CAN YOU USE A METAL DETECTOR TO FIND GOLD?

[Walker Martin]

Can You Use a Metal Detector to Find Gold? A question asked by many of the people interested in detecting gold, whether raw natural gold or buried gold such as coins and ornamental jewelry such as rings. The simple answer to this question is: Yes, you can use a metal detector to find gold because gold is a metal but with specific properties. In general, a metal detector can detect all types of metals, which are classified into two types which are ferrous or magnetic metals such as iron, and the second class is non-ferrous or non-magnetic metals, and within this classification falls gold, silver, copper and aluminum… Thus, a metal detector can be used by prospectors and treasure hunters to detect gold and golden burials and golden treasures such as statues, swords, jewelry and natural gold nuggets.

we will explain the principle of the work of the traditional electromagnetic metal detector also called handheld metal detectors, which is the most widespread type, which depends on the search for metals on the so-called search coil, and we will explain the mechanism of work of these coils and how an effective search coils can be made for the detection, with practical examples of various devices and explain the mechanism of detecting gold in these devices and how prospector know that it find gold not another metal.

Metal detectors devices differ and vary in search technologies and other features such as maximum search depth and bundled accessories and comes in many different shapes and with wide range of features and prices from hobby devices to professional machines.