Hello fellow Detectorists & Prospectors

Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
I am a prospector from West Australia. I use a Minelab Extera 70, GPX4000 and a GPX5000. I have only just ordered a Tesoro Outlaw and hoping to have it in the mail next week.
I love looking for old coins and relics but gold is my speciality.
It is this time of the year where I head out bush looking for new ground.
Good health and times to all.

Cheers....Tonkalong
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,410
30,017
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Welcome! I hunt gold nuggets in Arizona, and old coins here in New York. Glad to see another GPX 5000 Nuggetshooter here on the forum!!
 

vpnavy

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Staff member
Jun 15, 2008
35,087
18,581
York County, PA (USA)
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
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Welcome aboard from the great state of Pennsylvania (USA).
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You might consider browsing Sub-Forums: Australia for information directly related to your country.
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
How are ya Terry,
The 5000 is the best machine on the market when it comes to gold.
I started with the Garret Deep seeker(Thunder Box) followed by the Gold Bug( Very good on small stuff if no mineralization) then to the SD 2000, 2100, 2200 ( nothing has bet this in regards to depth on big nuggets using the 18" DD coil), 4000 and now the 5000. The GPX are the best on very small nuggets even in high mineralization using the mono coils
I can pick up pieces that do not show 0.01 of a Gram.
How do you find your machine. Is the ground quite or mineralized. Here in WA we have a lot of iron biffs and small iron pebbles scattered across our country.
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thanks for the welcome VPnavy :_)
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thank you Urban Grund. I hope life is treating you well.

Cheers....Tonkalong
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Thank you for the welcome from Central Florida! It is much appreciated.
Take care

Tonkalong.
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,410
30,017
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
How are ya Terry,
The 5000 is the best machine on the market when it comes to gold.
I started with the Garret Deep seeker(Thunder Box) followed by the Gold Bug( Very good on small stuff if no mineralization) then to the SD 2000, 2100, 2200 ( nothing has bet this in regards to depth on big nuggets using the 18" DD coil), 4000 and now the 5000. The GPX are the best on very small nuggets even in high mineralization using the mono coils
I can pick up pieces that do not show 0.01 of a Gram.
How do you find your machine. Is the ground quite or mineralized. Here in WA we have a lot of iron biffs and small iron pebbles scattered across our country.

With the new soil timings on the 5000, I have found some really small pieces (2-3grains) that the 4000 would walk over in our high-iron Arizona soil. Just a great machine! Now if we could just find a way to knock out bullets and boot tacks! :thumbsup:
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Boot tacks are ok with me but the bullets can be a problem especially the buck shot.
What are the conditions of you detecting eg: creeks, gullies, virgin ground, mine shafts etc?
 

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Tonkalong

Jr. Member
May 27, 2013
36
54
West Australia
Detector(s) used
Minelab 4000 & 5000
Minelab Extera 70
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Good to be aboard smalltowngirl13.
Just need to mingle with the crowd a bit to see how things happen in other countries.
Feel free to ask questions.
Appreciate the chance to communicate with other prospectors.

Cheers....Tonkalong.
 

Terry Soloman

Gold Member
May 28, 2010
19,410
30,017
White Plains, New York
🥇 Banner finds
1
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting

hamiddetecting

Gold Member
Feb 22, 2012
6,398
2,510
North Pole
Detector(s) used
Sovereign GT and Excalibur II, Whites, Garrett, Fisher, Alert, MD,Cscope,Tesoro, Compas, XP, Long Rs
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting

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