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GOLD PROSPECTING

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In the United States, gold is found in many places in the

western states, Alaska, and in a few localities in the

Appalachians.  The old saying "Gold is where

you find it," means that to find gold, you

should look in areas where the yellow

metal is known to be present. 

Hillsides are the best areas for

gold prospecting using a

metal detector, because

hillsides cannot be

cleaned out by panning

and dredging the way
streams can.  Also,

gold on hillsides, not far

from its source vein,

tends to be larger, and hence more
readily detected, than alluvial (placer)
gold which tends to get pounded to

pieces and worn away as it rolls along

the streambed with gravel during floods.

Gold is valuable because it is a scarce

commodity.  Even in a good gold producing

area, you will often spend an entire day
without finding any gold.  Meanwhile you

will dig bits and pieces of other metal--

birdshot, shells and bullets from hunting and target

practice, bits of rusted barbed wire, chips off shovels and other mining tools,
rusted tin cans, etc.  Hot rocks -- rocks containing concentrations of iron
oxides that sound like metal when you pass over them -- are also a nuisance
in many gold areas.   Discrimination is usually ineffective because the loss of
sensitivity resulting from discrimination is enough to cause those little nuggets
to vanish.  If you have gone many hours without finding gold and are
wondering if there is something wrong with your metal detector or how you are
using it, the most important clue is this:  if you are digging tiny pieces of trash
metal, then if gold were present you would have found small gold pieces too! 

CONTROL PANEL

CONTROL KNOBS:

1. OFF/ON/GAIN

a. Click right to turn on. Click left to turn off.
b. Turning the knob clockwise increases the detector’s sensitivity; the

higher the sensitivity, the deeper targets will be detected, and the more
likely the detector will be to detect very small targets.

c. As you turn the knob, notice that the GAIN value at the bottom-right of

the screen displays your current sensitivity setting.

Sensitivity in DISC mode

The left knob is labeled “GAIN” and in DISCRIMINATION mode it alone
controls the sensitivity of the detector.  

GAIN in ALL-METAL mode.

In All-Metal mode, GAIN increases as you rotate the knob clockwise.
THRESHOLD is controlled independently using the right knob.

2. DISC / ALL-METAL / THRESHOLD

a. Click knob to the far-left “DISC” position and the detector enters

DISCRIMINATION mode.

b. Click on clockwise to operate in ALL-METAL mode. 
c. In ALL-METAL mode, rotate knob to increase the threshold.

Threshold values range from -40 to +40.  
In ALL-METAL mode, the Threshold control can be used in two ways. 

Control knobs continued on next page

 

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Страница 3: ...Objects 12 EMI 12 Operation and Controls 13 Control Panel 13 Control Knobs Off On Gain 14 Disc All Metal Threshold 15 Touchpad Controls GG Pinpoint 15 and 15 Operating in All Metal Mode Ground Grab G...

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Страница 5: ...fferent tones for different types of metals and when the detector eliminates certain metals we refer to this as the detector discriminating among different types of metals Discrimination is an essenti...

Страница 6: ...d dispose of any and all trash and litter found Appreciate and protect our inheritance of natural resources wildlife and private property Act as an ambassador for the hobby use thoughtfulness consider...

Страница 7: ...ovided one on the Lower Stem close to the Searchcoil and one on the Upper Stem close to the housing Leave just enough slack in the Cable at the Searchcoil end to be able to rotate the Searchcoil a sma...

Страница 8: ...ndicator at the bottom of the display indicates the battery condition The detector requires a single 9 volt ALKALINE battery Do not use ordinary zinc carbon batteries Do not use Heavy Duty batteries R...

Страница 9: ...rface Never swing the searchcoil like a pendulum WRONG CORRECT QUICK START DEMONSTRATION I Supplies Needed a Nail a Zinc Penny dated after 1982 a Nickel a Quarter II Position the Detector a Place the...

Страница 10: ...termittent nature than electrical interference The second most common cause is a loose searchcoil connector The noise from a loose connector will usually be very erratic or intermittent in nature Try...

Страница 11: ...ect metal detectors Overall the potential for electromagnetic interference is greater than it was just a few years ago Modern high end metal detectors are a lot more sensitive than older units this al...

Страница 12: ...always carry a magnet to help discriminate gold from hot rocks and iron Gold will not be attracted to a magnet Pieces of iron will always be attracted to a magnet Negative hot rocks will almost alway...

Страница 13: ...e gold areas a lot of the terrain is under claim so you need to learn how to recognize posted claims and stay off of them unless you have the claim owner s permission Prospecting clubs such as the Gol...

Страница 14: ...e the loss of sensitivity resulting from discrimination is enough to cause those little nuggets to vanish If you have gone many hours without finding gold and are wondering if there is something wrong...

Страница 15: ...nd its distance from the searchcoil As a starting point refer to the table below T TA AR RG GE ET T R Re ea ad do ou ut t The table below lists some common approximate target values With experience in...

Страница 16: ...sed to find all types of metal objects in the ground The searchcoil must be in motion for objects to be detected Ground Grab GG Naturally occurring minerals in soil look like metal to a metal detector...

Страница 17: ...g it difficult to know where it is located It will not have the sound and feel of a metal object GROUND BALANCING Reading the Display Most gold prospecting and relic hunting is done by ear Listen for...

Страница 18: ...ll be achieved by first performing the GG procedure in All Metal mode The ground balance setting achieved using GG will carry over into this mode Setting the Controls As you adjust any of the controls...

Страница 19: ...increase with target strength The approximate target depth in inches will be indicated in the center of the screen The depth scale is calibrated to coin sized objects Relative depth is indicated for l...

Страница 20: ...20 will NOT BE DETECTED Values from 20 to 49 will induce a LOW tone Values from 50 to 100 will induce V C O tones see p 25 Suggestion Try changing the settings watch the screen and pass objects over t...

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