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Well I have returned home with no luck. I tried a couple places along the canyon area including a long wash that looked promising in google earth. All I found was trash, hot rocks, and bullets. I tried the unclaimed area you mentioned nvchris, but it turned out to be an old dump with way too much trash targets to filter through. Further up the hill in that area we ran across a hidden shanty town of sorts with old vehicles and makeshift structures. It looked occupied, so we didnt get any closer. That sorta creeped us out, so we left. I have to do a bit more research I suppose to find the areas with gold or make some calls to get permission to detect on the nearby claims.

WOW!!!!!!!! I thought that six mile canyon probably had some good spots! Now, if I only knew what area to detect in?!

Hello Nvradar! The GPX seems fairly easy to use so far, you just have to learn what all the different settings do and how they effect the target response. I hear that the default settings that come on the unit work well. The only thing that takes a bit getting used to is remembering to ground balance fairly often, but this is easily accomplished by just pressing the button on the handle and pumping the coil for several seconds until the threshold stabilizes. I probably still have a lot of learning to do to set up the detector to find gold as deep as possible and learn to hear the subtle tones for the deeper targets. I hear that the minelab PI detectors are pretty much the only way to go for finding the deeper targets in mineralized ground.

Hello Guys, I am just getting into the gold nugget detecting hobby. I live in Reno, NV. I got myself a used GPX-4000 with a 11"x 17" Nuggetfinder advantage mono coil. nvchris taught me the basics of how to use the detector out at Ryp Patch last week. Unfortunatly neither of us had any luck finding any gold. I do realize though it takes patience, a bit of luck, and a whole lot of time. This weekend I was thinking about trying to hunt in the Virginia city foothills near Dayton and the Six-Mile canyon. Has anybody had any luck finding any placer nuggets in this area? I am anxious to get out before it starts getting too cold. Any suggestions besides the basics of keeping of private property and active mining claims? Thanks again for any help!!