My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

[ExitEden]

My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

Soooo, with my trusty new MXT in hand, I head out to gold country (mainly for some 4-wheeling) and stop at a nice little dry creek bed, that looks like she's just dying to throw several pound nuggets in my direction.

I get a hit, big hit, 20% and VDI of 84. I'm thinking, wow, this is for sure something worth digging, regardless if it's gold or not. Switched to all my different modes, and all came up saying dig the target.

Several minutes later, and about 8" down, I spot an aluminum can.

That was my first "prospecting" experience. So, any of you gold gurus out there care to comment?

 

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[Eu_citzen]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

Keep at it gold won't exactly lead out after you dig most and I think you're MXT has a prospecting mode, use that one.
If possible try to hook up with someone who could instruct you or help you.

Get good equipment for all kinds of situations, including a few extra coils and a good pick(?)

Someone else might help you more, my experience of nugget hunting is rather low, there are few nuggets in south Sweden.

Cheers,
Eu

 

[ExitEden]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

I was in prospect mode, but I flipped into the various modes just to see if any other readings popped up that would give me some indication of what the target was. I was using the Double D 6x9. For sure need a pick! Was using a small digger shovel, no fun :-(

 

[extractor]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

Most of us have gold with us that we hide in the ground to tune our MD to. Different soils they respond a little different

 

[kuger]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

Welcome to the game!!!You will dig alot more trash than gold.....thats just the nature of the beast!!!If finding gold was easy everybody would be rich,and gold wouldnt be worth much!!!!

 

[El Cooter]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

Listen to Kuger!!


Cooter

 

[thompy]

Re: My first "Nugget Hunt" outing

you can pick up the coil, good targets fade much quicker than cans, if it like a foot of the ground and still has a strong signal probably a can, but dig all signals till you get a feel for the mxt