Hello All,    I have several batches of Minelab GPX 5000's on the way.  These are brand new, 3-year warranty and coming direct from Minelab.  They are $4595.00 MAP price, so if you are interested in one of these units, please contact us ASAP to hold one.  I already had a few customers looking for good, used one, now they committed to the brand-new units.   Exciting to have some new one back available, as I find the Minelab GPX 5000 one of the most versatile gold detectors on the market.   Email us at - rob@robsdetectors.com PM us here on the forums ..read more

Hello All,    We just received in a good conditioned, used Minelab GPX 5000 metal detector.  I will get some pictures up and the serial number for all you, but asking $2500 and this will include shipping with the US.  Keep in mind, shipping is a killer anymore for these large boxes, the weight and the insurance value.   Unit includes the following  Minelab GPX 5000 Serial # (Unit in great shape)  Detector Pro Black Widow Headphones- New 11" Commander Mono Searchcoil New GPX Wall Charger - Universal 12v Car Charger All hardware and lower shaft Coiltek Ne ..read more

Hello All,    As you all know, Minelab is really running the specials lately, pretty much each month a different promo.  Here are the current offering from Rob's Detector Sales via Minelab April 2024 Promo's.  Any questions, call us, email or reply back to this thread.  We would love to earn your business and get you set up for the season.   Promotion #1: EQUINOX 700 with FREE PRO-FIND 40 • Product Name: EQUINOX 700 • Part Number: 3720-0005 • Promotional Item: FREE PRO-FIND 40 • Promotional Part Number: 3226-0005 • Buy In Timeline: Friday ..read more

 My name is David Schweitzer, and I am the secretary for the GPAA Chapter 21 out of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. I grew up in rural Oklahoma on the family farm. I currently work full time in the oil industry and am a landscape photographer. When Kevin Hoagland asked me to write an article and share my story, my first thought was, no way! Writing is way out of my comfort zone, then I let it sink in and told Kevin that since it pushes me out of my comfort zone, I was in!     I am still very new and very green in the gold game. Early spring back in 2021, m ..read more

Had a great day out detecting today. Weather was perfect and we were blessed with gold. I found 5 nuggets for a total of 7/10ths of a gram. They were 4-6 inches deep.  Mike found two nuggets also. Four of them were found in a 3 ft. stretch of wash. That was pretty exciting. I'm really impressed with the sensitivity on small gold the GPX 6000 has. Enjoy ..read more

When it rains like it has for the past few weeks the mud becomes a huge obstacle. Although the detectors have better reception finding the target in the mud diggins is a difficult chore to find them. I seem to be chasing the target around the hole and on occasion even losing smaller targets. Not only do I use the PI detector but I also bring along the Gold Monster to use as a pinpointer. Still, it is a challenge.  Any insights or suggestions?    ..read more

Hello All,    Over the years I have been fortunately to help a friend work and maintain a small placer mine here in Arizona.  Like all mines, placer or lode, I have been able to see all the ups and down, highs and lows.  This includes good gold, poor gold, tons of equipment breakdowns/failures and even personality conflicts.  That all being said, I would do it again in heartbeat, as I truly have a passion for electronic prospecting and gold mining.  Over the years, we have been able to open up a lot of ground that contained "Coyote Holes" or Placer Drifts.  T ..read more

Hi All,  I posted on a thread over on DetectorProspectors forum when a person asked about where to look for gold nuggets?  You could write a book on it, but here are some quick basics I mentioned -    Hello all,     This is always one of the first questions asked for new prospectors/detectorist.  Where do I even start looking?  I think you could write a book on this subject as it's very complex to be honest.   You have to first understand gold, the basics of how it's formed and the processes of erosion or weathering to get the gold to it's firs ..read more

Out working in a large wide flat wash , deep overburden in the wash but gold has been found in it , two days ago my brother dug up a nice 5 gram nugget from the transition area where the hillside becomes the wash and today I dug these two piece from the hillside about 10 to 20 feet above the wash.  ..read more

Went back out to a spot last year where I found a nice 1/2 nugget  I had to go back home a couple days after so never got to finish the dig, got back out there today and was able to find a couple nuggets under the rock that was left for another 6.25 grams also found a small speci piece on the right a bit further down the wash  for a total of 7.87 grams all in all a good day out in the desert ..read more