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how is the infinium on small gold nuggets?

Very good.
Not as sensitive as the ML PIs or TDI but is excellent in the high iron mineralisation and tends to run quieter than the MLs. I think you can hear a small signal above the ground noise of the MLs easier than above the ground noise of the Infinium.

The Infinium will find nuggs down to 0.1 gm in amongst ironstone no probs and 0.3 to 0.5 when you have learnt how to use the machine properly and it is of course waterproof.
 
Fishers Ghost said:
Very good.
Not as sensitive as the ML PIs or TDI but is excellent in the high iron mineralisation and tends to run quieter than the MLs. I think you can hear a small signal above the ground noise of the MLs easier than above the ground noise of the Infinium.

The Infinium will find nuggs down to 0.1 gm in amongst ironstone no probs and 0.3 to 0.5 when you have learnt how to use the machine properly and it is of course waterproof.
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To detect a true 0.1 gram gold nugget with any of the currently available Garrett coils attached to an Infinium LS even with absolutely minimum Ground Balance,........... would be a feat.

I would like to see that! Better still be exposed to a first hand experience!

ivanll
 
"The Infinium will find nuggs down to 0.1 gm in amongst ironstone no probs and 0.3 to 0.5 when you have learnt how to use the machine properly and it is of course waterproof"


In reading the response, it seems that it would make more sense if the 0.1 gram should be 1.0 gram. It seems to me that the sentence after is stating you can get SMALLER nuggets than the previous stated when you learn the machine because it stated no problem for the 0.1 gram.

I may way off on this interpretation.
 
You be correct, I did a typo and that should read 0.05 to 0.1gm. 0.05 is stretching the friendship a bit though.

I am working on the video ivanll which will clearly show my Infinium responding quite well to a 0.15 gm nugg at 100cm
 
Fishers Ghost said:
You be correct, I did a typo and that should read 0.05 to 0.1gm. 0.05 is stretching the friendship a bit though.

I am working on the video ivanll which will clearly show my Infinium responding quite well to a 0.15 gm nugg at 100cm
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It's getting interesting, there have been mentioning of "SUPER" Infiniums in the past detecting 0.05 g and 0.15 gram gold bits in :ausflag:, but at 100 cm :cool: that's 1 metre or 39 3/8 English Inches:)

I am so looking forward to the video, wish I could be there to lend a hand.

ivanll
 
HI ivanll,
Bugger I am having a bad day today!
Make that 100mm. That is the best I have been able to get with the 10 x 14 mono;

Today all I could get is 45mm on the same nugg. I am putting the difference down to the elec interference which is fairly strong where I am testing and the freq adjust is not cutting it out.

The 8 inch mono was getting the same nugg at 85mm, which is less than what it has detected this nugg in the past. So whatever is effecting the 10 x 14 is also having the same effect on the 8 inch.
 
What about with the 3*7 elliptical coil? would that pick up a smaller peice? Im not really wored of that small.. A .5 gram 1/2 gram nugget would be a good enough ratio.. I got a fisher gold bug se/pro and just like the water proof desine, and the fact its a API machane so black sands wont mess with it.. How deep is 100mm? Loved the feed back, and whats the frequencey on the machane?
 
Jessgo33 said:
What about with the 3*7 elliptical coil? would that pick up a smaller peice? Im not really wored of that small.. A .5 gram 1/2 gram nugget would be a good enough ratio.. I got a fisher gold bug se/pro and just like the water proof desine, and the fact its a API machane so black sands wont mess with it.. How deep is 100mm? Loved the feed back, and whats the frequencey on the machane?
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All current Garrett made coils for the Infinium LS can detect a 0.5g = 1/2gram gold nugget............no problem.

ivanll
 
I d love to see the video.. SO is it true that the target has to be in the ground inorder for it to get a true depth reading? How deep will it go? say on a quarter, dime, and a 1gram nugget? or smaller or bigger? It looks real easy to gb the video said sometimes it don't even need to be gb. And one more question, how dose the iron dis work? Thanks.
 
My 3x7 will not hit under .4 I think thats about the smallest piece mine will detect and for the record mine has just been updated/serviced.
I dont have a exact weight but its close.I get about 1" air test-I would guess in the ground it would be deeper-PI's just work that way.
 
I'd like to see an Infinium get a .1 gram nugget at decent depth or any depth for that matter. I have hundreds of them and none will be detected with my Infinium. I can get a .3 is smallest but only like 1". Half gram and up is its sweet spot....

Show the video!!!!

Alan
 
Yep that is its sweet spot......under that gets a bit useless.
 
Freaking deep 10" plus on pulltabs(as long as they been there some time).There is one beach i go thats so hunted out by VLF guys-That I have to use the infinium and get what they miss-thats where that dang gold goes anyway-deeper, I guess, If im digging pulltabs that deep.

I dug railway spike real deep like a foot.
 
It does sound to me like most people say that 0.5gm is the smallest nugget that their Infinium will give a positive tone on which I find to be a bit odd because 0.5gm is a nice bit of gold and should be detected better than what others are saying.
I guess mine is different somehow???? I just did a quick check on a 0.53 gm bit and it came in well with a hi/lo tone at 100mm (Approx 4 inches) and could still be heard (just) at 130mm( Approx 5 inches) Using the 10 x 14 mono and my little 0.15gm bit was coming in at between 40 & 45 mm (1 3/4 inches),
at 1 inch it was a clear high/low tone and at 45- 50 mm sig was a single low tone variation in threshold.
My 8 inch mono gives slightly better readings.

I did post a set of air test figures on the Aussie Infinium forum but these have been lost to the twilight zone.
Am happy to make up another set but from what I have gleaned from other posts there is probably not much point to it because there are so many variables to take into account and there is not a chance that other nugs of the same weight as mine will test at the same distances in other Infiniums.
 
bearkat4160 said:
I'd like to see an Infinium get a .1 gram nugget at decent depth or any depth for that matter. I have hundreds of them and none will be detected with my Infinium. I can get a .3 is smallest but only like 1". Half gram and up is its sweet spot....

Show the video!!!!

Alan
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Like Alan said, Show the video!!!!

Get a TV crew to do a proper job in HD and Stereo, shouldn't be hard to get a TV crew in Canberra; they are used to cover hot air sensations at Parliament House, another in between one would clear the air.
Don't forget to turn up the threshold to get the full sensitivity and depth, also of benefit to us who are hard at hearing.
You would have GMC calling You for a change, also get the right to the Video and you'll be man of the day, do it now and get more attention than a Royal Wedding.

:cheers:

ivanll
 
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