How To Set up Gold Monster 1000 by Minelab for finding gold nuggets. An excellent nugget detector. 

Glad to help. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

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Any time! Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you soon find some good gold.

Sounds like a good trip. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

It takes time to learn any detector and be proficient.

Glad you enjoyed the book. Thanks for the kind words. Hope you soon find some good gold.

Finding locations in bedrock where heavy metal can concentrate carefully removing the lighter weight material using the mine lab Gold Master metal detector would save time and effort recovering fine gold collected and saved in a glass vial as the placer deposits are free milling avoiding the mercury or sodium cyanide toxins used to isolate gold from the matrix that binds. Whenever I detect the smell of rotten eggs when inspecting tailing piles leftover at mines, I leave with the knowledge someone before dumped cyanide that can be absorbed if you breath in the gas that’s absorbed by breathing the dust in the air blown by the wind as you work there.

My pleasure! Glad you enjoyed the video.

Wow, thank you

Hi Chris can i consult you what is the best metal detector for exploration an iron ore mine that may be 20-30 meter underground..?

No detector can find 20 meter deep gold.

You bet!

Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed the video. Hope you soon find some good gold.

@@ChrisRalph Thank you Chris

It takes time to learn any detector and be proficient.

Learning the sounds are definitely the most important part. It will always make noises in highly mineralized ground. Specially here in Northern California. And many targets will change from iron to gold once you dig them out of a hole…

Glad it was helpful! Best of luck to you. I have other videos on the Gold Monster too.

@@ChrisRalph I’ll check them out! I just got back. Really had a hard time finding a hydraulic mine that was public for me to prospect and not private.. so I went down to the river to check bedrock and wow it just would beep at everything lol. Something I’ll need to learn. A hydraulic mine sounds fun to walk around in just couldn’t find somewhere to go

@@ChrisRalph hey Chris! Me again lol. Watched more of the gold monster videos you have and went out again today. Found some interesting stuff I wanted to ask you. I detected a hydro mine for roughly 4 hours no brakes. I found 3 small pieces of gold. Lots of trash that I stuck into a bottle. Once I got home I went threw the trash and saw a spec of gold come from a dark black rock. I ended up grinding off the black rock around the piece and found it to be gold underneath the hard black rock. I did it to 2 other specs of “trash” and found gold. It’s very odd. First off this is a recent burn scar I’ve found these at. They are completely black and hard as heck it takes some effort to remove the black stuff. Also, the gold under the black rock has an odd shape compared to normal placer gold. It honestly looks melted instead of tossed in a river. Again, I was in a burn scar in thick manzanita. Would this stuff get so hot it melted and got a black crust on the outside? I’ve been wandering how many I have tossed in the trash now… sheesh. It looks like a small iron stone to me but that one had a shine of gold underneath so it made me look deeper to find out it was actually gold…. What’s your thoughts on the gold melting in a wildfire and having a hard black crust?

Thanks mate! I'm glad you enjoyed the videos.

Thanks!

Still running my mxt pro but considering a GM1000 or Gold Kruzer

Awesome, thank you!

It is automatic ground balance. You can pump it and adjust the current setting but as you use it it will adjust itself.

Sounds great! Good luck to you.

Its our intent that Bill and Tammi will be here - they are just delayed. Best of luck in your prospecting.

Glad you enjoyed the video.

Congratulations on your success. I hope you go out and find more!

Yes Sir! Thanks for such a quick reply!

Glad to help. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it. 😉

You bet. Glad you enjoyed the video.

Check out my video on the SDC just for reference.

​@@ChrisRalphis the machine detecting fake gold I mean pirates.

Glad to know my videos are helpful.

The GM 1000 really is a good detector.

Best of luck to you in your efforts.

Thanks! I might try some more dry washing here myself.

Glad it was helpful!

It is a very easy machine to use. They are now thinking of evacuating the area where my trailer is located.

Glad it was helpful!

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

You hand has salts dissolved in your blood. Your hand is slightly conductive and the detector sees that. That's why you need to use a spoon, cup or some other device to test soil and retrieve your target. Anything that touches the coil wire can also cause a false signal - like tall grass or shrubs. Only beeps that are repeatable count as a target. Generally, non repeatable targets are not targets but byproducts of radio waves, electronic noise, ground balance artifacts, contact of tall grass against the coil wires, distant lightning, etc. Real targets are repeatable.

@Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector That's a solid answer; that makes sense. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thanks for that explanation, I feel better now! Can't wait to find gold with it. I've detected with it for about 10 hours so far. Only lead till now. But I'm glad I watched your videos and learned about the discrimination/sensitivity. Wish I would have known that when I gave it my debut runs. Your book seems great by the way. Plan to buy a couple copies in the near future. Thanks again

Take a look at this video I did - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cjY_27qRxqM.html

The depth of detection for ANY metal detector depends on how large the target is and a whole bunch of other factors. Take a look at my video on How deep your detector will see. Take a look here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SD3cSkeikto.html

@@ChrisRalph Thank you Chris for pointing me in the right direction to the information that I was looking for. Your video has explained it very well. Thank you

When we get together, you can try it out.

