pulltabMiner
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I hunted the Iron Pit again last night. The only gold I found was this tiny 14K clasp. When I found it, it had a couple of chain links still attached but I lost them as I was experimenting with air tests.
I was running the AT Pro with the 5x8DD coil. Sensitivity down to 4 bars and iron discrimination at 35. The spot where I found it has no grass so I was able to scrape the ground with the coil, which I do whenever possible.
The Pro gave a very soft and broken mid tone. I investigated further and I could get a sound every third swing or so. The depth indicated was 6 inches. I decided to dig it to see what it was since the tone was so soft.
I dug the hole to 6 inches but nothing was in the hole. I finally ran the coil over the pile of dirt and I got the mid tone again. Whenever the Pro showed a target id, it was 35, always. I investigated the dirt with the propointer until I saw the glimmer of yellow.
Air testing showed that to get a hit from this clasp, it had to be touching the coil. I imagine the clasp was barely under the surface and that's how I even found it.
After countless tiny targets with the Pro, I finally hit micro gold. I can see why micro gold is not found though, it is near impossible to detect. The AT Pro did it nonetheless...
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I was running the AT Pro with the 5x8DD coil. Sensitivity down to 4 bars and iron discrimination at 35. The spot where I found it has no grass so I was able to scrape the ground with the coil, which I do whenever possible.
The Pro gave a very soft and broken mid tone. I investigated further and I could get a sound every third swing or so. The depth indicated was 6 inches. I decided to dig it to see what it was since the tone was so soft.
I dug the hole to 6 inches but nothing was in the hole. I finally ran the coil over the pile of dirt and I got the mid tone again. Whenever the Pro showed a target id, it was 35, always. I investigated the dirt with the propointer until I saw the glimmer of yellow.
Air testing showed that to get a hit from this clasp, it had to be touching the coil. I imagine the clasp was barely under the surface and that's how I even found it.
After countless tiny targets with the Pro, I finally hit micro gold. I can see why micro gold is not found though, it is near impossible to detect. The AT Pro did it nonetheless...
[attachment 234636 clasp-14k.jpg]
[attachment 234637 clasp-size.jpg]
