Guide To Metal Detectors and Gold Prospecting

By: Mark P Andrews

First and foremost, you want to find a metal detector that is
already known to be very good for finding nuggets of gold. A
great many detectors are for multi use purposes, and some of
these might not be the best choice for your intended purpose, in
mineralized areas. You really need to steer clear of the old BFO
and TR detectors since these now are the detectors of the past.

In recent years, massive advances have been achieved with
regards to the technology of metal detectors. Ideally, you want
to purchase a good VLF or a PI detector to gain good results. On
the market today there are at the very least a dozen or more
great gold metal detectors and your budget will likely have a
play in which one is best for you.

Certainly in mineralized areas strongly consider the pulse
induction, PI detectors.

Now, as regards accessories, there are many on the market that
can aid you vastly as you search for your ideal and suitable
gold detector. If you pick the right ones these can greatly
increase your gold metal detectors overall performance. One must
have, is a good set of high impedance headphones. If at all
possible, what you want to try and do is to to match the
impedance of the headphones to your actual gold detector. You
will find that some work great with some detectors, whilst on
others, the results will not be so good.

Another worthwhile accessory is an audio booster or signal
enhancer which will help to increase faint target sounds, but be
aware also that these can increase the background noise whilst
you are out in the field conducting your gold metal detecting.

Nearly all detector manufacturers produce a variety of search
coils, i.e. the round device that you move just above the
surface of the ground and/or terrain. These can vary in size and
also in configuration (DD, DD pro, Mono and Salt). As a general
rule of thumb, the smaller circumference loops work best for
tighter areas and smaller gold which is close to the surface.
Larger coils have the advantage of allowing you to cover more
ground, although they have less sensitivity to smaller pieces of
gold, the advantage with these though is the depth to which they
can detect gold nuggets lower down or deeper, this does depend
though as I said on the size of the coil and the target. Recent
advances have made some detectors very advanced pieces of
equipment in their own right and there are now some very good
ones on the market, the MineLab 4500 springs to mind
straightaway if you have the budget for this one.

You will also need a decent digger, often called a prospecting
pick, this will enhance your digging speed considerably.
Consider first a lightweight pick as the less weight you need to
cart around the more ground you can cover at the end of the day.
A metal handle or a wooden handle makes little difference, just
make sure if the latter that the handle is not going to snap on
you at the worst possible time, unexpectedly as this can be
rather infuriating and time consuming should it happen to you.

Acquiring a super strong magnet is also very helpful in area
that have a lot of iron trash. A strong good sized magnet will
save you so much time when digging in an area where there is
lots of iron rubbish.

Article Source: https://www.collectibles-articles.com

Mark P Andrews is the co-owner of GoldsGold.com www.GoldsGold.com - Where you can find a great number of gold metal detectors available for sale at down to earth prices.

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