Gold Rush, Alaska has become a very popular show on television. If you're one of the few people who aren't familiar with the show. It follows three groups of people, some of them families that travel to Alaska, risking everything they own in search of the dream of finding gold and striking it rich. They have hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment and supplies to help them in their quest.
Well, you may not be able to stake out a claim in Alaska in search of your gold, but with the right metal detector you can search for your own treasure much closer to home. Look around and find places in your area where there may be gold.
Areas that produce only fine gold or small flakes will probably not prove productive with a metal detector. Areas that have larger nuggets would be where you need to go. Do some research on the area you are considering, and find out if large nuggets have been found there in the past. These are areas you need to concentrate on.
Detecting for gold nuggets is limited to fewer sites, but it has been noted that metal detector users tend to find gold much larger than those other forms of mining. Another good point to make is that metal detecting is less physically demanding than other types of gold mining as well.
The size of the nugget, or any other item detected by your metal detector is proportionate. The larger the nugget, the deeper it can be detected. Small pebbles of metals can be found easily. Only the larger nuggets will be found at depths over a foot.
Frequencies on metal detectors usually range from 3 kHz to as high as 71 kHz. The higher the frequency the more sensitive it will be to small gold. A pulse induction (PI) detector is a special type of unit that is low frequency detectors. In other words, they ignore the unwanted ground minerals, finding the large nuggets at maximum depths.
A high frequency detector will not only detect the small gold, it will also pick up items with a high iron content and will have difficulty of operation in highly iron mineralized areas. Lower frequency detectors are less sensitive to small gold nuggets, but can handle areas with high iron content easier.
Most models feature manual ground balance controls. These controls allow adjustment for the iron content in the ground. If the ground has a varying degree of iron content, you will probably need to adjust your detector frequently during your hunting.
In your adjustments of your detector, any gold should be considered as an indicator. Widen your excavation and sampling. Where there is one small gold nugget, there is usually more nuggets deeper.
When prospecting for gold, water is an important element in separating the gold from the dirt. Because a metal detector needs no water to detect gold or metal, you can search areas that are in dry areas or areas far uphill from the water. Areas where the usual prospector doesn't or can't look. This is advantageous to the treasure hunter using the gold detector.
Make sure to always use headphones. With headphones, it is easier to hear the faint, but very distinct sounds that small, but deeply buried nuggets make.
It is important to know your detector. Know your detector's sounds and how to ascertain the differences. Remember the three P's; Practice, Patience and Persistence.
Above all, HAVE FUN!
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