Magnometer - how did the old times use it?

Hello All, Im a Old Member with a new name. For the last few years I have been looking at trails and found what I believe to be some old mines. Since my pockets are empty I have decided to move on to other things. I have several topics I wish to talk about and having trouble searching the forum. I apologize if there is anything about Magnetometers as I was unable to find anything.

Digging or removing material is discourage on some of the public lands I am practicing with. Also I dont wish to jump anyone's claim. My first spot has no Tailings that I can find. But I have a rock sample that has small black material in it which I am to believe is silver or holds silver. I am told there is a silver mine where Im looking so far everything fits.

Since I dont know what Im doing and just having fun playing in the dirt. I decided to make some maps. I purchased a small Compass and noted how sensitive it was to metal several feet away. Im going to have fun walking some old spots to see if it leads me anywhere. I can tell you this will lead me to a magnetometer, or however its is spelled. Since I cant buy it at walmart I may have to make one. Any suggestions on how to use the forum, or comments are welcomed.

Im to understand I can look, just not dig so thats where Im at right now. I dont wish to loose my expensive toys so Im looking to use simpler tools and just see what I can find.

I look forward to post some of my successes and failures and wish to start a thread dedicated to just that. Im also going to use a detector and a pan when I can. I have asked for help locally and once I give out a few locations everyone bolts on me and quits returning calls. I know there is mineral here, Im just getting some practice so I know what Im supposed to see.

Its usually never why, but what you are looking for. If you know me, I look for treasure, and I have decided to look for the Padre La Rue. I plan on taking that lil hand held compass looking for the large vein of gold at the base of the mountain. I believe the lost mine is not in the Organs. I have studied Faults lines and just love what I find at them. Im working some lava tubes right now and getting what I believe to be sunstones. I dont want sunstones. Hoping for some gold  that was pushed up.

I do wish to put a brief history about sunstones and the vikings using them. They could navigate the hidden sun with these crystals.

I will let it be known that I believe there is a simple math involved to the Spanish, Mayan, and other mines. I believe using the stars and sun was also used in the trail systems. It would make sense to me how they could see a point on the back side of a mountain. As Navigation got better, so did the trail systems. If you ever had to find a spot in the wilderness, after traveling for months on a boat, would make finding these mines a lot easier. Find the mine, you can start panning dirt and detecting a tailing pile.

This is gonna be fun.


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Thanks GD, I knew I seen it here somewhere.

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I actually purchased a new compass and bought it for the reasons you mentioned. Without realizing it, this compass was sensing the metal rods holding down curbs outside. I did not know the gold repels the compass. Thats good information and thank you. I started reading and haven't stopped. Have not gotten to the compass part yet. I bought a special trenching shovel just for tomorrows exercise.

I too agree about navigation. I read anything about the meridians that the ancients set up or the history of the sextant, backstaff, and quadrant. I cheated a little by looking at the local fault lines and found a good set of lava tubes in the right area. Im hoping they brought up some gold with em too.

Im just plotting out areas to take a detector over later to look for any gold or silver large enough to find. My main target is far north of me and along the barren stretches towards Sante Fe. The local mountains provide ample mineral, just not practical. I would like to make my detector and new tools pay for themselves this year.



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Im on page 87. Very good work and solid thinking behind how they found it. How the recovered it is another story.

If there is any big heavy metal out there I hope to know today. I have always noticed deflections when I used a compass before. Never thought anything about it. Another use of the compass, is that gold is usually found (in NM) Sw to Ne if I remember right.  Its very easy to get turned around out there.

I wont be finding any iron chest today, but will get a feel for the compass. I have some caves I suspect would be a good place to hide something. The compass may prove very helpful in there. If Im able I will get some good pictures of actual holes that concern me. The caves will have to wait for another day.

Im just doing a survey so I can get a deep seeker out there. I may grab some dirt for inspection later. I know there was silver there at one time. Im hoping for a large object. The whole range was a great place for travelers of the west to use. Trail is about 5 miles long with a good half mile in either direction for variance. There is fault lines to the north, and lava tubes to the south. The mountain range has many folds which will make sampling the large areas a little easier. While dried up, many a springs still present themselves so plenty of place to look. Ill be lucky to work a square 1/4 mile today.

The terrain is some of the hardest I have ever walked. There is a old tree stump of a mesquite or juniper that appears to be very old. A hand held compass is a lot easier to cart around than a shovel, bucket, water, detector......

If I can make this work I and find anything I will be happy.

The Treasure tale of a large exposed vein at the base of a mountain while far fetched is still worth looking at.

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Went  and worked some crevices this morning. The compass would move 5 to 10 degrees at drops and bends in the dry creek. I was very happy with my purchase.  My low freq VLF detector was run over same areas, and never made a beep. I cant wait to work the dirt. Its not feasible to carry water and my pans havent came in the mail yet. There is no place in town that sells prospecting equipment. There is several small dry creeks that come from the folds of this small mountain range. I will work them all in the same manner to get some hours under my belt. I used a old dish drainer for a classifier. Few buckets and the right shovel Very simple and very productive. Covered a 1/4 mile in under 20 minutes. The use of the compass was a real confidence boost

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