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The Past & Future of Metal Detecting As early as the late 1800’s some of the first metal detectors were created to help detect bullets in soldiers, including one lodged in President Andrew Garfield.  A gentleman named Gerhard Fischer was...

The Nokta Makro Simplex is one of the best detectors you could ask for in it’s price range, but how does it compare to other detectors like the Garrett ACE APEX, the Minelab Vanquish 540, the Garrett AT Pro, or...

If you haven't read part one of this blog series, go back and begin your journey HERE. Last we left off my Indonesian business partner Guntar was traveling from Jakarta to the island of Sumatra, where much more gold has...

What is your first thought when you think of Indonesia? Perhaps you remember seeing “made in Indonesia” on something you bought; or maybe you associate it with being a third-world impoverished country.  If we look at Indonesia on a map,...

Tips For Metal Detecting For Gold Nuggets You’ve got the gold fever, you start to daydream of wandering out into the wilderness where no other man has been, and metal detecting gold nuggets as plentiful as any other location on...

When people comment about the Minelab Gold Monster vs. the GPZ 7000, there is no argument whatsoever as to which detector would prevail gold nugget detecting in dense mineralized dirt.  However, if we look at the Minelab Equinox 800 vs....

Although my video that’s linked to this article about pinpointing with metal detectors  specifically uses the Minelab Equinox 800 with the 15” inch coil, this technique can also be used for pinpointing with any metal detector--especially when using large coils. ...

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