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Hi Guys,
Hanging in there, only about 3 weeks from my Surgery. All is well for now.
Rob
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Hello All,
Customer all the time ask about product manuals, especially on very old units that have been discontinued. If you're looking for a Product Manual on a Minelab Metal Detector, you will find it here for sure -
https://www.minelab.com/usa/support/downloads/product-manuals-guides
Hope this might help anyone searching.
Rob
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Hey Guys,
I read last week that we passed another record of 80+ days of 3 digit heat here in Arizona. I can't wait for the Winter season, if we get one ...
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Hi Guys,
I came back to find out the Forums were down, just got them resolved and back online. All is well here, slow healing for the family. Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.
God Bless you all,
Rob
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Hello All,
Well many have emailed, PMed and a few post here about what's going on. Well, to say lightly, it's been a Storm lately hovering over my/our life.
It started about 3-4 months ago when my Father Wayne was feeling really down, no energy and lack of interests in most things he would do daily (read the paper, go get the mail, check on the pool and such). My Mother finally convinced him he needed to get to the Doctor to at least have some blood drawn and hopefully a CT scan as she believed he might have had a small stroke and didn't even know it.
Now backing things up a bit, my Father has been battling health issues since his mid 40's with a stroke to the brain that he survived. Then from about 45 on, very bad Rheumatoid Arthritis that has really crimpled him up, then a massive heart attack about 8 years ago that lead to a triple by-pass. Along the way, many other more minor auto immune issues and nodules in the lungs, pancreas and such.
He ended going to the Doctor for a full blood panel and did get a CT scan right at the Doctors office. No more than about an hour later, they called my Mother and said get him to the ER ASAP. My Dad had a massive Mass shown on the CT scan. After arriving at the ER, they ended up stating it was a Glioblastoma Cancerous Brain Tumor, but huge. They wanted to do a Biopsy soon and confirm.
My Father ended up having the Biospy at a local hospital, but the pathology came back inconclusive due to the tissue being necrotic. They patched up the biopsy site, but it got infected somehow and about a week later, they had to cut it back open, do a washout surgery on it, and close it back up. When he went back to have the stiches removed, the site was infected again, so I recommended to my Mother that he goes to Barrow's Brain and Spine to figure out what is going on.
The league of Doctor's, staff and technology at Barrow's compared to where we were was mind-blowing. I felt like we were at like a county hospital prior, even though we were not. The Infectious disease Doctor stated the entire time it was Staph infection, which is caught in the hospital itself, probably in surgery. Also, all the antibiotics he was getting were all wrong, no of them even treated Staph infection. It was just one big mess.
Well, the blessing was since he was now in the best care for the Brain, the diagnoses were the same. The tumor is so large, they said like an Orange and Lemon combined and it's placed so much pressure, swelling and mid-line shift, there was really no treatment. Glioblastoma is super aggressive and even with a de-bulking surgery, radiation and chemo, its like 1-2 years max.
Pop's is now back home on Hospice so he can spend the remainder of his time with family and friends. Any prayers would be greatly appreciated.
Now my Dad's Brother about 15 years prior died of the same type of brain tumor, so I felt it would only make sense for me to get a base-line CT to make sure it's not something genetic, right?
Well I finally got a CT scan and they found I have a Brain Tumor ..... Go figure!
I will post more as time goes on, but it's just a season or storm we are going through, like Timothy stated in 4:7 - "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."
I guess what I mean ultimately is to keep the faith, My father is the humblest man knowing all the stuff he has went through and never questioned God on why. My Father has kept the faith.
God Bless you all,
Rob
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Hi Guys,
No just some stuff going down, I will explain.
Rob
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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
Call us at 623-362-1459 leave message or call 602-909-9008 for text or message.I know for a fact I will not have these long.
Order here --- https://www.robsdetectors.com/product/minelab-gpx-5000-metal-detector-2-searchcoils/
Rob
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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
Call us at 623-362-1459 leave message or call 602-909-9008 for text or message.I know for a fact I will not have these long.
Order here --- https://www.robsdetectors.com/product/minelab-gpx-5000-metal-detector-2-searchcoils/
Rob
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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 Neoprene Control Box Cover
- (3) 5 Pin Power Cords
If you're interested, contact us ASAP as we don't plan on having this unit long. We also check out the units, verify good working order along with parts and offer a 30 day warranty from date of purchase from us at Rob's Detector Sales.
Contact info -
Text - 602-909-9008
Call - 623-362-1459 LAN line, if no answer, leave detailed message
Email - rob@robsdetectors.com
Message me through the forums or PM me here.Rob
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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 Neoprene Control Box Cover
- (3) 5 Pin Power Cords
If you're interested, contact us ASAP as we don't plan on having this unit long. We also check out the units, verify good working order along with parts and offer a 30 day warranty from date of purchase from us at Rob's Detector Sales.
