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.
If you just bought a metal detector for the first time, there’s a good chance that the dealer who sold it to you didn’t fill you in on something… The well-known goldfields have been getting “flogged” for decades, and the easy pickin’s are long gone. Finding gold nuggets was never easy, but it was sure […]
Gold is one of the rarest elements on the planet. Only a tiny percentage of ground has any significant quantity of gold. I suppose that is the reason it is currently valued around $1500 per ounce! If you like to metal detect for gold nuggets like I generally do, then we are talking about an […]
I wander around the early goldfields of the Western United States and try to find gold that the old-timers missed. Lately I’ve been thinking about getting a new metal detector. Metal detectors have been marketed to gold miners for over 50 years. In fact, I recently picked up an old prospecting magazine from 1965, and […]
Some pretty exciting news for users of the Minelab SDC 2300. Coiltek is coming out with a line of custom coils that can be swapped out for the small 8″ round coil that currently comes with the detector. There Minelab SDC 2300 has been one of the most popular gold detectors on the market for […]
As I write this post, fall is in full swing and winter is fast approaching. Before long it will be cold weather and short days. My opportunities to get out and look for gold will be limited. This is the time of year that I like to research and prepare for the upcoming prospecting season. […]
Overview of Metal Detector Types Gold prospectors have two basic choices when metal detecting for gold. There are very-low frequency (VLF) metal detectors, and there are pulse-induction (PI) metal detectors. Both types can find gold, and each has their own place in the goldfields. (Note: The new GPZ7000 uses a completely new technology, […]
There are literally tens of thousands of small mines and prospects scattered around the country. Not big mines; these are small diggings – often done by one miner – that are have been abandoned for a decade. It is a common belief among some people that you need to search around a big mine to […]
There are easily a dozen different detectors to chose from that are capable of finding gold nuggets, but at the end of the day, you can only swing one at a time. What is the best one? I don’t know if best is the right word, but I’ve found a setup that works very well […]
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype of new products, whatever your hobby is. Advertising is all about convincing you that the new product is the latest, greatest thing and everything else is obsolete. This couldn’t be more true when it comes to the marketing of metal detectors. Whenever a new unit hits […]
Minelab’s new Equinox Metal Detectors – the Models 600 and 800 – are reliable and offer a number of important features. The two detectors share a number of the same features, and most purchasers have said their performance is essentially identical for each of them. Comparing the Equinox 600 & Equinox 800 Both […]
Gold Prospecting Magazines Even though we are in the age of the internet, some folks still prefer to sit down and read a magazine. Even though I own a gold prospecting website, I still prefer to just read a magazine sometimes. Here are 5 magazines geared toward treasure hunters, gold prosectors, and metal […]
Most miners know what hydraulic mining was. Simply put, it was a type of mining operation that used water under high pressure to wash away gold-bearing material to be run through a sluice box. There are thousands of old hyraulic “pits” scattered throughout the West. These are great spots to find gold nuggets, but they […]
Every gold prospector hopes to someday find their own “nugget patch”. What is a patch? A patch is a gold deposits or concentration of gold in a relatively small area. They are super exciting to find and work, because you never know what you might find, but there is a high probability that there are […]
10 Things That Every Detectorist Should Know Before They Start Hunting for Gold 1. Metal detecting for gold is harder than coin hunting 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 […]
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 […]
