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This is a question re. wet ground. Has anyone actually tested whether there is a significant difference in the depth that one can detect nuggets in wet vs dry ground.

I ask because, at one time, I had found a small patch (15m x 10m) that produced some nice nuggets. Over the years the ground gave up fewer and fewer nuggets - even with the 18" ROUND MONO COILTECK and the GPX 4000 - and a lot of digging. Yet early one spring, I went up to camp taking along my detector, and got a solid hit on ground that I had covered extensively. Something over 65 -75 cm ( a little over 2') down was a 42 grammer! It was such a solid hit that I could not believe I had missed it in the past (possible but unlikely) so given that the ground was saturated after the spring snow melt - I believe that the wet ground allowed me to find the nugget! Thoughts?

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Hey YukonLewis,

I have to agree with you and have experienced it myself many times. It has been a debate if the ground is more conductive or just much quieter when it's wet, maybe a combination of both. That being said, it does seem like if you hunt an old patch after a rain you have a better chance to hear something you might have missed prior.

Congrats on the 42 grammer. Wishing you much more success!

Rob Allison

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Damn - cant find the picture of the 42 grammer - instead found one of me holding a gold brick - they are still pouring them in the Yukon - of 168 oz. I'm a little new at this so your patience is appreciated.

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in my opinion there is no question but that wet/damp ground is more conductive.

I have had many experiences of going over fairly well worked ground when it is damp

and the signals are there where they were not evident in the dry.

This applies to gold prospecting and coin shooting.

fwiw

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Oh no !!!!!! :o

Does this mean i have to start backpacking water into the desert to pour on the ground now!!!!!

Or i could rig my detector shaft with a sprayer like a swiffer... hhahaha,,, just kidding,,,, ^_^

What a ruff life we lead,,,,lolol

But it sounds logical to me~~~

paul

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I suppose this is a specimen? There is an oz. of gold in this nugget. Not bad. I have wondered if the composition of the nugget would have anything to do with the solid hit - but really with an oz. of gold - it should have registered earlier! However it did not get away!!!

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I suppose this is a specimen? There is an oz. of gold in this nugget. Not bad. I have wondered if the composition of the nugget would have anything to do with the solid hit - but really with an oz. of gold - it should have registered earlier! However it did not get away!!!

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Yo Yukon Lew ... I agree with Rob ... That's one sweet nugget, even if someone might call it a speci ... What a beauty! ... Keep up the great work! ...Cheers, Unc

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Nice piece! Wet ground is a heck of a lot easier to dig sometimes too!

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