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Metal Detecting Minelab

Why do I sometimes dig up a good signal but not find metal?

A promising target could be a fake by some means. rust often destroyed when dug, leaving small debris without a metal signal intact. flow (leach) to the surrounding ground, so detectors detect traces but the dig holes are empty. rock Sometimes it sounds like metal, it gives off a false signal, and sometimes, when it's digging, it's the target. re-installed at the bottom of the hole, so you re-explored the same area without finding any metal.


Some common causes:

  • Rusted object It could be destroyed when dug up.

  • Metal element (leach) to the ground around

  • Rock generates metallike sounds

  • Target acquired re-installed or missing during the dig

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