@@ChrisRalph deal !!!!!

There are plenty of unclaimed areas in AZ and NV. Join a club to have specific access to claims the club owns.

Glad you enjoyed it! I have many other videos and several on the GM 1000

@@ChrisRalph well i found another video and am watching that one now. Thanks

Its Miner John - check him out on google.

Congrats on the gold finds. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Are you indoors in a house in a city? Testing needs to be done away from power lines all over the place. Try turning the gain down to the lower settings and see if it still has a problem. If you are part of a prospecting club or know someone who can look at it for you (maybe whoever you bought it from) - that might be good.

@@ChrisRalph Hi Chris, thank you for your reply, this was out on the field, no power lines and no metals nearby, yes I bought it from GPPA last year. I will give them a call. I will try what you said, it looks like the small coil is very sensitive, I noticed on your vid that if you had metal near by it went off until you move it farther away. Maybe my metal tools were too close. Have you ever heard of it doing something like this? again thank you for your info, Serg

Be sure to try turning the gain down to the lower settings and see if it still has a problem.

Not all districts produce big gold. Some have small gold only. Some have both small and larger gold.

The pro is cheap but less sensitive. If you are serious and can afford it, I recommend the Monster.

@@ChrisRalph I appreciate your reply. I'll follow your recommendation since $ is not my challenge. One follow up question please: I can purchase the Monster with different accessories. One option has the Minelab PinPointer. Are those actually useful/worth having in the arsenal for really small gold, or is that more of a relic hunter's accessory?

Hmmm......

Thanks. Hope you soon find some good gold.

Best of luck to you.

Glad you enjoyed the video.

not sure - maybe its just a message to tell you to let go of the discriminator button. The ground balance is always on for the GM1000 - there is no way to turn it off.

I found it its a feature on some newer GM1000 detectors that makes the detector go into a fast ground balance mode for a short bit of time. Its not on older GM1000 units.

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector That's so cool! OK thank you!!!

If you can afford it, the GM 1000

@@ChrisRalph thank you very much I apreciatte that you take a time to answear

The gold bug pro is less sensitive, but is also several hundred dollars cheaper.

@@ChrisRalph thank's for the reply. Is it still worth using? or are the GB2 and the ML1000 way more likely to find the small stuff?

I was wondering this exact question.

The equinox is a multipurpose machine, theGM1000 is designed for gold and not for coins and park hunting.

Use google and the computer to learn.

I mentioned on the video about that - you were not listening. It has only automatic ground balance. There is no adjustment, as it is always on automatic adjustment by the detector itself.

Watch nugget shooter, he demonstrates ground balancing these. The later ones have quick balance where you hold the discriminator button til it beeps, then you pump it over the ground maybe 5 times instead of 15 to 20 like my early model needs. Strangely when I bought mine, there was absolutely no mention in the meagre literature that came with it of manual ground balancing. Learnt all that from nugget shooter's videos.

Thanks!

The AT pro is a good coin and relic detector. Its not a very good gold nugget detector. Winbest appears to be a super cheap Chinese knock off detector that is rebranded with another name. These Chinese detectors range from not very good to total junk.

Both are good, but if you can afford the GM 1000, I recommend it over the Gold Bug Pro.

Good question.

No problem, glad it was helpful.

@@ChrisRalph when do you switch to the bigger coil?

It all depends on conditions - if hunting very small gold on shallow bedrock, then the small coil. If there is deeper bedrock and larger gold, then the larger coil.

Detector coils are not interchangeable. You can break a detector doing this. Use only coils made to go with your detector.

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector thanks

It is a quick ground balance, but is only a feature on the newer versions of the GM 1000

@@ChrisRalph thank you for the reply. Do you hold it down then gb?

I didn't do depth, because its way, way more complex than you seem to think it is. The actual shape of the nugget makes a big difference - is it flat or round or long or pointy or smooth or?? How is the shape oriented in the ground? Is it parallel to the surface or perpendicular or something in between? How mineralized is the soil? mild or medium or very hot or??? Is there trash close enough to effect the signal? What sized coil are you using? What level of sensitivity (gain) do you have the detector set to? What other setting are you using on the detector? Are the batteries fully charged or mostly discharged? Are there power lines anywhere close by? There are other factors too. Yours is a question only asked by guys who have little or no experience metal detecting. That's why I did a video on that - take a look and you will understand. See: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SD3cSkeikto.html

@@ChrisRalph thank you Chris. A copy of your book couldn't hurt either. I'm as green as a fir tree. Happy hunting!🙏

I think the book would be a big help in increasing your skills.

A medium frequency "multi-purpose detector" that is really designed more for coins and relics than for gold.

I'd use a gold pan....

