Can a metal detector find gold nuggets?
Can a metal detector find gold nuggets? Yes. Most metal detectors are capable of finding gold, but some will do a much better job than others. Since gold has rather low conductivity, metal detectors that use higher frequencies will spot gold better than low-frequency detectors.
Can airport scanners detect gold?
Yes. Metal detectors will detect large pieces of gold in or on your person. Baggage scanners will see gold (as an opaque item - gold is very dense and X-rays do not penetrate it).
What Cannot detect gold?
Iron does not have similar characteristics to gold. But it is one of the best metals to set off a metal detector. So, if a gold nugget has a large amount of iron near it, the iron will mask its signal. As a result, the metal detector will not detect the gold buried underground.