Can the GPZ 7000 Produce More Gold From Dead Patches?

[@JeromeAz57]

You should get another detector and strap it under your dog. Cover twice as much ground. lol!

[@philbophilbo4945]

Good on you mate. I have worked a few patches with the SDC which now seem dead. I am thinking about buying either the Minelab 6000 0r 7000. Good to see you found some more nuggets on dead ground.

[@kevinmccarthy6217]

So funny, your dogs helping you dig in the background. :-)🐾

[@Cookie550127]

Ur dog is so cute. Glad u enjoy bein out there it’s cool seeing ppl b passionate about their hobbies!

[@noahvale4789]

Thank you for showing that miners, contrary to the stereo-type, can be fashionable AND effective... well done sir!

[@RobertSilva-lc3yf]

Thank you for sharing , i do wish your music was alot lower , i wouldve really liked the sound you hear before digging. I use gold bug 2 , and other detectors ( garretts) but thinking of buying either gpz5000 or the 7000 ,

[@bayoubilly6971]

Crazy gold!!!!! I hope you keep on the patches.

[@tinnaz1]

Great video! Do you check your dogs holes for him?

[@jeffinphx517]

Good job. That was a fun video. Out of curiosity, did your dog fill in his hole?

[@ronblacic7394]

Nice Nugs! I have a house in Meadview....detect in Gold Basin all the time.

[@jett888]

Lol at 7 minutes i love the pup digging like his dad!

[@ninerhymes]

Do you have a part 2 , or day 2 to this video somewhere ?

[@ferdburphel2076]

Is there finer gold in the overburden? Great videos thank you

[@MannyScoot]

Nice looking dirt !...... I see your dog found a nugget too ......

[@jasonkoutz7086]

I love your Nug hound! Should train to dig on your point

[@russellk.bonney8534]

Really doesn't prove much. I had a patch I went back to about a dozen or more times and still pulled out gold with the same souped up SD 2000. With all the grass tufts, rocks and little trees you approach from different angles and you get more. I am talking about a five acre patch that delivered hundreds of nuggets. When i first got there I walked five feet and picked up a solid ouncer. The next biggest after that was a half ouncer.

[@joebass517]

I'm an addicted follower, asking for your opinion on the gold monster 1000? For myself, want to get out there & see if I can find some color, would the 1000 be a good investment???? Thank you!! Great video as always!!👍

[@USMiner]

Hi and thank you, I haven't used a GM 1000, but when my Gold Bug 2 finally breaks down I might get one to replace it as I've been impressed with the ones I've seen in action. However, if you do other types of detecting then an Equinox 800 might be a more thrifty and useful bet. Just make sure you have gold large enough to detect around, that's the major hurdle with any gold detector.

[@joebass517]

@@USMiner thank you bud, I really appreciate your time and help! Good luck out there, be safe my friend 👍

[@ibangrypirate]

Could you tell me what breed of dog that is? We have rescued one that is identical but have no clue what breed she is.... Thanks

[@USMiner]

I think mine is half Pit and half Boxer. I'm not sure though, someone was giving away puppies in the Walmart parking lot and I got him, he goes everywhere with me.

[@DesertDetective]

I had seen this vid sometime ago but didn't catch before that you were in the Gold Basin here. I also think I told you that I was planning on working the hills on the Bahde 17 and 18 on some comment somewhere... I meant the hills at the Hoppy 1-4. Not sure if you recall those claims or not, or if you ever worked them. I do realize that you typically work unclaimed gold fields, which I may end up doing the same at some point. Just curious, when you stay in Gold Basin do you camp out there too? I am pitching a tent on site and wondering if you had any thoughts or advice regarding overnight stays there?

[@USMiner]

The Hoppy's were better for meteorites than gold for me. I parked my camper on it a few times. I got a couple 300+ gram meteorites out of there. I thought the owner told me he dropped that claim or something, maybe gave it to the GPAA, or took it away...I can't remember what he said now.

[@jjcoffey82]

Hey great videos. I'm with a group called SouthernRelics "we are on KZbin as well" out of South Carolina. I'm taking a trip to El Paso for 2 weeks. Taking my AT GOLD with me. Is there any where near that area you could recommend for me to detect? Any help would be great. Thank you for all the great videos, hope to hear from you soon.

[@USMiner]

Hi, I'm not very familiar with the area around El Paso but I'm not sure it's an area with much known nugget production. I think you would need to get over around Tucson or up to Hillsboro, NM (or maybe into Mexico) to get more into traditional nugget ground. But again I'm not very familiar with the area so there could be places I don't know about.