@@ChrisRalph Hahaha, that´s a good answer, sure! I´m an absolute beginner and not even found a single speck of gold, but that´s fine, I still learning and I enjoy the trip into the nature. The gravel bars in those rivers are so packed, means nobody ever touched them. And my AT Gold makes me more then confuse. I put the iron discrimination on Disc 1 with 30 iron disc. The detector seems to find targets, even repeatable once and of course that rasping sound of iron is always present.The courser for the upper display jumps around between 40 and 91. But nothing appears in the box that should actually indicate the value. The depth is shown as 20 to 25+. Do I correctly interpret that there is possibly a target and the machine cannot identify it correctly because too deep? As I said, I'm a total newbie and I'm grateful for any help I can get.

Try testing with a gold pan.

@@ChrisRalph a gold detector decent not expensive to start .. thanks.

Depends on what is "expensive" to you.

Its a good detector.

No, there is only one reality. You can't change it.

The books are for sale on Amazon.

Its a good choice for a beginner.

Gain and sensitivity are the same thing. Gain down if you are having too much chirping from hot rocks and mineralized ground.

Yes, it can detect large nuggets.

The Proton Elic does not work. Anything would be better. The Gold Monster 1000, subject of this video would be a good choice.

Why?

Not sure what that would be for....

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector Hi Chris, I believe by holding the button down for a couple of seconds it does a quick auto ground balance, in the selected depth setting.

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector I am not sure how it exactly works. I might text minelab and ask the question.

It is a metal detector and detects ALL metals.

@@ChrisRalph thanks.

You may need to turn down the signal gain.

When do you have any free time? You are the hardest working retired person I know. Still, I am ready when you are. When are you ready?

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector I’ve got about two weeks of work scheduled in the shop but don’t know if I can get away with the fire threat the way it is. Wife is very nervous about me not being here and having a fire kick off. Our trailer is packed and truck under the hitch but she can’t drive it, manual trans. As soon as the threat lessons I’ll get with you.

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector Just watched you on Tim’s 2020 North Yuba river hunt.

Yes.

Not really.

Yeah it's called a shovel and gold pan😁😆

Don't own a racer, so hard to say.

The GM 1000 is not waterproof. The coil can go underwater, but not the electronics box.

Minelab sdc 2300 for underwater

I bought a Goldmonster 1000 and will be giving it a thorough workout this coming weekend.

The coil and lower parts can go in water, not the electronics box.

Without knowing what the issue actually is, its super hard for me to guess. There are ground noises out there but the GM1000 should have been saying iron, iron iron all the way down.

I watched one of your other videos about going slow and reading the land and I feel like I’m ready to go out and give it a serious try again thank you Do I follow the washes in Rye patch or do I stay on the top ground? What would you recommend?

The monster will see smaller gold, but will not see larger gold as deeply.

Thanks Chris for your reply.bt is there any need to buy monster when already have 5000gpx ?

Depends on your budget. The monster will see smaller gold.

Nope....

Yes it is made for searching for raw gold.

Its about 50 khz. But there is more than just frequency that makes a detector sensitive.

Yes that is quite true and as you pointed out the small coil is the way to go for best sensitivity near the surface. Who wants to dig 10" deep holes to find junk. The small coil makes it easier to get in between rocks and bushes. My gb2 is still tricky to work and takes a developed skill to get best use. Still found the small nuggets with it.

45 khz.

@@ChrisRalph sir advise me which minlab is best for the places with small gold regardless of prize

Like comparing apples and oranges - they are different. In some ways the GM1000 is better, in some ways the SD is better.

The earliest models didn't have that feature. It was a later addition.

Many yards are filled with bits of trash iron - nails, bits of old can, etc.

@@ChrisRalph that's what I figured

Yes, copper is a metal, and a metal detector and it detects metals - like copper.

I've got it and will ship your book right away.

Congratulations 🎉

First one - thanks.

I have no idea what a gold tinsel is, but a gold flake of 0.05 gram can be detected about at 1.5 to 2 cm.

@@ChrisRalph Thanks for the answer. I meant 'flake', of course, but Google Translate turned it into 'tinsel'. I estimated the depth for 0.05 g to be about 5 cm (2 inches). Greetings from Austria.

I've scrounged up gold, silver and platinum. I've found copper, Brass, aluminum and others.

@@ChrisRalph I admire your passion.youre doing what many would love to do.

No, it says its monetized - I can see that from my screens.

Glad you enjoyed the video, best of luck to you.

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So you've never actually done this, and the trash is not overwhelming, yes, dig every target. But what will you do when you hit a place with 100 trash targets to every nugget (- the majority if which are rusty iron junk). You will dig some trash, get discouraged, and give up. I will use my machine discrimination (not just my ear) and sort through the rusty iron trash and just dig the non-ferrous stuff - the lead and the gold. Watch my video on discrimination.

@@ChrisRalph Thanks, I am hoping to learn as much as I can before I buy the detector. I have almost saved up the cash. I have found gold many times sluicing, crevassing, and using my hand dredge. I have some good Ideas of where to look, but I am hoping to get good with a detector. From what I'm learning from videos like yours, detecting is a whole different world. I realize it will take many hours on the detector in the learning phase, but I am hoping to reduce some of the growing pains. lol I am a research kinda guy and I don't give up easy!