Prospecting & Detecting
There's a First Time for Everyone
September 2014 by Gary C. Earle
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The Importance of Prepping you Gold Detecting Spots
If you want to get better gold you will need to put your detector down for a while .
Plotting and Persistence Lead to Big Gold
When he got home that night, he looked at the plotted points of gold and trash he had dug and saw that there was a distinct line where the gold nuggets were being found.
Companion Gold
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Common Mistakes of the New Detectorist
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Tips and Tricks
I cleared the connector by poking a small Phillips screwdriver through it. To ensure the bore was clean, I dunked the connector into some water and then blew it clean with my shop air compressor.
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