Mineralization, Prospecting and the Etrac question

[In2Deep]

I know thats an odd subject, but I can not think of a better way to phrase it.

Probably a year ago I was watching prospecting videos on youtube. I came across a video of a guy that was detecting in the shallow water of a creek. He was not actually searching for gold or relics, but rather watching to see where the heavier mineralized soil was deposited during the high water. After a bit he would find an obvious line where the creek had deposited the black sand or heavier deposits.

After he figured out where the obvious line was in the creek where heavy minerals were deposited he would go back and shovel that through his sluice box.

Does anyone know the url to these videos on youtube or some other website? If one of you experts was going to attempt this with your etrac, is it possible and what would be the best setup in your opinion?

I know the obvious applies that everywhere is different, but in general is this possible with the etrac?

 

[bigjohn070]

Don't know about e-trac but the x-70 will show you ground phase numbers.

HH
BIG JOHN

 

[Ray-Mo.]

You might be able to run it in auto sensitivity and move slow and watch for the sens. to drop as that should indicate more mineralization.

 

[JJ]

I know exactly the video you are talking about. I believe it was an old episode of "Gold Fever", and the guy was using a White's GMT, (or MXT), pretty sure it was a GMT. Can't tell you if the e-trac could do that because I don't own one (yet).
You can watch a few of the episodes on their website (under Media), don't know if you'll find it though. JJ
http://www.goldprospectors.org/

 

[In2Deep]

You better get yourself a etrac JJ so you can try it and let me know

I think I am gonna go tomorrow up to the gold creek and look around a bit tomorrow. I can not find that video anywhere! I remember watching it and thinking that it was pure genious on his part. He really did not need a detector that would find micron gold because his sluice box was really what was going to get his gold. The detector was just telling him what dirt to shovel.

I will report back in a day or two and maybe I can figure it out for the etrac for the next guy wanting to try this method of prospecting.