First Post And Question. Normal For Gold Bug Pro, All Metal, To Raise Fe3o4 Level Directly On Gold Target?

[Chacapamac]

Second year having fun searching for Gold & tranquillity. — First Year using a detector (Fisher Gold Bug Pro) and getting prepare for my first trip.

Happy to find this community and hope to contribute...

When testing the detector, I remark that passing over a gold target in “All Metal Mode” raises the “Fe3O4” levels significantly. I checked with silver & gold targets, and it’s obvious that it is the target itself and not the mineralization (targets are placed 2 feet apart on the same sandy soil. 

 

MY QUESTION _________________________________________

I thought the “Fe3O4” levels would rise only on a metal target, not gold????

— (I also test a metal target in the same condition...)

 

Good Day to All!

 

[Mike_Hillis]

Hi Chac,

When there are no iron mineral, the FE graph measures conductivity.  It can be a handy target checker.

good luck.

Mike

[Chacapamac]

Thanks Mike, appreciate the answer.

Good Day!