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Hey Chuck, Here is the Minelab new Special on the GPX 5000 that started May 5th. It's not the same price, but rather $5,975.00 as you can see below - Dear Minelab Partners, Minelab is pleased to introduce the newest addition to our product line: The GPX 5000 ProPack includes: · GPX 5000 · Harness · Headphones · 11" Monoloop Coil · 11" Double D Coil · 15" x 12" Monoloop Coil · Lower Shaft (spare) · PRO-FIND 25 · GPX Coil Wear Kit · GPX Armrest Wear Kit · Minelab Carrybag The best news for Minelab dealers is that the dealer pricing for the GPX 5000 Pro Pack will remain the same as the current GPX 5000 pricing! This package offers Minelab customers some of the most requested GPX 5000 accessories in one package and at significant savings! You may start adveristing the GPX 5000 Pro Pack when it becomes available to customers starting on May 5, 2014 and should be advertising at MAP pricing of $5975 USD ($7,525 MSRP).

Hey Guys, I have been so freaking busy on my end, I apologize if I didn't get back with you about the tape. We have a bunch of it in stock, so if you're interested we do have it like Doc stated. Thanks!!

Hello Gary, I would recommend looking into the Lake Havasu Gold Seekers Club. Many pounds of gold have been found on those claims over the years. They have been hit hard, but the potential is still there. A nugget around 40 ounces was found about 10 years ago on or around the club claims.

Hey Guys, I have to agree with Steve, back about 4-5 years ago you couldn't keep a GPX 4500 on the shelf here in the US. There were huge buyers, middle men and individuals buying and shipping them to Africa and reselling for a huge markup. There were even some dealers selling them for 3-4 times the MAP value, but honestly I just couldn't do it. I sold all mine at the MAP, maybe a discount if they bought larger quantities. I couldn't sleep at night knowing I was overcharging someone 3-4 times the price. I guess a businessman might say that is good business if you can get it, so I guess I'm a poor businessman with a big heart .... Go Figure ..... This was the first detector to really hit the ground running and finding gold. Everyone seemed to follow the lead for a few years only buying what was finding the gold. There were more GPX 4500's than other detectors, so it was the one finding the most gold overall. Like Steve mentioned, there are still thousands of GPX's over there, but for the most part the people figured out the goldfields were virgin and it didn't require a $6000 - $20,000 metal detector to find nuggets. The counterfeit detectors really hurt Minelab's front end in my opinion. It was hard to stop the counterfeits, especially when they were extremely hard to ID and selling on the corners for pennies on the dollars vs. the Genuine Minelab GPX's. I haven't seen or heard about the new White's PI. I hope it's a great unit like the Garrett ATX for a even lower price.

Hey Boulder Dash, Far from easy, but when you know where to look it makes it much easier. Just like when you guys go up to your washes and work them, you pretty much know you can get a few nuggets detecting, whether you're digging or scanning the exposed bedrock. Congrats on your recent hit, seen the video and your post on another forum. If you get a chance, toss it up on this forum. Hope you guys find some more for all the hard work.

Hey Congress Man, LOL ... Ya, don't toss the magnets. Thanks once again for all your business and friendship over the years.

Hey Chris, I know the forums are a bit slow now, especially mine during the warmer seasons. I seen on a few other forums that Lynx Creek was mentioned. This would be one of the easiest places to hunt and right in the heart of the City of Prescott. There are a lot of places not far, but all of them require a bit more driving off road. Lynx Creek has produced some very nice nugget gold from prospectors crevicing, panning and metal detecting the shallower bedrock regions. It's also a place that has been worked for the last 150+ years, so get ready to dig or at least year a lot of targets (iron rubbish and lead). Wishing you much success!!

Hey Guys, I can only hope that the GPAA and LDMA can make a comeback. We need big organizations that have some money and power to defend us against all "Anti-Mining / Smaller Miner" agencies out there.

Hey Guys, Steve Herschbach is not only a great friend, but one of the most up front and honest guys in the business. I like his no BS approach and just tells you like it is, or at least what he has experienced with equipment and detector use and prospecting/mining background.

Hey Guys, I agree, always great to see other manufactures jumping on board and designing PI's. That being said, if you do any research and what will be coming in the future, the normal PI is old news! I believe this is one reason why Minelab is not too concerned as they have several patents on "new technology" already in place. To add to that, I'm sure not what the heck the price will be .......

Hey Guys, Great pictures and story. Always great to get out with a family member and friends to detect. On another note, you can't find a better group of guys than "Lucky Lundy and Company!" Top notch guys and always willing to share and help. This is what we need more of today.

