HOW SMALL CAN A DETECTOR FIND A GOLD NUGGET?
Good question! How small is a gold nugget? That is a variable question with no real answer. A gold nugget is normally a piece of solid gold from about the size of a pea up. Ill leave that to you to decide. Getting back to detectors, a metal detector can find a piece of gold from about the size of a large pinhead. However, for a detector to locate pieces of that size, you must generally use a detector that operates on a high frequency. Those metal detectors which have been found to be successful are the Minelab Eureka Gold (in the 60 kHz mode) or the Fisher Gold Bug 2 metal detector. SOME DETECTOR OPERATIONAL TIPS Whether you are working a reasonably flat area, undulating country, mullock dumps or dry gullies, it is best to grid an area section by section as you detect it. Obtain some plastic tent pegs and some nylon rope. Grid the ropes to approximately 2 6″ apart. The length of course depends on the type of country being detected. Try 50 feet to start with. This can be increased if de
