Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

[TDWay]

Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

Down here in the South and South east we have a high mineral content in the "soils", of Iron & Copper oxides, as most know they cause a lot of "back Ground Noise" Can I get some feedback as to what I need to look for in a metal detector to deal with this. BTW I would be using it also for Nugget hunting also, not just coins and relics.

 

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[Swartzie]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

I would think something with a manual ground balance.
-Swartzie

 

[Terry Soloman]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

Down here in the South and South east we have a high mineral content in the "soils", of Iron & Copper oxides, as most know they cause a lot of "back Ground Noise" Can I get some feedback as to what I need to look for in a metal detector to deal with this. BTW I would be using it also for Nugget hunting also, not just coins and relics.

Look into the Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ, and the Fisher Goldbug II.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

Unfortunately, if you want to hunt nuggets, you'll need to get a higher end Gold machine which are usually difficult relic machines and vice versa. If money is an issue, try the Tesoro and the Fisher mentioned above.... Don't forget about the Minelab Eureka gold either. I used this machine for both nuggets and relics when we lived in the Colorado Rockies with great success.

 

[utah1066]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

look at the xterra 705 minelab great for coins and nugget hunting price around $600 new.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

look at the xterra 705 minelab great for coins and nugget hunting price around $600 new.

Of course!


I forgot.. LOL That's your machine, right there!

 

[cammobunker]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

Tesoro seem to be very forgiving of the high mineralization here in NW Arkansas. The Vaquero, Cortes and Tejon are pretty effective here. I used to have a Garrett Ace 250 and the mineralization here made it roll over and play dead, but even my low cost Compadre works well here, and my Cibola is a relic vacuum. Still get a few false signals, but after awhile you get to where you can tell the difference between the bad and good signals.
Hunting in Mineralized ground is a challenge and takes practice. You'll need to learn your machine-whichever you choose- and become skilled at understanding what it is telling you. Technology can help, but the problem here is that your ground balance in this spot might not be valid 100 yards over that way, or on the other side of the dirt road.

 

[TDWay]

Re: Sugestions for Detictors to use in highly mineralized areas high Iron & Copper

Thank you gentile men, good stuff, it's muchly appreciated