Hunted an Old Silver Mine and found...Silver!

[oldmxrat]

Took my little electric mule out into the mountains where several mines are located. Very obvious place so not surprised that there weren't many good targets.
I did manage to find silver, and a few other keepers.

The ding on the dime wasn't me, I swear.

Some of the usual mine finds...
The cartridges are .44 S&W and .40-82 W.C.F.
The latch is a pretty ornate piece.

Pat'd in 1871.

 

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[tahomatom]

It regularly picks up those little clothing rivets from 6-8 inches down in heavy iron trash sites, even with recovery all the way up to 10. I'm sure there are detectors that will do better, but by how much?
I don't feel like I'm missing much.

Looks like you know your machine to sort through the heavy trash. I have to say you have some nice sharp pics to show.
Keep up the good work.

 

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[Surf_Pirate]

Took my little electric mule out into the mountains where several mines are located. Very obvious place so not surprised that there weren't many good targets.
I did manage to find silver, and a few other keepers.

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The ding on the dime wasn't me, I swear.
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Some of the usual mine finds...
The cartridges are .44 S&W and .40-82 W.C.F.
The latch is a pretty ornate piece.
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Pat'd in 1871.
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some really cool looking silver MX..... Especially the Bike