[@jjcoffey82]

@@USMiner Thank you for the reply. I'll do some more checking around that area online. And again thank you for your videos. They are great!

[@Blessings.429]

Did you check the dogs hole, just asking

[@robertanglin5980]

Hello, USMINER... In Arizona do you need any kind of permits to medal detect?? Or maybe you could point me in the direction of some rules and regulations? Any information for a new comer to the hobby would be appreciated! Love your videos hope I can be as successful as you!

[@USMiner]

No permit needed to prospect casually. The BLM regulates prospecting on federal land, that would be the place to start.

[@MrSpongepimp]

is there a coil on your dogs neck.

[@boydnchrist]

In the desert, do you normally find the nuggets near hills and in/near washes and dry riverbeds?

[@lookoutvideo]

07:05 is that a nugget hound?

[@USMiner]

+lookoutvideo Sure is, he's great at making one kind of nugget, finding the good kind he could use some work on though.

[@slapyokids6323]

@7:03 even your dog is digging gold ..

[@markkirkland2283]

What pick are you using?

[@USMiner]

+Mark Kirkland Hermit Pick with a custom handle.

[@abellara2392]

pisentefernades gantatemejigano

[@666hobart]

so, is the detector worth 7 grand? And how long did it take to pay for itself?

[@insolentstickleback3266]

:) @ 7:42 When Dog gets in his bed. Damn handsome dog, expressive cool tail...lol

[@USMiner]

He likes to oversee the operation, make sure I'm not slacking. No gold means less dog food I guess. :p

[@bigjoe2458]

so how much is each nugget worth?

[@tommitchell7993]

Great vid. Just one question..... How many of those nuggets were out of reach of your 4500? In other words, did you find these because of the new technology or just because were having another swing?

[@USMiner]

I detected all those areas pretty thoroughly with my 4500 over the course of a few years with a number of different coils. It's hard to be certain I didn't just miss something but it seems to me the 4500 just never heard those few I missed and the new technology gets the credit. I pulled many hundreds of nuggets out of those patches with the 4500, so it got the bulk.

[@DesertDetective]

Also, I notice you're not ever wearing snake gardz... How often in the Gold Basin do you run into them? I realize Nov isn't snake season and perhaps you shot this vid out of season as well but I have been told even out of season I need to be careful and others recommend I wear them... Thoughts?

[@USMiner]

I do own snake chaps and I should wear them more often. I see more rattlers in Wyoming then I do in Arizona so I guess I'm just used to them, grew up around them. I would never recommend not wearing them to a person so use your judgement, better safe than sorry.

[@felixthecat4584]

lol at @7:00 doggo is digging for golds too.

[@sanjarrazzakov6642]

My advice to you is to buy pinpointer FISHER F PULSE PI very deep sensitive!

[@BushGold]

Nice finds mate.....

[@rodrigojesusarzateanzurez2424]

Good great tresure.

[@chellebelle534]

what do you do with your finds ??

[@USMiner]

Most are sold to collectors, I have kept a couple, and the stuff that doesn't sell is melted down and sold to refiners.

[@POPZROSSI]

Awesome vids! your dog is a twin to mine except mines a girl and she doesnt have the dark tail....and shes a few pounds lighter in weight. love ho he digs when you dig.....my girl will help me dig sometimes! jd in central idaho

[@USMiner]

+POPZROSSI Haha awesome, yeah dogs make great detecting partners. Mine put twigs in my toolbox when I dredge too, after seeing me throw my wrenches in. They want to help out in the gold efforts it seems.

[@paystreak]

hi i don't do a lot of metal detecting but great vid thanks for the thrill of the hunt....mickey miner ...

[@USMiner]

+paystreak Cool, thanks for compliment, glad that others are enjoying coming along on some digs!

[@AppleBag1000]

lol the dog is getting nuggets as well

[@tkoking420]

did yo dog have any luck digging for gold?

[@ilmagalvao1564]

Muito bom!eu trabalho com o mesmo detector de metal 700

[@joetrueblood7663]

Looks like the 🐕 found something at 7:00🙂

[@cowboygeologist7772]

very nice!

[@rjet4321]

Lol dog is digging his own nuggets

[@craigkichline3187]

at 7:15 mark the dog starts mining

[@tankmeister8131]

Did the dog find gold too Maybe he can sniff it out as well

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

Some of the dig came from other video .... im sure !

