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Question About Detecting Gold Cache In A Jar.
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 616500" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>Given your location and depth, I'd have thought the Gemini 3 would have been suitable for the task at hand, although it appears unwieldy and a proven conventional VLF like the Whites MXT Pro fitted with a large coil, may be more ergonomic and better at pinpointing targets. Unfortunately however, the amount and depth of trash you describe will likely be a huge problem for any detector in that location. Even with a large coil, an all-metal PI detector like the GPX will find far more targets than you have the energy to dig and the discrimination feature of VLF detectors isn't very reliable if the trash is sizeable and/or deep enough, as you may have already discovered.</p><p></p><p>As to your other questions, multiple targets together (eg. a cache of coins or of nuggets), won't usually give a signal as strong and clear as a single target of the same metal, shape and weight. I can't help with your queries on the Goldmask II or Jeohunter 3D, as these machines are unknown to me, although I will comment that the Jeohunter comes from a reputable manufacturer - Makro - although its 3D feature may be more of a gimmick than a useful aid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 616500, member: 4012"] Given your location and depth, I'd have thought the Gemini 3 would have been suitable for the task at hand, although it appears unwieldy and a proven conventional VLF like the Whites MXT Pro fitted with a large coil, may be more ergonomic and better at pinpointing targets. Unfortunately however, the amount and depth of trash you describe will likely be a huge problem for any detector in that location. Even with a large coil, an all-metal PI detector like the GPX will find far more targets than you have the energy to dig and the discrimination feature of VLF detectors isn't very reliable if the trash is sizeable and/or deep enough, as you may have already discovered. As to your other questions, multiple targets together (eg. a cache of coins or of nuggets), won't usually give a signal as strong and clear as a single target of the same metal, shape and weight. I can't help with your queries on the Goldmask II or Jeohunter 3D, as these machines are unknown to me, although I will comment that the Jeohunter comes from a reputable manufacturer - Makro - although its 3D feature may be more of a gimmick than a useful aid. [/QUOTE]
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