A List of the Best Metal Detectors on the Market Metal detecting for coins and relics is a hobby that you can take part in no matter where you live. There is history all around us! The technology used in metal detectors has improved considerably over the past decade. Some of the newer detectors on […]
Metal Detecting
Metal detecting is one of the best ways to search for gold nuggets. Unlike other prospecting methods, metal detectors are specifically designed to locate large metals objects, while ignoring other non-metallic objects. Learning how to successfully find gold nuggets with a metal detector can be extremely challenging, but it can be one of the most rewarding and profitable types of gold prospecting when you learn how to do it. This page has information about how to successfully find gold nuggets using a metal detector.
Popular Metal Detectors and Accessories
The quality of metal detectors have improved considerably over the past decade, making metal detecting an exciting and growing hobby. Regardless of your budget, nearly anyone can get started in this wonderful hobby. Not only have some of the high-end metal detectors made considerable advances, but the less expensive “beginner” detectors have improved as well. […]
Coins, Relics, & Gold Nuggets with the Minelab X-Terra 705
The X-Terra 705 is made by Minelab Technologies which is one of the renowned names in the industry of metal detectors. The X-Terra 705 like every other detector works on creating an electromagnetic field with metallic objects affecting a change in the field hence the picks up such a change and alerts the miner via […]
A Miner found this 156-Ounce Gold Nugget with his Metal Detector!
Most people who pick up a metal detector first think of coin hunting in the park, or maybe searching around a popular swimming hole for jewelry. Very few people actually use metal detectors to find gold nuggets. It never ceases to amaze me how many people think that all the gold is long gone. They […]
Punch Deep on Coins & Relics with the Minelab CTX 3030
Minelab is widely regarded as one of the leading brands of metal detectors on the market today. Their gold detectors are unmatched in the goldfields when it comes to prospecting and this is the primary focus of the company. But MineLab also has a very wide range of metal detectors that work outside of the […]
3 Metal Detectors for Underwater Gold Nugget Hunting
Up until the last few years, there really weren’t any good options for nugget hunting underwater. The waterproof detectors on the market were designed for coin and relic hunting and weren’t all that good at finding gold nuggets. The design of metal detectors has really improved in recent years, and now it seems that many […]
Hunting for Gold Nuggets with the XP DEUS
There are many different things that people look for when purchasing a metal detector. The first, of course, is that it does a good job of finding metal in the ground, and in the case with most detectors, an accurate discrimination to separate the trash from the good targets. Beyond that, people’s needs vary significantly […]
The White’s GMT: A Specializes Gold Nugget Detector
People take up metal detecting as a hobby for a variety of different reasons. Some simply want a way to spend some time outdoors and visit new locations (and potentially find some treasures in the process). Some specifically want to poke around at Civil War sites or old settlements to find relics and artifacts of […]
White’s MX Sport – A New Waterproof Metal Detector
White’s Electronics, headquartered in Sweet Home, Oregon, already has a great reputation when it comes to building quality detectors, and the new Whites MX Sport Metal Detector is only going to boost that reputation even more. Previous White’s machines, like the MXT, MX5, and numerous others have earned a vocal fan club. The MX Sport […]
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The 4 Best Pinpointers to use for Gold Nuggets
Pinpointers have been used for many years as an accessory that many detectorists have used. Their purpose is not to be used as a primary detector for searching, but rather to help speed up the recovery process of a target once it has been recovered. The primary use of most pinpointers is for use by […]
Gold Nugget Detecting with the Tesoro Lobo SuperTRAQ
Founded in 1980, Tesoro Electronics has been producing high quality metal detectors for around 30 years and while many detectors are now manufactured overseas, Tesoro is still making their metal detectors at their facility in Arizona. Most of their detectors are marketed toward coin and relic hunters, but one of the metal detectors that they […]
Gold Nugget Detecting with the Minelab SDC 2300
The Minelab SDC 2300 is a compact, all terrain and waterproof type metal detector that is just as capable underwater as it is in the desert. It is one of the few gold-specific types of pulse induction (PI) metal detectors that can be used underwater to find gold, and it does an exceptional job at […]
The Favorite Mining Picks of Serious Gold Prospectors
Using the White’s MXT to Detect Gold Nuggets
The White’s MXT is a metal detector that has been around for many years. It’s multi-purpose metal detector which can detect relic, coin and gold nuggets, as long as they are of decent size. This detector is not as sensitive to small gold compared to other gold-specific detectors such as the Gold Bug Pro or […]