History of Treasure & Gold Detectors
BY DICK TURNER A chronological account of the development of treasure and gold locators from 1830 to 1930. As all gold hunters know, we are blessed with high-technology instruments to aid our...
View ArticleLook for Gold where you Know it is
By David R. Toussaint “Your metal detector doesn’t find the gold,” he told me. “You find the gold and then you put your metal detector over it.” I met Don Gaines in late 1994, and he changed the way...
View ArticleProfile: Jim Swinney
BY J. CHARLES COX “A man so finely tuned to the wavelength of gold and precious stones, he might just as well be a magician!” During my recent visit to Happy Camp, California, I had the pleasure of...
View ArticleThe Midas Touch
By Denise Brown “A long time treasure hunter turns to nugget hunting for some adventure.” Searching for tiny, elusive gold flakes is like looking for a needle in the proverbial haystack. Just ask...
View ArticleNoise is Good!
By James B. Wright Learning to interpret sound anomalies on your metal detector. Noise comes to those who would use an electronic metal detector in three different basic forms: 1) Locally generated...
View ArticleNugget Hunting
By Roy Lagal The term “nugget hunting” is so ambiguous that no description of it could ever be complete. Countless books have been written about this method of searching. Weekend prospectors...
View ArticleProspecting with a Metal Detector
By Dave McCracken You have a substantial prospecting-advantage with a modern gold detector! I highly recommend The Fundamentals of Electronic Prospecting be read before reading this article. All...
View ArticlePocket Hunting for Gold
By David R. Toussaint Professional Gold Hunter’s Strategy Leads to Pockets of Gold Preston poses with his collection which came from a pocket in northern Nevada. A professional electronic gold...
View ArticleTips for Detecting Gold Nuggets
BY GORDON ZAHARA Several years ago, I decided to devote my time entirely to nugget hunting in northern California, giving up the other methods I was using. Being retired at a relatively early age, I...
View ArticleWar of the Golden Word
By JIMMY SIERRA In the metal detecting industry, there is a term which has recently been misused a great deal. This term is:“discrimination.” Some have said that the pen is mightier than the sword,...
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