Metal Detecting Gold: A Beginner's Guide to Modern Gold Prospecting

This book was written in 2015 but the information contained in it is still relevant. I read the book cover to cover soon as I got it and I loved the book!! Very informative and I love the authors sense of humor. I will definitely buy his other books.

I have several of Mark's books, and in "Metal Detecting Gold" Mark hits another home run. Mark explains in both layman's terms and also delves into the somewhat more advanced instruction on researching and hunting gold --- his down to earth writing is enjoyable to read. Mark removes the mystery and confusion that many have on hunting gold .... and covers everything from origins to locations to movement to research and recovery. Any serious metal detectorist will have a certain number of books on the subject in his library -- This book belongs among the top three. This book alone is its own treasure; I do not make that statement lightly. Cas in and near Wyoming.

For a beginner, he explains the terminology and that's a PLUS. As for a person with a few seasons under his belt , it's not enough for me. Again for a beginner, it's good buy. I only wished he could have been a little more explicit in diagrams and photos. B R A V O

Mark must be a good guy to hang out with, and certainly not a dry storyteller. There is a practicality to his advice that actually encourages weathering hot enough days to fry an egg, and scorpions wanting to defend their claim.

Not really what I was expecting and black and white photos don’t really help when your trying to tell the difference between gold and pyrite. But it does have a lot of useful information

I have most if not all of Marks books. I learn something from all of them. With them on my Kindle they go with me everywhere so I can go back and review them where ever I am. They are not only educational but entertaining, most of the books out there are dry and just talks about metal detecting which is alright and you do learn from them. Mark not only talks about the best machines to use for whatever detecting you are into but he throws in his own experiences and makes them interesting and fun to read.

If you think you might be interested in metal detecting for gold, but you're not sure it's for you, you will be sure after reading this book. I sure was ! The author gives what I feel is a fair appraisal of what's involved - the pros and cons - the risks and rewards. I think seasoned detectorists could learn from the book also. There is a mind-boggling assortment of detectors on the market for finding gold and the author "wades" through them all (at least it's a pretty complete list) - touching on how they work, price, etc. He explains how gold finding detectors differ from other detectors; how and where to find gold; and much more. I highly recommend it.

Myself, I loved this book. Mr. smith throws in humor, that to many may seem silly, that I fond helped me contect more with the author and real life in general. In addition he gives great information on detectors as well as detecting. I've found myself a student of gold prospecting and learning the craft and his refresher on knowledge of finding gold was totally a bonus! It is a member of my reference library now.

A good basic introduction. Too much info on metal detectors though, it seems to bulk up the book and very orientated to the US market.

Some useful and interesting reading.

I gained valuable insights and picked up a lot of tips as a beginner. It will save me a lot of stumbling around guessing.

Really enjoyed

Great book