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2 More nuggets found with Infinium

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bearkat4160

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Hi All,

Well I went back to same place as I found the big one (6.2 grams) and we dug out the gravel bar down to bedrock and I powered up the Infinium and got 2 nuggets within 4 feet from where I got the big one. They were 0.4 and 0.5 grams at 2 and 3 inches. Definatly going back to find more. The nuggets will NOT be detected in the air test I do with them. Or sitting on top of ground. Such as Pulse Induction, but being in the ground with the ground matrix around them they made a nice high/low tone.

Lovin this Infinium....

Alan in Oregon
 
Looking in an area that's noted for very fine gold and not much of it, this last outing found 2, .5 gram nuggets. Thinking about getting a gold detector, either the Infinium LS or the Minelab 4500 and was wondering which would be a better choice. I know the 4500 cost much more, but is it that much better than the Infinium. I have no experience with a PI detector at all. These would also have to double looking for coins in areas that have been looked at by everybody and their dogs for the deeper coins. I would use it mostly looking for coins than for gold. Also using a PI, why aren't the nuggets being detected in the air or on the ground, but will in the ground?.
 
Hey Ron,

PI's are a whole different type of detecting. It is this difference that makes air test not reliable. The PI charges the ground with the pulse and it is this is why smaller items will be detected in ground and deeper than air test. The GP 4500 is a better Gold detector but it should be for $5000. The Infinium is about 85% power of the 4500. You will loose sensitivity to very small nugs and less depth than Infinium, but you have to find alot of gold to pay for that machine. I have had my Infinium for 2 months and almost have it paid for with nuggets. Plus I can dive with my Infinium. If you are a Professional Prospector you will want the GP4500 as it is the best in the world for what it does. I can find down to .3 gram nugs w Infinium...4500 will find smaller ones deeper, but it should for $5000. Good luck.

Alan
 
I can tell you that a GP 3000 and newer models will find .2 grammers as deep as 20cm to a foot, using a 14" elip mono. The Infinium won't be able to do that, but it seems that as the nuggets get bigger the Infinium levels the playing field (same sized coils). I don't know it that's true but it is based on what I've read in my research, but it seems remenicent of the SD2000, although the Infinium would be quieter, waterproof etc.

As far as digging coins, the Infinium would be better. I would consider coins as large targets as well, they are for the 4500! The Minelabs have unlimited number of coil choices, but there's only about three that you'll ever need.
 
Thanks for all the info guys, but seems like I won't be looking for another detector after all for the time being. The place we are looking for gold has been closed to all lookers. We approached a land owner about looking on his property since he was down stream from where other gold was being found. He laughed at us about finding any gold on his property but yeal, for a fee he would let us look. We told him there was probably gold to be found but not a lot of it. After seeing the very small amount of gold we had found panning he couldn't believe it and stopped everyone from going onto his property, probably thinking there was tons of the stuff everywhere. This took a very long time and many hours just to produced what we all found. Thanks again.
 
HI Bence,
Is that 0.2 gm or 2.0gm at 20cm with the 3000?
my infinium will air test a 0.9gm roundish nug at 12cm and a flattish 4gm at 23cm using the 10 x 14 mono.
If the 3000 or 4500 will find 0.2gm nugs at 12 inches with a 14 inch mono then it deserves some praise.

Cheers
Adrian SS
 
0.2 grams!! They were what I picked up the most. I also picked up hot rocks that deep as well.
 
Whooa there, there are also others using GP's and GPX's out in the goldfields, you are hitting areas that other "justified" machines have searched. You also need to keep in mind that you need to use the right coil as well, as well as boosters and whatever aftermarket equipment.

One thing I would like to know is how the Infinium does on medium to large sized nuggets compared to a 3000 in normal timing or 4000/4500 in normal timing, dd mode, with the same sized mono in medium to very mineralised ground. As far as I'm concerned, that is the real question.

I feel that the Infinium is a quieter detector, so I think it should/may have its use in the goldfields even if you have the 4500, even if it didn't have the reverse discrim. I hope I'm right! Although I'm using it for water detecting and I don't have any plans on going back to the goldfields.
 
I can see no reason why the Infinium would not match the 3000 or 4500 for depth in highly mineralised ground plus it has the big advantage of being able to tell you if that deep big target signal is a piece gold of iron or not, which could save you 2 hours of digging. Some of the gold here is locked up in ground as hard as concrete and when you are in what you think is virgin ground and the temp is 40 degrees C in the shade and your 4500 tells you there is a big target down deep and you spend the next hour and a half chasing it only to find a bloody rusty axe head, one tends to get a bit peeved and then wish you had an Infinium.
Adrian
 
Great nuggets again!
for price/performance infinium is great..can u find gpx's for sale new anyway? I've only found used
 
Adrian SS said:
I can see no reason why the Infinium would not match the 3000 or 4500 for depth in highly mineralised ground plus it has the big advantage of being able to tell you if that deep big target signal is a piece gold of iron or not, which could save you 2 hours of digging. Some of the gold here is locked up in ground as hard as concrete and when you are in what you think is virgin ground and the temp is 40 degrees C in the shade and your 4500 tells you there is a big target down deep and you spend the next hour and a half chasing it only to find a bloody rusty axe head, one tends to get a bit peeved and then wish you had an Infinium.
Adrian
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I have to agree 100% the gpx's are selling for 4500 to over 7000 grand when you can find them. My Infinium flies over hot rocks with out a whimper. All the video's of the Mine Labs I have seen are the most annoying things I have ever herd. I bought my Infinum from Kellyco for 1100 and it has already paid for its self. We don't see many hen egg size nuggets here in Colorado and my claim produces good gold in the .5- 10 gm size. and I get them from 3-12 inches deep. I don't think I would like to dig a 20" hole in the rocky ground on my claim for a .2gm nugget. I thought about the Whites TDI but at 1600 for a new one, the Infinium with iron discrimination is by for the best deal.
 
Good post Coloradogoldman.

Nice nuggets also. Yep my Infinium paid for itself with nuggets in about 3 months. Couldnt say that about the GPX 4500, might take awhile.

Alan in Oregon
 
Just saw a GPX 4500 in for sale forum here for just 7900.00 that is a lot of nuggets to break even. I know most hunters don't look to make a profit with their detector but 7900 for a used detector Wow. I have seen a few on E-bay for buy now price of 9200.00 :surprised:. I like my Imfinium more every day. In fact been thing of getting another it works so well here. think I'll order one Monday before the price skyrockets because of this mini gold rush gets going because of the economy and gold at 1000.00 now. Oh need a 8" mono best coil so under 1200 I get a great Water/Land PI gold finder that works and is really quite, with ground track and discrimination so I don't dig old timers shovel tips at 24" in rock city hard pack.
 
The excal 2 is a PI machine right????How would that do for gold compared to the infinium???I Hear on the beach they Get amazing depth..They are about the same price too i think.
 
Excal is not a PI and will not go as deep as the Infinium. But it discriminates better. Ill take the depth over disc for those deep gold signals.

Alan
 
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