Another Ghost Nugget & Hoping The Gpx-6000 See's It

[Gerry in Idaho]

I like detecting for a variety of gold and really enjoy finding the stuff many higher end detectors can't see.  I don't know yet, but feel the extra capabilities of the GPX-6000 will open up some of these areas I hunt with the VLF's to get even more of the gold and at greater depths or in worse soil conditions.  As long as I am getting more gold, I'm happy.  Will the new GPX-6000 see this kind of gold or act like all other PI's and the ZED and not see at all?

I recently recovered this 4.2 gram speci with the EQ-800 while running the new CoilTek NOX 15" round.  My goal was to find a piece of gold with the 15" and I met that goal.

Part of some other testing back at base proved why I still like to take 2 detector technologies in the field.  This particular beauty was found right in the middle of a GPZ-7000 grid area, along with 4 others while using different coils on the EQ-800.  All 5 pieces specimens have visible gold and a couple how quite a bit, but to the point.

The reason I found them in that gridded area, is because the GPZ-7000 does not respond or on a couple right near 1" and that's it.  I teach folks this in my classes, as well as try to educate others on the goods and the bads of different detectors and technologies.  Sometimes I get detectorists who are good hunters with their detectors and have success, tell me I'm full of BS and their detector will find it.

I made a post on my FB (Gerry McMullen) and shared a pic of the find along with the true comments of, the GPZ will not see it.  Between the private messages and or public posts, I was immediately informed by a few of BS and even told how I must not know the GPZ-7000.  One well known GP-3500 hunter even said he guaranteed his 3500 would hear it.  

I know gold detectors and I know how to find gold with a variety of gold machines.  No I am not the best, but I most certainly can hold my own and I learn to adapt really fast to a new area.  Traveling to different states and countries to hunt for and find many different kinds of gold has helped elevate my detector knowledge and skill of many models of detectors and the differing Au rocks I have collected. 

So here is hoping the GPX-6000 with it's GeoSensing can respond to this little beauty.  If it does, I know of some areas I'll be swinging the 6000.  If it is like the GP-3500, the GPX-5000 and the GPZ-7000 and misses it, that fine too, I know what they can't see and realize it,  I will also know where not to use the 6000.

Bottom line for everyone.  Please learn the kinds of gold your detector is good at finding and what it is not, so you aren't wasting time  in those areas.  Or be sure you have at least 2 different detector technologies.

[cobill]

Gerry, 

FB is full of haters and that is why I just posted your excellent article and told them "Class is in session".

 

[mn90403]

Gerry,

Will there be any ergonomic nuggets on that slope?  haha

Mitchel

[Gerry in Idaho]

Cobill- Glad you and many others enjoyed that reading lesson I posted over the winter.  It's not that I don't enjoy selling bigger higher end detectors (in fact I do), but it's the VLF's that will keep on giving on a variety of gold the other PI's and ZED just can't see.  I don't make this stuff up, it's facts that I can easily back up and I do it every year.

Here is another one I recently posted to FB (Gerry McMullen) that the Gold Monster 1000 recovered in the same gridded site the 7000 already clean out.  In fact the guy wish the 7 was there and showed me where to go with the Monster,  He was so stunned the 7 missed it, he took the nugget and played with his 7 for 30 minutes trying to get the detector to respond.  Nothing, not a peep.  So what do you think he did next?  Be pissed off the 7 did not see it and a handful other others?  Or think positive and realize there is a need for a VLF, which he purchased that same day before I left.  Now he too is a beleiver and have showed me many ounces of Au he's recovered with his Monster and now Equinox-800, that his 7000 can not see.  At least he realized the importance to own both and that a real gold hunter does not like to leave gold.

This is a nice collectors specimen and the one his ZED does not see/hear at all, even in air.

It

The Gold Monster 1000 earned it's bacon on that day.  

Below is the 32 gram = 1.03 ozt piece so many bigger detectors can not see.

[Gerry in Idaho]

43 minutes ago, mn90403 said:

Gerry,

Will there be any ergonomic nuggets on that slope?  haha

Mitchel

You know me well Mitchel,  Weight and Ergonomics do in fact = more gold for this old Jar-Head.

[flakmagnet]

Gerry, that's a great observation and I am sure there are many people who recognize what you are trying to get across to help all of us. 

Also happy that despite nay-sayers, you have continued to talk about these critical detecting details.

Thanks...

[Gold Catcher]

20 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

but it's the VLF's that will keep on giving on a variety of gold the other PI's and ZED just can't see.  I don't make this stuff up, it's facts that I can easily back up and I do it every year.

Fascinating Gerry. I see many good applications for VLF's, and I use mine mostly in trashy areas where I need an iron meter, or for bedrock scrubbing if the mineralization allows it. But gold of that size missed by high end PI's/ZVT that only a VLF can see? Why do you think that is? There clearly is something that I don't know yet about VLF's. Thanks for your inspiring posts.   

[afreakofnature]

It’s like an ore nugget. If you were probably to dissolve that away it would end up being a big pile of dust and flake, or wire gold, so there is lots of pore space in it.  Try running your detector over a veil of gold dust and flake. It doesn’t work too well.  VLFs work much better for fine gold and should sing nicely on pieces like that!

[Norvic]

On 5/1/2021 at 11:37 PM, Gerry in Idaho said:

Will the new GPX-6000 see this kind of gold or act like all other PI's and the ZED and not see at all?

At this early stage of the 6000s release I am going to be bold and throw caution to the wind, the 6000 will do what no PI or ZVT will do and maybe replace your VLFs except where discrimination is needed. Time will tell and I look forward to your findings.

[Swegin]

On 5/1/2021 at 6:37 AM, Gerry in Idaho said:

I made a post on my FB (Gerry McMullen) and shared a pic of the find along with the true comments of, the GPZ will not see it.  Between the private messages and or public posts, I was immediately informed by a few of BS and even told how I must not know the GPZ-7000.  One well known GP-3500 hunter even said he guaranteed his 3500 would hear it.  

That FB post and the way you handled it just got you another customer.  ME .  Once I have the funds I will be buying a 6000 from you whether or not it detects that type of gold.