Fresh finds, coil demos, and more
At the age of 6 in 1984 my father handed me my first detector a whites 6000 I spent weekends hunting the family farm on the outskirts of Ballarat for coins/tokens and found around 50 various “treasures” dating back to the 1800s goldrush. The excitement and fever hit me early!
A tale of two Coiltek NOX coils. I regularly detect medieval pastures in Scotland and one particular field area was always a massive challenge, with lots of trashy waste signals tightly grouped that my larger coil struggled with. This called for a wee purchase and the coil that looked the
Interview Metal Detector Aftermarket Coil Leader Coiltek By Metal Detectorist, Joanna Jana Laznicka Coiltek, a recognized name in the metal detecting community for making aftermarket coils for metal detectors. The company, established in 1996 out of Australia, is well respected by detectorists, serious prospectors, and large mining companies around the
Our July Detectorist of the Month, Paul Wilson, has been detecting for around seven years and has a YouTube channel to help those who are new to the hobby.
After my prospecting buddy bought a new Minelab GPX6000 that came bundled with a Coiltek 9” GOLDHAWK coil, I was surprised that on her first day out she found numerous bits in noisy ground. So without hesitation, I purchased a 10×5” GOLDHAWK coil to throw on my machine. The results
Living in the same former gold mining town in Victoria, Australia where she was born and raised, Liz Pickthall spends all her spare time detecting in the nearby central goldfields. Our June 2023 Detectorist of the Month, Liz shares how she got into detecting – as well as her first-timer tips,
