Minelab E-TRAC for hunting gold nuggets?

[Raptor129]

I am interested in purchasing the Minelab E-TRAC, but would like to know if it can be used to hunt for natural gold nuggets. I hunt mostly coins and relics now, but would like to take this unit occasionally to Arizona and California to nugget hunt.

Does anyone have experience with the E-TRAC in highly mineralized soil? Does it have enough discrimination and ground balancing to work well in these soils?

Thank you for your comments and suggestions…

Jim

[EBCIII]

I will say welcome to the site! Very glad to have you on, Beale.

[Howey01]

Hello welcome to TQ from KY. Howard

[cen1]

hey, Howie, I'd get a small round or 6 x 8 SEF coil and think you'd do OK with nuggets. Check out Robs "nuggethunting.com"

[r49miner]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but the E-Trac is pretty much a super coin Relic machine. If your going after gold I believe other machines would serve you better.

[too_pointer]

I bet it would do fine. I know on my Exterra 705 that it recommends a higher frequency coil for gold hunting, and Etrac has all the freqs built right in.
too_

[cen1]

They still say the Etrac isn't for gold, but i've talked to a few that say with a smaller coil it will do fine.