Where to find Precious Jewels . Precious Jewels and coins are the two most common items found in metal detectors. There is an abundance of lost jewels waiting to be found. All items from gold and platinum rings to silver bracelets, to diamond rings are buried there. You can detect metal just about anywhere but, if you want to find more than just rusty nails and screws, you will want to expand your knowledge bank with good places to...
How Does a Metal Detector Work? A metal detector is a professional device that consists of a carrying handle (usually with a support device for your forearm), a control box at the top, an extendable shaft, and a search coil. So, how do metal detectors work (simple explanation)?A metal detector works by transmitting a signal into the ground. When the detector coil passes over a metallic target, it receives a return signal that the detector’s electronics can interpret as a target. This...
Discrimination Settings in Gold Detector Hunting for gold nuggets is one of the more frustrating types of metal detecting. Most people give up before they ever find a nugget. There are many, many challenges associated with gold detecting, but one of the biggest challenges is definitely trash and iron rubbish. The amount of trash in some of the goldfields is absolutely overwhelming.You might think that this is the time to turn on your discrimination, but in most cases, that would...
Hunt Treasure is a great profitable sport but you need to have an idea of what type of terrain and conditions in which we are going to be operating. If you are going to stay on fairly level and dry ground, then a basic, multi-purpose machine will do just fine, may cost less, and even come with some waterproof features that will allow you to operate near bodies of water and in the rain with little concern. If prospecting is in your blood,...
Gold Geology and the Natural Indicators that can help you find goldNot all gold deposits out there have been found and mined. There are still places that contain gold that have never been worked, despite the fact that miners have been searching for gold for hundreds of years now. If you can find one of these undiscovered gold deposits you have a good chance that you have found something special, since you will have been the first person to...
How To Find Relics? Relic hunting is about metal detecting all kinds of mostly iron artifacts and relics that may have a high historical, archaeological, collectible or even decorative practical value; Colonial iron door hinges exemplifying the latter. Non-metallic relic finds, which get unearthed as the “by-products” during the process of target recovery and range from Neolithic axe heads to the 18th century clay pipes (mostly incomplete), are also highly sought by relic hunters.Relic hunting is very popular around the...
Beach detecting is a really fun activity that can end up being a very lucrative hobby. Ever since metal detectors were commercially made people have been using them to comb beaches around the world, looking for lost treasures. And more often than not they find them. Whether it’s old or new coins or gold and silver jewellery, you can uncover some amazing finds when you are beach metal detecting. Best Spots For Beach Metal Detecting There are several places you should...
Gold Specific Metal Detector Most people get started by metal detecting at the park looking for coins and other lost items. Hunting in parks and playgrounds is pretty easy since coins are large targets they are easy to hear.Looking for gold nuggets is much different. Gold country presents a lot of challenges, the most obvious being that you won’t be casually walking through well groomed grass! We’ll discuss some other challenges below. Most Targets you dig are trash One of the most...
Relics Hunting with metal detecting in Mining camps are one of the best locations to search for coins and relics. This is due to the huge influx of people that came in search of gold and silver during the 1800’s. Most of the earliest settlers came because of mining. Mining really was responsible for building this country.While it’s true that many of us who like to metal detect in gold country are primarily interested in finding gold nuggets, searching...