Hey Guys, Personally, that is the reason I have always supported the ICMJ (International California Mining Journal) for the last 20 years. They have always had the best articles, less advertising and a good classified section. The GPAA in my opinion has come so commercialized over the years with less informative articles, dropping good article contributors and pushing the damn Alaska trip!! The GPAA magazine as far as color and such is great, just the information has dropped over the years. Hopefully someone involved in the GPAA up higher might read some of this information and take it to heart. The club and organization in general is great for the hobby, but it sure has changed.

Hey AzNuggetBob, I agree, damp is better than wet right after a rain. I should have specified that better. I'm not a big believe of the "Halo" effect on gold nuggets unless they are really encased in iron. For the most part, the "rind" or outer section of a nugget is more likely to break down, as the sliver and other alloys will be attacked. This will make the outer portion of the nugget more pure then the core of the nugget for the most part. Keep in mind, this is just a very thin section that will break down on the outer surface, so that is not enough material to cause the "Halo" effect in my opinion. No question, the "Halo" effect is present on iron rubbish that has been buried for a long period of time. I have dug iron targets that were just rust, very small percentage of the material was left in tact, just a bunch of rust.

Hello Guys, Another great time to hunt an old patch is after a rain. The ground is more conductive and you seem to get more depth. At least the ground is much more quiet to hunt on. Found many deep nuggets on damp ground after rains.

Hey Azblackbird, I don't own, nor ever rode a Rokon. They seems to be pretty tough trail runners through. I own a older 2007 Polaris 500 Sportsman Quad that has been good to me.

Hey Chuck, This is a good subject to talk about. For the most part when it comes to targets at depth (iron rubbish or gold nuggets), the center of a Monoloop is the hot spot. Keep in mind, at depth, the magnetic field is collapsed and might only 1/10th of the size of the coil. This is why it's important to overlap with a monoloop to ensure you're getting max depth across the ground and not missing spots. If you didn't overlap with a monoloop, you could potentially loose up to 50% of the ground at depth, which means you could miss deeper gold. Now another thing is the hot spot for pinpointing. For the most part, I have noticed the upper left and sometimes right on coils is the hotspot for pinpointing targets and the most sensitive spot on the coil. Hope this helps a bit,

Hello All, Personally, I love doing the shows, but it comes down to at some point if you're just spinning your wheels or if it's worth the effort. Since my specialty is mostly electronic prospecting items, the GPAA show is not the biggest outlet for that. Over the last ten years, I've seen more people walk out with gold pans, scoops, books and smaller misc. items. It's not the best market place for selling high end metal detectors. I've sold a lot of books and smaller items, but with the prices of the booths increasing each year, it's tough to break even. Last year in Mesa I had over 6 booths for $700. The last day, Sunday, they had a raffle that lasted for over an hour and no one could even visit my booth. I wasn't very happy about this, as people were walking into my booth, using my chairs to sit down during the raffle. My question is, the GPAA have a huge booth in front of the building, why block everyone's spot they paid for and keep their spot open and flowing. I know the answer .....

Hello AZBlackbird, Normally, the "T" represents Tertiary age mineralization, which is very typical of gold/silver areas in Arizona. The thicker lines with lines with balls off of them are faults. What I can see is there are a lot of contact zones and faults along with the various alteration zones. Good place to swing a metal detector.

Hey Chuck, I will give you my honest opinion once I get one in my hands. Either way, when you're ready for a detector, look me up!

Hey Guys, I think the value of gold over there and their appreciation for nuggets is much different. If you found that piece in the US, it would be a collectors piece for the most part. I doubt anyone here in the US would even attempt to chop up or melt a huge gold nugget. Over there I think there is a danger in having a large gold nugget. For one it's very difficult to hide. Secondly, most of those finds are made by guys working together in teams, families or even tribes/villages. They have to split it up among others and don't have time to try to find a collector or get that premium gold nugget value. Just my thoughts.

Hello All, Anyone hear how the GPAA Gold Show went in Las Vegas this last weekend? Hopefully they had a good turnout. The last couple shows here in Arizona were much lower than previous years.

Hello All, This detector has been sold for some time, not sure how it popped back up!!

Hey Chuck, I think the release will be coming soon. I have one of the first pre-orders, so any dealer on the pre-order list will get their shipments first. My guess is there might be a limited supply out of the gate, just like the Garrett ATX release. If I had to make a educated guess on the MAP price, I would say in the range of $3000 - $4000. I'm hoping for that price range it will have a bit more to offer than the ATX, which is a great detector for $2,200.00. Haven't heard about any changes to the detector from what we originally seen.

Hey Tom, Check the GPS for gold coords.!! Funny you mention GPS units. My mentor, Richard Doherty carried a GPS everywhere and marked every nugget for years. Sad to say, when he passed, his wife had a silent auction for all his prospecting stuff. I realized he has that GPS, called her right away, but it was just sold for $25 ...... NOOOOO!!! I would guess there was at least 100+ nugget patches, many I didn't even know about loaded in that GPS unit.

Hello All, Here is another interesting video to watch - Hope you enjoyed.