17 years of my life in the world of metal detectors. Every year the manufacturers release various new products, announce revolutions and magical technologies… But while we dig holes in the ground, these marketing managers dig holes in our brains. And if only they did it with a shovel. The French company XP Metal Detectors has now switched to an industrial drilling rig offering “Find More Than Gold.” Is it even legal? Continue reading
In 2025, the Australian manufacturer Minelab withdrew from production three metal detectors. The Equinox and GPX series were affected (reduced in size). The decision was officially caused by a technological update of the product line. But… let’s be honest, these detectors just stopped selling. Continue reading
The Minelab Equinox 900 metal detector discovered a large hoard of silver coins. This story offers an interesting context for all detectorists. First, the hoard was found using a sniper coil, and the depth was about 30 centimeters (debunking the myth about the shallow detection depth of such coils). Second, the hoard was recovered in two stages (illustrating the proper approach to a site where something valuable has been found). Third, there are photos of the area where the hoard was buried. This is a great opportunity for all treasure hunters to remember the typical features of such locations. Continue reading
Metal detector technologies are very old. In fact, we are using what was invented in the last century. Manufacturers only change the packaging, combine different option configurations, and come up with new descriptions. What does the future hold? Robots with metal detectors are already waiting for us there. Most likely, in the “hands” of these robots will be PI detectors with a two-stage detection process—finding an object (which we can already do now) and verifying the detected object (which we currently do with a shovel). Continue reading
The manufacturer Nokta has discontinued the production of the Simplex BT metal detector, the mid-range model of the second-generation Simplex series. Other metal detectors in this series, Simplex Lite and Simplex Ultra, remain available for sale without changes. Continue reading
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