Contact info -
Text - 602-909-9008
Call - 623-362-1459 LAN line, if no answer, leave detailed message
Email - rob@robsdetectors.com
Message me through the forums or PM me here.Rob
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Hello All,
Anyone looking for a used, Minelab GP Extreme or GP 3000 metal detector please reach out to us. We have both on the way in, traded for a newer unit. The have all stock accessories and potentially some other coils. I'm asking firm $1,500 for the GP Extreme and $1,750 for the GP 3000. This would include shipping and a 30 day guarantee from us that everything is working fine. We test all used units, testing settings and such to verify the moment they leave from us they are working fine.
I will also have a used GPX 5000 metal detector, probably $2500 on that unit.
If interested, text us at 602-909-9008, call office line at 623-362-1459, email us at - rob@robsdetectors.com or respond back here on this post.
Rob
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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 03/12/2024 – Monday 4/8/2024
• PROMO Start Date: 04/02/2024
• PROMO End Date: 4/30/2024Promotion #2: EQUINOX 600 HOT DEAL $499 MAP
• Product Name: EQUINOX 600
• Part Number: 3720-0001
• Promotional Item: Discounted MAP
• Promotional Part Number: N/A
• Buy In Timeline: On Going
• PROMO Start Date: 03/01/2024
• PROMO End Date: Until Supplies LastsPromotion #4: SDC 2300 – MAP Holiday $500 OFF - $3,099.00
• Product Name: SDC 2300
• Part Number: 3230-0003
• Promotional Item: Discounted MAP $500 OFF - $3,099
• PROMO Start Date: 04/02/2024
• PROMO End Date: 4/30/2024Promotion #5: GPX 6000 with FREE 17” Coil
• Product Name: GPX 6000
• Part Number: 3300-0500
• Promotional Item: FREE GPX 17” Coil
• Promotional Part Number: 3011-0427
• PROMO Start Date: 04/02/2024
• PROMO End Date: 4/30/2024Rob's Detector Sales
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Fishing - I hate detecting in the mud, unless the gold detecting is really good .... Haha It's a pain in the butt, beyond having mud all over you to recover at least smaller targets. The magnet will also not work as well when you have targets in mud balls.
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Thanks Flak. I wish I had more time. Hopefully if I can retire in 10 years I will be able to get out more, as long as my Health and Body holds up!
Rob
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Hello All,
A customer purchased a new Minelab SDC 2300 from us back on 5-13-2022. The unit is new, never taken out of the box. He is asking $3000.
Anyone interested contact Gregg at - windycamp@gmail.com
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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. These are normally in areas where there is rich, ancient alluvial gravels. I have found these in many States from Nevada, California and Arizona, but I'm sure all rich gold areas could have them. They are basically tunnels dug into the rich gravels normally right on top of bedrock and can vary in weight, height and length. I have seen some that are just small holes punched in the side of a bank, others that are extensive tunnels running for hundreds of yards with many side shoots.
In many areas if the ground is hard, meaning caliche and ancient gravels, no timbering was needed. They would use hard tools, dynamite /blasting caps and a lot of back breaking work to muck out and work the tunnels. It's just simply amazing when you find these and see what type of work was needed to dig, maintain and work them.
What does this mean to prospectors and electronic prospectors? Well first, it's an indicator that gold was found. No one does this type of work for no gold, so it could be an indicator that good gold was found at some point. The old-timers were pretty good, they knew that the gold and nuggets would be at or near bedrock in these areas, so like anyone they did the best job they could with what they had to work with. We can all quarterback why they might have left a nugget here or there, but keep in mind, like anything, some productivity in their minds had to happen. They had to move as much ground as they could effectively to make a living, so it wasn't possible to break every crack open or find every overlooked gravel pocket on bedrock. This allows modern day prospectors to find missed gold whether thats with a metal detector or re-working some of the old workings using more modern tools.
What's normally found? Well, keep in mind, depending where you're located in the World, the weather could be different. Some places freezing cold, while other places blazing hot. This means in a lot of cases, they used them also as shelter from the weather and wild animals. Over the years we have found hundreds of hand-tools, mostly destroyed, broken or half rotten away. This would include shovels, hand-tools like pocket knives, crevice tools and such. You will also find old cans, mostly rotten away, which is a real pain for metal detectorists. You could find anything from old relics, potentially coins, trinkets and gold (fines, flakes or nuggets). I did find some really nice candle holders, which they would hammer into the walls and use candles for light.
What I can personally tell you, is they always leave something behind, maybe nice as they couldn't physically see or hear it (metal detector), but on the same note they were good. It always makes you think what they found, as most old documents are not going to have this type of detail in them. I always thought it would be nice for just a day to go back in time and see the guys/gals that are working these areas, interact with them and also see what they were really finding. I'm sure you would see many smiles, along with many frowns ...
