2nd time Iron

[DiggerDaddyMack]

G'day .Had my.2nd timeout ever. first full day out yay. ....
Black Hill Ballarat.Noo gold.But found an Old Chisel and a Big 12 inch bolt and 5 small iron prices.. and 2 hot rocks.they get you heart going.then stop.Istill had fun learning!

Is itJust the same.If I'm finding small iron am I going to find small gold.Am I doing it correctly??if I'm just going iron.Any info would be appreciated greatly,

 

[Anniegee]

Any day out is a good day :lol: Welcome to the forum and wishing you good luck finding :goldnugget:

 

[bicter]

G'day .Had my.2nd timeout ever. first full day out yay. ....
Black Hill Ballarat.Noo gold.But found an Old Chisel and a Big 12 inch bolt and 5 small iron prices.. and 2 hot rocks.they get you heart going.then stop.Istill had fun learning!

Is itJust the same.If I'm finding small iron am I going to find small gold.Am I doing it correctly??if I'm just going iron.Any info would be appreciated greatly,

Unfortunately, iron has a much stronger response than gold. So to answer your question, small gold will be much quieter than the same size in iron.

If you're finding shotgun pellets then you and your detector are operating well and will give you a better representation of in ground gold targets than old iron.

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Thanks bictor.. And Thanks you Anniegee for the good luck.?Good luck to all.

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Yaaay :money: Found my first Tresure A 1982 20 cent coin.. after 6 nails and a tin can... ickshovel:

 

[Ded Driver]

goodaye DiggerDaddyMack & welcome to PA
If you are getting good responses on small crap of all types, then you are on the right track. You just have to walk over the gold.

DED

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

G'day Ded. Thanx for the welcome ?
I think my machine and I are starting to work together. Learning every day ?.
Just gotta sweep some clean ground. just keep sweeping just keep sweeping.Its coming soon.? Good luck out there mate.

 

[LONEWOLF]

Purchase a small Gold Nugget and use this as a Test Nugget.. Keep it close so if you are in doubt, Test... Welcome DDM... :Y:

LW...

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Thanx LW great idea ?

 

[Deepseeker]

Get yourself a 25" DD X Mack, then you can get all the BIG DEEP JUNK that nobody else can get to. I have it all man, Brake Drums, Aluminium Cans, Disc Plows, Car Parts, and it's all mine, ALL MINE!!!! Hahahahahaha!!

 

[Ded Driver]

Get yourself a 25" DD X Mack, then you can get all the BIG DEEP JUNK that nobody else can get to. I have it all man, Brake Drums, Aluminium Cans, Disc Plows, Car Parts, and it's all mine, ALL MINE!!!! Hahahahahaha!! https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...ckground-silly-face-emoticon-3d-rendering.jpg

haha DeepSucker, never mind the Gold Fever, You've got Iron Fever layful:

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Thanx fot the tip Deep seeker.
Im gunna have to upgrade to do that. When i get the cash. bottle tops and rusty nails love me..i think i found some pyrite

ehat do the Wise wizards think??

 

[reynard]

Welcome DDM at least you know with the amount of targets you are finding that the area has not been flogged, whether thereis any gold there is up to you to find out.
Good luck and happy hunting
Jim

 

[Ded Driver]

bit hard to tell from the photo, but does look like pyrite to me.
More knowledgeable rocksmiths might confirm for you.
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also, on the big, really big, & giant coils, they cover a lot of ground, & as DS is finding, cover more/deeper trash at one time.
If you are still finding your feet (pun intended ), in trashy areas a smaller-moderate size coil will be easier as it covers less trash.
An 11" is a good starting point. Even a 15" will cover a lot of trash.
Other option in high trash (if the ground isn't too hot & you think there's a good chance of shallow gold) is pull out a good VLF that can discriminate. This can weed out a lot of the bigger crap. Note, small/tiny flaky rusty bits can still fool a VLF too.

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Is this naah ..Looks a bit better than nails and trash..Would it be worth crushing.???

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

G'day reynard.
Thank you for the welcome and your info. Its only a cheapo detector but IM finding by adjusting the discrimination over targets. naaaah naaaah on iron and a little tiny yepyep. But most of the time it a tin can or bottle tops but the :goldnugget: will come. Thanx again good luck out there. ickshovel:

 

[goody2shoes]

Crush it all

Goody

 

[Moneybox]

Discrimination is against the law these days that's why we all use PI detectors :lol:

Take care, you can't trust the discrimination. It might just tell you that 2oz nugget is a chunk of iron

 

[Ded Driver]

hey Moneybox, last time I was out north of Kal on an old campsite, there was soooooo much rusty flakes & bits of iron/steel in the ground that it just wasn't feasible to detect it with a PI. There's a limit on how many false targets you want to dig in each square metre :awful:
I wished I had my MXT Pro with me. Yes the discrimination might take out a nugget, but if it finds even a tiny piece in amongst all that then its worthwhile having a crack at it.

 

[DiggerDaddyMack]

Thanx for all the great advice ?.
Much appreciated.Miners exchange is closed until end of January ?.
I will uprade in good time.Its keeping out of the pubs and Im walking heaps. I've got a day trip coming up using good detector I probably want to upgrade.if I find anything.Good guys ?