Mineralized Soil?

[bettendorfJoe]

Still haven't purchased my first detector, but very, very close.

I read a lot about "this detector being number one in heavily mineralized soil"....how do I know if the area I plan on hunting is "heavily" mineralized or not? I don't want to waste my money!

 

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[scotty544]

If you get a detector that works well in heavily mineralized areas, it will still work in milder soils. The only way to find out is with a metal detector. It would only matter, if you bought a metal detector that cant handle heavy mineralization. You should buy the best you can afford, you get what you pay for.

 

[tribe683]

I used this link to get an idea for my area.

http://www.hollandsbrook.com/blog-re...ted-states.pdf

Not sure if you are in the United States or not; but if you are it should give you a rough idea of your mineralization level.

Hope it helps.

 

[cudamark]

Where are you planning on hunting and what machine are you looking at?

 

[RotZorn]

If you can afford an MD that has a ground balancing feature, you should get that- it "tunes" the detector to the type of soil you're hunting.

The soil here where I live is fairly mineralized overall, but one or two spots have been heavy. It's a great feature to have when you go someplace new and don't know what to expect.

 

[bettendorfJoe]

I "want" a Garrett AT Pro for relic/coin hunting and surf/beach hunting. I have lots of land locally (Eastern Iowa) that I have been researching and we make several trips to Florida and California every year.

 

[Normsel]

I live in S IL near stl and have an ATP. I usually gt a reading of 85 to 87 on my vdi when ground balance so the soil in my area is pretty mineralized. Lots of coal mining years a go and still some coal mining not far away.

I suggest like the other guy did that you get a machine with the ground balance feature

 

[bettendorfJoe]

I live in S IL near stl and have an ATP. I usually gt a reading of 85 to 87 on my vdi when ground balance so the soil in my area is pretty mineralized. Lots of coal mining years a go and still some coal mining not far away.

I suggest like the other guy did that you get a machine with the ground balance feature

So you are having problems with yours when ground balancing?

 

[treadhead]

I live in S IL near stl and have an ATP. I usually gt a reading of 85 to 87 on my vdi when ground balance so the soil in my area is pretty mineralized. Lots of coal mining years a go and still some coal mining not far away.

I suggest like the other guy did that you get a machine with the ground balance feature

I'm in Oregon and I'm getting a pretty consistent 91 for GB here (In the Salem area).

 

[cudamark]

I "want" a Garrett AT Pro for relic/coin hunting and surf/beach hunting. I have lots of land locally (Eastern Iowa) that I have been researching and we make several trips to Florida and California every year.

I seriously doubt the AT Pro is #1 in heavily mineralized soil. You can't even hunt wet sand at the beach without turning down the sensitivity. The best machines I've found for "bad" ground is multifrequency machines like what Minelab makes.

 

[bettendorfJoe]

I'm in Oregon and I'm getting a pretty consistent 91 for GB here (In the Salem area).

Hope I don't sound to inexperienced, but...what do you mean by "consistent 91"?

 

[treadhead]

Hope I don't sound to inexperienced, but...what do you mean by "consistent 91"?

You can hardly be much more inexperienced than I am ( I'm really new to all this too )

It's just that, in the three areas that I've been hunting these last 7 months or so ( Separated from each other in a "triangle" with
30-35 mile "legs") I get a reading of 90/91 (Highly mineralized as I understand it?) at all three parks when I GB.

 

[Nickleanddime]

I'm brand new also and ended up chasing lead glazed bricks the other day. My md is really cheap with no identifier on it, so I dig everything.

 

[treadhead]

I'm brand new also and ended up chasing lead glazed bricks the other day. My md is really cheap with no identifier on it, so I dig everything.

That's interesting as hell(!) The stream I hunt 2-3 times a week after work is "FULL" of those things (There was an old planning mill next to
it 100yrs ago). I get "hits" on them all the time (Kind'a-Sort'a pisses me off lol). Thanks for letting me know that others "feel My pain"