Safety and Dangers? Below you will see a short Youtube video from about 10+ years ago I filmed. It will give you a general idea of these tunnels and you can get an idea of how deadly they could be. There will be always someone that is curious, but keep in mind, curiosity KILLED the CAT. These tunnels can be extremely dangerous from cave ins, poor oxygen, unknown stuff on the floor, animals, reptiles and insects. If you ever attempt to mess around these, always be prepared and have at least one other person with you for safety. I personally don't recommend try to enter them, regardless of how safe you think it might be, it only takes a second for something to go bad. When your focus is digging a target from the wall, or scratching around on the ground, things happen.
Youtube Video on Coyote Hole - Placer Drift
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uhhDAz_wJo
Many years ago, I was invited to a famous placer mine in California (Ruby Gold Mine) noted for some of the largest gold nuggets recorded. We spent the entire day walking, exploring and even did a bit of metal detecting. These were some of the most extensive placer tunnels I ever experienced. In some places were were hundreds of feet underground, water dripping from the ceiling, but the experience was mind blowing. Were were able to see some of the gold being found, some of the huge gold nuggets still in their collections from years prior and to imagine all the potential that is still there.
I figured this would be a new subject not talked about much. Figure we could open it up to discussion and hear about everyone else's experiences with Placer Tunnels and what they found. I will post more pictures and add to this as we go.
Gold Bless & Be Safe,
Rob
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Thanks Fishing8046
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Thanks One4gold. Hope all is well on your end.
Rob
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Haha ... No time, which I did. There are plenty of books already
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Beautiful Gold you found there. Hope you find more, a nice patch or vein!
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Super Impressive gold you found there. Keep up the great work and sharing with us here.
Rob
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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 first location, to it's final location and anywhere in-between depending on it's timeline.
Once you have a idea of the basics of gold, say placer gold for example you can understand that due to it's specific gravity it will likely make it to the lowest point in given time (this could be hundreds or thousands of years).
The lowest points in most areas is going to be wash bottoms (gullies, washes, rivers and any water water). This is normally why you will see some past placer activity in rich gold bearing areas.
Normally, for metal detectorists, this is the first place many will start. Keep in mind, the old-timers did also by sampling and then trying to see if they could be lucky enough to track the traces of gold back to the original source that may/maybe be left. Many of the major gold mines were found by locating the placer first, but this is not the case all the time, many visible quartz veins can attract someone to them to sample and find out if there are any values. I'm sure many of the visible quartz vein in gold rich areas have been sampled from the beginning of mining history.
Then the question comes to coarse gold, or nuggets. Many placers throughout the World are not noted for larger, coarse gold, like nuggets. You can do a lot of research and find extremely rich gold areas, but very little coarse gold was located due to the type of deposit. These area might not be very beneficial to electronic prospectors.
I have always stated to seek out "Pocket type" deposits if you can find any info on them. These are the types of deposits that contribute to large, nugget gold. For beginners, just try to research areas that historically have produced gold nuggets, even very large ones. Worst case, if you can't find info on what the placers produced, just find the gold areas and work within and around them. This will at least give you a chance of potentially locating something at some point.
All that being said, the subject can be simple or very complexed, depending how much you really want to know.
To keep it simple, I have always stated, invest in good equipment (right tool for the job), do whatever research you can (knowledge is very helpful) & develop a plan of attack. This basically means finding a potential location, exploring and metal detecting likely locations. It all comes down to a process of elimination, searching here and there the best you can, eliminating spots and exploring new. At some point, you will be successful at finding a nugget or two.
You can speed the process up by forming a small group of close friends, all being on the same page that allows you to have the comradery, safety and more ground be explored and sampled quicker.
Final notes, don't allow Greed to get the best of you, Gold Fever as some will say. Enjoy the good times, don't get discouraged, stay positive, appreciate the creation around you and give praise to when you find your first, gleaming gold nugget!
Wishing you all the best out there,
Rob
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Hello All,
Many have known the Minelab Gold Monster 1000 has been probably the best all around VLF gold detectors available today. The original version, which is still offered while inventory last, had 2 searchcoils included. This new Gold Monster 1000 offered at a lower MAP Price of $799 will only have the 5" Round Searchcoil and 2 batteries. This is a great deal and most were probably only using the 5" coil for small gold, bedrock hunting, mine dumps and such.
If you're interested in this new Gold Monster 1000 Package, contact us today or visit our online link here -
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Hello All,
Many have known the Minelab Gold Monster 1000 has been probably the best all around VLF gold detectors available today. The original version, which is still offered while inventory last, had 2 searchcoils included. This new Gold Monster 1000 offered at a lower MAP Price of $799 will only have the 5" Round Searchcoil and 2 batteries. This is a great deal and most were probably only using the 5" coil for small gold, bedrock hunting, mine dumps and such.
If you're interested in this new Gold Monster 1000 Package, contact us today or visit our online link here -
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New Coiltek 18" MYTHTEK Searchcoil for Manticore
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