Hunting Specimen Gold In Nevada With The SDC

[Rick K - First Member]

I should have known.

With all ML knows about PI gold detectors and their active development of demining technology - I should have known that when the decided to make a machine which "kills" on small and specimen gold, that they would nail it.

I was one of those who thought of it as a rush job to head off Garrett's machine. Some rush job!

From what you are seeing, i suspect your Gold Bug 2 might be getting less use - it would be interesting if you found a spot where the SDC found several small nuggets then see if the GB2 have value as a clean up.

Anyway, it's clear from your reports that ML nailed it.

[Steve Herschbach]

From my perspective Minelab has come close to eliminating my need for high frequency units like the GMT or Gold Bug 2. It actually does better than them in any kind of mineralization and they only still really have an edge on sub-grain gold in low mineral ground. Or of course for sorting through small ferrous trash.

[chickenminer]

Steve & Chris ...

   This is a great thread! Want your opinion on what the SDC 2300 would do on

samples like mine below.

 

 This sample came off that bench I was working on when you guys came to visit.

Old reports mention finding samples in calcite stringers in the same area.

 Picked this up near to a marble type bedrock in close contact to a serpentinite.

 

 I have been trying to find where this came from with my Gold Bug II.

 

 

[Bob(AK)]

Hi Dick,  WOW that is pretty. So did you find that with your Gold Bug?? Is that actually calcite, sure looks like it,   Bob

[chickenminer]

Bob,

   I found this with my old eyeballs. Sitting on the side of an old dozer cut from back in

the 50's.

  Haven't been able to pick up anything with the Bug!

 

 Yup, it's calcite.

[LipCa]

The GB2 should sing out on that spec......

[Reno Chris]

The SDC would also sound off on that no problem. Too bad we didn't give it a whirl when we were there as we had our detectors in the car.

I could also easily believe stuff like that forming at or nearby to a marble - serpentine contact.

[EZMoney Bob]

If you find more, or hopefully the source, I think it would be interesting to dissolve the calcite on a small piece with acid and see what the remaining gold looks like - might make for a very interesting specimen.  Or not.

 

- Bob

[Ken Walls]

Chris, Steve,

 

You guys are doing great.  Impressive that you are managing websites and forums and also writing books and magazine articles and still finding time to get out and consistently find good gold, which is what it's all about.  Chris, I think you even also have a day job? 

 

I suffer from the way too many distractions syndrome and thanks for providing some inspiration to get out and detect more often.

Gave Ken Walls at Eureka Prospecting Supplies some money yesterday and in return he gave me a new SDC 2300!  So now I'm committed to becoming a serious prospector.  Going to be going detecting early this morning and hope to be posting some "finds" pictures soon.

 

I think I know where the specimen gold you posted here came from and it ain't easy to find gold with a detector there.  The SDC 2300 helped but I'm sure that the skill factor counted for a lot.

 

- Bob

 

  I hope you find plenty, did I forget to mention that I get 10% of the finds. ( Not the trash). Good luck out there, stay in touch and let me know how you are doing, or if you need any help.