[@suzettegilbert770]

1200 an onz save 4 reference balanced

[@DavidM1384]

Hey not sure if this is you J. (signed) flak

[@USMiner]

+David McGiffert Hey David, you've come to the right place, this is me.

[@DavidM1384]

+USMiner Ok, just wanted to make sure. I was pretty sure. Hope Az. is treating you well this fall and winter. Is that where you're going to be oil Spring? I am also a big fan of the Hermit Pick btw…the originator was a friend and he came up with a real winner of a pick design.

[@USMiner]

+David McGiffert It was Bunk right? Hermit is still the first pick I reach for when I go out, just wish the shovel part was more durable. Had planned to stay fall/winter/spring but heading back much sooner. I've hit a bunch more patches with the Z since this vid and haven't got much of anything worth filming. To my surprise I did much better in NV in ground completely new to me. I'm running the Z all out lately too - Thold back up to 25, Sens maxed, Normal ground, no smoothing, etc. I just didn't miss much with the 4500 and the gold isn't there anymore.

[@DavidM1384]

+USMiner Hey…It wasn't Bunk, he took the Hermit Pick manufacturing over from Joe.

[@eidowiduioos]

@7:16 looks like the dog detected something

[@Shredesis]

Damn son, I've found more nuggets in a McDonald's Happy Meal.

[@USMiner]

+Shredesis Did you try to pawn them for a couple puffs off the crack pipe?

[@manditrrr]

at 7:20 your dog found a giant nugget.

[@hydrozilla5566]

I just watched a video warning me about the guys making videos as paid adverts......wait a minute

[@USMiner]

You think Minelab paid me to make a video on the lackluster performance of their flagship detector? Not much of an advertisement. Just to be clear here - I have not, nor will I ever make a paid advert video nor does any company provide me with free equipment - everything I use I bought myself. There are plenty of company shills out there for detector companies disguised as independent users, but I am definitely not one of them.

[@NewportStudio]

I've been detecting for a while with a VLF & really really thinking about a Minelab. It seems from this video that the 7000 is better than the GPX? Or would you just go for a 4500 & call it a day? Awesome video, thanks man!

[@USMiner]

I sold my 7000, to me it's a detector best used for cleaning out patches. The 4500/5000 are lighter and have a wider coil selection so I prefer them for prospecting for new areas. The 7000 is definitely more sensitive and will pick up types of gold that are invisible to the GPX series though. So selection is dependent on situation, if you can afford the price tag and aren't swinging it on inclines a lot where weight is a factor then the 7000 is the best detector out there right now, but in my opinion the price makes infeasible to own when all my patches are now cleaned - the 5000 armed with one of the newer spiral wound coils (Evolution, Elite) manages to get close in performance.

[@suzettegilbert770]

5 hour per spott

[@suzettegilbert770]

heavy ground 1.5

[@klad_altyn9862]

Original GPZ 7000

[@stevewaddell2486]

cool. now your only 6900$ upside down. minelab mines the miners wallet again ...go minelab..!

[@USMiner]

Actually I bought it when it first came out and was $10,000. But I paid it off in about 4 months (see: my other videos). Still, I'll be the first to say Minelab's detectors are offensively overpriced. But I'll also be the first to say that (to my chagrin) no other detector manufacturer is competing with them right now. Bring on the competition!

[@therrienmichael08]

steve waddell What a coincidence. Watching this vid my dealer called and said my Minelab Equinox 800 arrived !!

[@نصيفبنعجيل]

How much does this device cost?

[@suzettegilbert770]

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[@suzettegilbert770]

haul gun the super gass home in 3rd

[@suzettegilbert770]

trimm ur points gett .5 oz 1000

[@suzettegilbert770]

melt just those coin upp then grind and throw in at 1000 degrreeze

[@suzettegilbert770]

if u can haul 2 small bucketts of claswified free trip cost ew a bed 1 nite

[@roysterfutrell8889]

The "music", if thats what that noise is, is annoying.

[@USMiner]

Then do it better yourself. If you can't, then stop complaining or go away. I don't need a bunch of whiners here and I don't care what people think. I share what I share and if you don't like it, just leave and find something you like better. Simple as that.

[@suzettegilbert770]

rake them piles rite there 2 em detecter off use ur senses

[@suzettegilbert770]

id sitt watch them poewer walk 30 min fasttt w bev.