Large DD and Mucklock/tailing piles

[NathanW]

So I have read on the forum that the large DD is the better coil to use when searching tailing piles. I dont recall the reason given as to why the large
DD would be the better choice over the mono.
Our claims are all turn of the century hard rock mines with tens of thousands of tons of tailings. With the price of gold back then, they dumped alot of rock that had less than the minimum oz per ton required to be profitable. I know the infinium will not pick up the micron gold that is locked up in alot of this but I have found larger gold with it in the piles using the large mono.

I actually have not even used the DD that came with it as I believed the mono to be the better choice.

Any help towards which coil is better and why would be appreciated.

 

[Fishers Ghost]

The 10 x 14 DD will respond to the same size gold as any of the other coils but due to the nature of the windings small nuggs give a less defined signal than with the mono,s.

Gold in the tailings is usually pretty small and not very deep so either the 8 inch mono or the small DDs would give good results on small gold (5g and down) with approx 1g being the limit.

None of the coils hit hard on small gold and even the 3 x 7 DD gives a quiet but clear response on small gold.
The 5 x 10 DD is a very usefull coil for shallow gold work in noisy ground.

The 8 inch mono is, where diameter verses sensitivity and depth is concerned, by far the best Infinium coil. (My opinion only)

 

[NathanW]

Thanks for the reply.
As soon as I get Garrett to replace the 8 that is falsing, I will give her a go.

 

[Ken~Digs]

Hi F-Ghost & Nathan. Adrian, are Mullock & Muckluck the Same Thing ? . . Ken

 

[Fishers Ghost]

Well you might have some LUCK while you MUCK about in the MULLOCK Heaps....So I guess you could call that MUCKLUCK

 

[NathanW]

Hi F-Ghost & Nathan. Adrian, are Mullock & Muckluck the Same Thing ? . . Ken

I was told mucklock was a down under name for tailing piles

 

[Fishers Ghost]

The Aussie term for tailings pile/heap is Mullock heap.

Maquarie dictionary:

Mullock:

1. Mining refuse muck.
2. Anything valueless.
3. Poke mullock at, to ridicule make fun of.
4. To work in a slipshod way.

 

[Ken~Digs]

[size=large]Mukluk = Fuzzy Boots from Alaska or Canada[/size]

 

[Ken~Digs]

[size=medium]Mullock / Tailngs = Ken'z Goin' Diggin' tomorrow to Quartzy/Gold Area with FinnyLS, Lobo ST, Pistol Probe & My multitude of handmade mining tools[/size]