:detecting:Infinium Report Revised February 2011 - Posted With Permission (long) :detecting:

[John-Edmonton]

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Posted with permission from author "Jim Hemmingway"

Introduction

The native silver ores and nuggets found here in Ontario share a similar conductive range to gold. The similarity results from factors such as purity, the type of mineral inclusions, size, shape, and structure. Native silver here is 85% to 95% pure, but is associated with varying amounts of antimony, bismuth and as much as 0.5% mercury. Silver ores often contain other minerals including cobalt-related substances, nickel and iron arsenides.

Native silver is found primarily in the form of specimens. Our most frequently encountered silver is embedded within calcite. The light hued pink or white calcite specimens are highly valued, as much or more than silver nuggets. Silver nuggets are much less prevalent than specimen samples but are still occasionally found by electronic prospectors. The photo below depicts a large native silver nugget of high purity. It responds to the Infinium with a high conductive

 

[jimmy]

WoW, Great report! I may buy another infinium, I purchased a used one from Alaska Mining & Diving back in 05 because I had claims in Alaska, but I never quite got it to work like this. I had the one with the funky cable and could not keep the unit stable so I sold it last year. I went on to have a lot of success with MXT but I always suspected that Garrett would eventually improve the cable and make it a more stable machine despite the floppy coil rod. I feel a good pulse unit is a must for prospecting but the ML's are waaaaay to Pricey! I like to have a good VLF and A good PI, after hearing this report I am again considering the Infinium even over the TDI. Thanks for a most informative report.