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    MINELAB Pro-Find 25 Pinpointer for the Minelab P.I. machines

    I was initially hesitant of buying yet another pinpointer (I already have two of the EXCELLENT Garrett probes... one for me and one for my wife) but I have had a problem or two in the past with both my Garrett Pro-Pointer probes - in that they would either beep when pressed gently against the...
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    X-Terra 70 & Failed Spring Panning (PICS) :ausflag:

    These pictures have a considerable amount of detail in them so feel free to click on the thumbnails to see them in their proper scale. I've been over in Canada for a while caching up with family and researching the Klondike Goldfields for a future visit but it got me warmed up for a trip to the...
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    New X-TERRA 70 Video - Prospecting and HF DD Coil Uses - AUG 2008

    After a few weeks of editing and a week of hand-wringing for being unable to upload to the website, I've managed to get a short film on the X-Terra 70 up onto the MLO TV website where detecting videos are hosted as part of an online competition by some of the channel members. X-TERRA 70...
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    "Booster Whisper 2000" - Who uses one on their X-Terra 70?

    I was in the "Miner's Den" (my local Aussie Prospecting Supply Store) today and I saw a few "Booster Whisper 2000" amplifiers for the X-Terra and similar model detectors. It uses a small 9V battery and boosts the fainter signals that are sometimes missed by the Detectorist. The store manager...
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    X-Terra 70 Forest Trip with a little Gold Panning

    My wife and I drove out across the mountains three days ago and caught up with a couple of friends. Rena's girlfriend was feeling under the weather but we took her boyfriend, Matt, with us and continued over to the goldfields for lunch and a little time spent Prospecting. Now Matt (The young...
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    Todays Odd Post: 2-Way chat with would-be Gold Prospectors.

    My television has been bursting with static every evening after a certain hour and it didn't take me long to realize someone was broadcasting nearby on a CB radio. This sort of interference is something which is not supposed to occur but I was curious enough to turn on my 2-Way radios that I...
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    REALLY Bad Day looking for Nuggets... March 2008

    Everybody likes to hear about someone else's misfortune. Let me tell you about mine: NSW, Australia: Yesterday's adventure into the goldfields was pretty much a complete failure and I left the region with less that I had actually entered it with. If you don't count the pain I'm in today, it...
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    For Aussie Gold Hunters.... TV: Monday March 17

    On Monday, March 17 at 6:30pm on Chanel 7 (?)... the 6:30 Report program (after the news) has an article of Gold Fever: How hundreds of Australian families are "risking it all" to sell up what they have to buy metal detectors to search for gold nuggets. They showed people searching the ground...
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    Cleaning Your Gold Nuggets - Methods & Techniques?

    Not so long ago, I was curious about the methods prospectors use to clean their gold nuggets when required. A lot of sluice and dredge operators apparently bathe their fine gold granules in acids to improve the color. The Majority of collectors would agree that Gold Nuggets are best left in...
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    5x10" DD/HF Coil and the 6" DD/HF Coil - Visible Differences

    I started to write this Thread as part of an answer to someone else's question. However, I ended up writing more information than I expected to... and rather than paste this into the reply, I thought it would be better off to place these details in a separate thread...
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    X-Terra 70 - Australian Beaches & Mountains -Coins & Relics - March '08

    THE BEACHES: Detectorist with the X-Terra 30 behind my wife - Taken in Hawaii in 2004 Well, the first thing worth pointing out here is that apart from being a continent, Australia is also the world's largest Island. We're literally surrounded by thousands and thousands of miles of beaches...
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    X-Terra 70 Prospecting in 'Iron Bark', 2008

    I coated my 6" coil with black electrical tape to protect it against damage from rocks etc Well, I took the shortcut on making a coil cover (skid plate) for my 6" DD HF coil and taped it up to prevent damage when detecting on sharp, rocky ground. The tape is thin and has no effect on the...
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    MAP MONSTER! - Opposition to my Prospecting

    I'm preparing for two aggressively executed Prospecting missions into the Gold Fields next week. Unfortunately, my little friend loves paper. And he seems terribly concerned when I start to get the gear together. He's also very social and so I suspect he hates it when I leave for a day or...
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    X-Terra 70 Prospecting - 2 HD DD Coils on Small Specimen - Pics & TIDs

    [attachment 80308 QuartzGoldTarget.jpg] TARGET: This is the Gold-Quartz nugget Specimen with scale/ruler. It was buried half an inch below typical ironstone based gravel on the actual Goldfields near Sofala and was placed there deliberately for this experiment. This soil is considered...
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    "FOOL'S GOLD" - 2008 movie plug!

    Hey guys. I forgot about this movie! I worked on Fools Gold last year when I was in Visual Effects. Saw the trailer online today - not sure if it's been released in the USA yet. Some of the shots were done here on the Great Barrier Reef. I was given some shots to retouch, skies to add and a...
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    Nugget Hunting Yesterday with X-Terra 70 (+ 2x HF coils)

    My friend gearing up with his equipment after we parked the car in the shade. LOCATION: NSW Goldfields, Australia. January 2008 Back to the goldfields I went. This time armed with a few more tools, including my chum Robert. He's a big guy who's been a good buddy since my school days and he's...
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    X-70 in the creek seeking small gold. New Type of Pan & 6" DD HF Coil

    Location: Edge of the NSW Goldfields, Australia 2008. I took a one-day trip to the Goldfields for a change. Usually I drive out there and spend a night at a cabin or a friend's place but this time I wondered if I could make the most of a single day by returning home after dark. It worked...
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    Just Purchased the 6" DD High Frequency Coil (Pics + Test)

    Okay, I did it. Today, after reading the posts here on the forum and contemplating the suggestions and advice given, I went out and picked up the DD 6" HF coil for the X-Terra 70 as well as one of those wacky new gold pans everyone is talking about. First thing I have to report is what other...
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    X-Terra 70 HF DD 6" Coil - Questions

    Hi all. I'm visiting a remote creek (in which I panned some very small particles of fine gold last week) and am curious to know if anyone has any opinions or thoughts on the High Frequency 6" DD coil - as I understand this coil is waterproof and is recommended for finding small nuggets that...
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    Jan 2008: Australian X-Terra 70 & Panning Trip with Pics

    My prospecting corner at home. Helps me keep my equipment & maps together. My wife and I headed out across the mountains for what will be my last trip to the gold fields in a little while. It's still summer here in Australia and I'm afraid that the flies and heat are making it a miserable...
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