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Prospecting & Detecting

Picking Our Way Through Bedrock

December 2015 by Ray Mills

Once again the coil was put over the spot but the target was in the pile now. I pinpointed, grabbed a handful of dirt and began sprinkling it over the coil until I heard that mild thud.

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