Question?

[rock]

Will a MD pick up on gold that is in Quartz? I have a spot with a lot of quartz out crops and was thinking of hitting it with my MD. But I dont know if it will pick it up or not. Its an old one and probably not as strong as the new ones are.

 

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[Jim in Idaho]

Some detectors would "see" that gold. They won't see flour gold unless it's really compacted together. A Fisher Gold Bug, or GBII, or White's GMT, or others, will see anything larger than the head of a pin.
Jim

 

[Lanny in AB]

Some detectors would "see" that gold. They won't see flour gold unless it's really compacted together. A Fisher Gold Bug, or GBII, or White's GMT, or others, will see anything larger than the head of a pin.
Jim

Yes, and no. If the surrounding minerals are not too hot, your older detector may see the gold--if it's a gold detecting machine and not a coin machine. If you'll give the name of the machine, someone on here can most likely give you a very good idea of whether you'll be able to look for gold in quartz or not.

If it's a huge mass of gold in quartz, and there's not a lot of hot mineralization, a metal detector should find it, regardless. But, that's a very, very slim chance. Most likely the gold will be small and finely disseminated.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[rock]

I just checked it a Discovery 1100 model and it says it is a coin detector. I didnt know there was a difference in machine types. My wife bought it for me when we lived in Fl to use on the beaches. I never made it to the beach.

 

[Goodyguy]

I just checked it a Discovery 1100 model and it says it is a coin detector. I didnt know there was a difference in machine types. My wife bought it for me when we lived in Fl to use on the beaches. I never made it to the beach.

It's made by Bounty Hunter. It's a VLF (very Low Frequency 6.7 kHz) while it is designed as a coin and jewelry shooter it would still be good for gold nuggets of a gram or more. The bigger the nugget the deeper it should find it up to a maximum of about 8" deep (depending on the soil) for a half oz. nugget or larger.

Get the small 4" coil for nugget shooting The 8" coil it comes with will be useless on small nuggets. For maximum depth keep the detector set in all metal mode and NO discrimination and dig all targets. Surprisingly for a low price metal detector it will handle the mineralization really well. Also adjust the sensitivity to just barely above the threshold and use headphones for best results.

With all that being said. It's much better to get a full blown VLF gold detector that operates at a higher frequency 49kHz to 71 kHz to insure that even small pieces of gold will be detected.


GG~

 

[rock]

Thank you very much for your knowledge on this. I have used it before and found scrap so far but winter is coming and that is a good time to go for me.

 

[Goodyguy]

Thank you very much for your knowledge on this. I have used it before and found scrap so far but winter is coming and that is a good time to go for me.

Good fortune to you.....
If you do find a nugget with that detector its bound to be worth some $