The Future of Discovery…

Randy Horton

Beginning as a concept of “want lists”, the CTX 3030 has evolved into a metal detector that will change the manner in which we engage this hobby. With a dedication to thinking “outside the box”, Minelab has taken those ideas and implemented them into a new multi-faceted detector known as the CTX 3030.

CTX 3030 The separator

Mark Williams

Wow! That was my response when I first set eyes on the CTX 3030 metal detector, it was so unique looking and I didn’t know whether I should detect with it or pick it up and launch a missile out of it. Either way it looked impressive and it was apparent that there is something pretty special about what was in front of me, it looked powerful.

CTX 3030 Full details released!

Brenton O'Brien

Discussion of the new CTX 3030 metal detector has been lighting up detecting forums across the world. Many questions have been asked and much has been speculated. Today Minelab is releasing full product details on the CTX 3030!

Understanding the Sovereign GT - basic to advanced settings - Part 1

Gary Drayton

I remember the first time I was brave enough to turn my Sovereign GT sensitivity control knob out of the auto position. I noticed straight away that the 12 o’clock position setting I had chosen still produced a stable threshold. Not the mass of threshold chattering and false signals I fully expected to hear. Every so often, I would receive a signal that did not really sound like a target. But regardless, I would stop to investigate the signal.

Cutting it fine with small coils

Mark Williams

Everyone that detects parks, ovals and old sites for coins and relics know that sometimes it is almost impossible to detect where there is a multitude of bad targets in the ground. These trashy areas will wreak havoc when using larger coils as they can mask the good targets often found in close proximity to rusty iron, pull tabs etc. Most of the time I use the 11-inch Double-D stock Minelab coil with my E-TRAC, but recently I have been challenged by a couple of friends to give a smaller coil a run...

Which X-TERRA coil is best for me? - Part 3

Randy Horton

There are several things to be considered when choosing a coil for your X-TERRA. In Part 1, I mentioned that larger coils detect larger targets deeper, small coils are more sensitive to smaller targets, concentric coils provide a more accurate TID, and Double-D coils separate targets better than comparably sized concentric coils.

A clean machine is a mean machine

Nenad Lonic

Having worked closely with our service department now for nearly ten years, I’ve seen it all in terms of the condition of some detectors we get in. The broken and battered state of some of them is really mind boggling! I’m the first to say that a detector won’t instantly find you a wealth of treasures, as detectors are just a tool, but like any tradesman will tell you, you need to look after your tools.

Minelab metal detectors are built tough, and prototypes are put through some pretty rigorous tests, but they are not indestructible.

The lure of the Gold Stater

Gordon Heritage

In several of my blogs (and most of the interviews for MLOtv) the subject of gold Staters often arises. But what are gold staters?

Most European detectorists will know exactly what they are, but for the benefit of the rest of the world’s detecting community, this blog will cover a quick introduction to this fascinating coin group.

FBS Coils, Coils & More Coils

Mark Williams

To change or not to change that is the question? It seems like every time I turn on my computer and logon to a forum there is so much talk about which coil is the best, and to be honest I still only use the E-TRAC's stock FBS 11” Double-D coil and have successfully hunted in trashy areas with great results. I have watched numerous videos and read probably twice as many reviews as I would care to do again, and yet after all of that I still think that the stock coil performs exceptionally and is the best one for finding coins and at great depth.

A week worth remembering

David Shackleton

It’s nearly impossible to summarize everything that took place at Minelab’s Archaeological Certification Program last week. I was in and out all week and was not a participant of the course, but as a bystander, I was able to watch the team as they worked through the rigorous schedule outlined by Dr. Matthew Reeves, Montpelier’s Director of Archaeology.