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Detecting in Mineralized Soils: Understanding and Overcoming Ground Signals
This blog breaks down the challenges of detecting in mineralized soils and offers practical tips to improve results using Minelab’s technology.
Enter the Ultimate Minelab Gold Experience for your chance to win a 7-day gold prospecting adventure in the WA Goldfields with expert training, daily expeditions, Minelab detectors and a mate by your side.
- May 20, 2026
Detectorists gathered in Sandy Valley, Nevada for Goldfields of Fortune, chasing hidden gold vials for a shot at $25,000 using the GOLD MONSTER 2000.
- May 12, 2026
My friend Mike and I arrived to calm skies, but within hours the weather turned biblical with lightning, and torrential rain. I was soaked through and ready to call it a day when the MANTICORE picked up a crisp, low tone - a solid 37 VDI.
- November 21, 2025Success Stories
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A Storm, a Signal and a Bronze Age Discovery
Andy Hughes - November 21, 2025My friend Mike and I arrived to calm skies, but within hours the weather turned biblical with lightning, and torrential rain. I was soaked through and ready to call it a day when the MANTICORE picked up a crisp, low tone - a solid 37 VDI.
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Rich Pickings
- October 24, 2024Highlighting a successful detecting session, a detectorist shares the variety of valuable items found using their Minelab detector, emphasising its capabilities.
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Now That’s a Storm
- July 2, 2024After a significant storm, a detectorist explores the beach and uncovers hidden treasures unearthed by the shifting sands, demonstrating the impact of natural events on metal detecting.
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Win the Ultimate Minelab Gold Experience - Your next Minelab detector could take you into the WA Goldfields
- May 20, 2026Enter the Ultimate Minelab Gold Experience for your chance to win a 7-day gold prospecting adventure in the WA Goldfields with expert training, daily expeditions, Minelab detectors and a mate by your side.
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Goldfields of Fortune: A Desert Hunt Worth $25,000 in Gold
- May 12, 2026Detectorists gathered in Sandy Valley, Nevada for Goldfields of Fortune, chasing hidden gold vials for a shot at $25,000 using the GOLD MONSTER 2000.
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A Storm, a Signal and a Bronze Age Discovery
Andy Hughes - November 21, 2025My friend Mike and I arrived to calm skies, but within hours the weather turned biblical with lightning, and torrential rain. I was soaked through and ready to call it a day when the MANTICORE picked up a crisp, low tone - a solid 37 VDI.
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Meet Minelab’s Detexperts: The Heart of Metal Detecting Around the World
- October 15, 2025Discover Minelab’s Detexperts, passionate metal detecting experts across the world who share knowledge, find lost treasures and uncover history outdoors.
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Master target separation and discrimination in metal detectors to pinpoint valuable finds and reduce false positives, maximizing your detecting success.
- April 15, 2025Explore how target separation and discrimination functions in metal detectors help identify valuable targets and minimize unwanted signals, enhancing your detecting a success
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Detecting in Mineralized Soils: Understanding and Overcoming Ground Signals
- December 6, 2024This blog breaks down the challenges of detecting in mineralized soils and offers practical tips to improve results using Minelab’s technology.
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