was able to succeed. I hope there are some comprehensive videos out now that I can access? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU_Solitude Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Beautiful piece of gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaSon Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Excellent find! On your first trip. Plenty of videos, but filtering out the helpful ones may take some work. Best bet is this forum under the gold prospecting section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Congrats on your quick success with the Nox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 Very nice find for your short time with the 800. Good luck on finding more on your next trip. What part of the country are you at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 16 hours ago, FloridaSon said: Best bet is this forum under the gold prospecting section. Here's the best place to start with anything related to the Minelab Equinox. There are several links there to using this detector for native gold hunting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillips_R Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 My first big find with the Nox 800 was a crumpled up beer can in a civil war corn field. You have done much better. All joking aside, that is a very nice specimen. Can't wait to hear of your upcoming adventures. //R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerospace guy Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 Thx for the feedback and tip about Minelab Eq Essentials info (Steve H.) I appreciate all feedback. As for where I found the gold, both pieces big and small were found in the El Paso mountains in So Cal. This area is drivable for many SoCal people and therefore is "gone over & over by 'multitudes' of prospectors". It also has a lot of mineralization and is/was with the EQ difficult in some areas. I will say that the GPX5000 never would have found the "small" piece of gold but would have found the larger piece. I am enjoying the EQ MUCH more than the GPX but I can see I need to learn how to tune it much better than I am doing as a "newbie" on the Eq as I now am. I intend to chk. all the info Steve mentioned and may do some training also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvpopeye Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 It's like any piece of tech , use it and the way will come to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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