One nugget found
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i think you answered your own question mate300 said:
its what i would do and go low and slow no rush
Grid the area and go low and slow. Maybe try using a better detector?
Sdc on un dug "new ground " hmmmm maybe you need to think again300 said:
Get someone with a really good detector and some days off next week to help you with your search...
...at this stage Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are free
...at this stage Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are free
Moneybox
Philip & Sandra Box
We took a bit of a risk and went straight ahead at this spot. There was no track but we had our sights set on an abandoned mine marked on the map 4.5km away.
We took it slow stopping at the gullys to clear all the little wattle saplings out of our path. They are really strong and usually snap off about 100mm up from the ground and take out a tyre or two. It took about half a day to get there and within an hour or two Mrs M pinged a 1.6g nugget with the SDC. It was sitting right on the top on a slight slope of cleared ground. We set about and carefully gridded the area with both the SDC and the 4500 without any sign of a signal. The only evidence of people being there previously was a couple of rusty cans under the largest tree in the area. We camped the night and worked the region the following day in all the obvious spots but never raised another signal of any kind.
If it were not for the mark on the map I'd have put it down to a bird dropping :|
We took it slow stopping at the gullys to clear all the little wattle saplings out of our path. They are really strong and usually snap off about 100mm up from the ground and take out a tyre or two. It took about half a day to get there and within an hour or two Mrs M pinged a 1.6g nugget with the SDC. It was sitting right on the top on a slight slope of cleared ground. We set about and carefully gridded the area with both the SDC and the 4500 without any sign of a signal. The only evidence of people being there previously was a couple of rusty cans under the largest tree in the area. We camped the night and worked the region the following day in all the obvious spots but never raised another signal of any kind.
If it were not for the mark on the map I'd have put it down to a bird dropping :|
It's the prospector's curse: the "one piece patch"! Usually found out in the open and soon after arriving at a spot, but no matter how much more work you do, there's nothing more to be found there. If it's any comfort, it happens to all of us, sooner or later. :|
Teemore
One foot out the door
Hi 300 (is that your nugget target??)
You don't mention what state you're in but if the area is like most places littered with leaves and twigs then raking may be worth a try to get that SDC coil just a bit closer to the targets ......
That example is a bit over the top (someones effort in the GT) and I'd suggest it would be better to 'sweep' some of the stuff back to minimise potential erosion of the area but it gives you an idea of the effort some people go to ....
Cheers T.
You don't mention what state you're in but if the area is like most places littered with leaves and twigs then raking may be worth a try to get that SDC coil just a bit closer to the targets ......
That example is a bit over the top (someones effort in the GT) and I'd suggest it would be better to 'sweep' some of the stuff back to minimise potential erosion of the area but it gives you an idea of the effort some people go to ....
Cheers T.
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