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Minelab Gold Monster 1000

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Steve Herschbach
  • Price: $ 849 Freq: 45 kHz Weight: 3.2 lbs Waterproof?: No Current?: Yes

The Minelab Gold Monster 1000 metal detector was introduced in 2017 and is still in production. It is a weatherproof 45 kHz induction balance metal detector aimed primarily at gold prospecting. The normal sales package for this detector includes two coils, a 5" round DD coil, and a 6" x 10" DD coil.

"The GOLD MONSTER 1000 features fully automatic operation and comes with a choice of coils, battery options and shaft configurations. If you're looking for super sensitive gold performance at a great price, then this is the detector you've been waiting for!" Source: Minelab website

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Minelab Gold Monster 1000 metal detector

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Minelab Gold Monster 1000 control panel

  • Fully automatic operation 
  • Extra sensitive 45 kHz VLF performance 
  • Highly adaptable 
  • 2 search coils included 
  • Easy quick start 

Official Minelab Gold Monster 1000 Product Page

Gold Monster 1000 Getting Started Guide

Minelab Gold Monster 1000 - Steve's Review

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Lammerlaw

  

I bought an Equinox800 and took it to my property and had a guest there with a Gold Monster. I found it a great deal easier to use than the Equinox so immediately purchased a Gold Monster and have never looked back.

The only bad thing is that it is TOO GOOD! It would pick up mere specks in the gravel and that wasted my time but the first time I took it out I paid for it twice over in an hour or so.

It runs silent so there is no threshold and when it detects even the smallest piece of gold it is loud enough for even me to hear and I have an 80 percent hearing loss at talking level. The only down side is that on occasions it gives an almighty BEEP and you think you have the grand daddy of all nuggets but it turns out to be a very small piece very close to the coil.

The photograph is of 2/3 of the gold found on my first outing with it. Over 24 grams in the photo.

 

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AllenJ

   5 of 5 members found this review helpful 5 / 5 members

I purchased my Monster in March of this year.  My original unit had an issue, it would reboot itself with no user input.  I contacted Minelab via email and after trying a few things they provided a shipping label and I returned it.  Since the unit was less than 30 days old they sent me a new detector.  While nobody wants to get a defective unit I was impressed with their customer service.  

Currently I have in excess of 50 hours using the detector.  I describe this machine as a very easy to use and very sensitive to small gold detector.  Four user adjustments is all it has:  On/Off, Sensitivity (ten manual levels and two auto), Discrimination/No Discrimination and Volume, the detector does the rest.  It’s up to the user to pick the correct sensitivity for the soil conditions (or use the Auto sensitivity setting and let the detector do it) and keep the machine ground balanced, other than that you just detect.  

I run my Monster mostly in the first auto setting as it allows the detector to automatically choose the correct sensitivity for the soil conditions.  I do on occasion use the second auto setting, Auto+, or one of the higher manual settings when I’m working a patch and want more sensitivity.  Currently I’ve found over 70 pieces of gold with the Gold Monster, all but a couple of those pieces are sub grain sized stuff.  Having that extra sensitivity has helped me find some really tiny gold but it does lead to the detector being bump sensitive for me.  Since the Auto+ setting is picking the best sensitivity and then adding one level to that (in other words it’s running hot) any movement of the coil caused by bumping something is causing the coil wire to move.  There is metal in the wire and if it moves it should cause a signal in my opinion.  I don’t have a problem with this, I’m using the extra sensitivity to see extremely tiny bits of gold and I know what’s happening so it is pretty easy to deal with.  When running in Auto if I find it getting bump sensitive I ground balance and it usually quiets down but if not I’ll turn the sensitivity down to a lower manual level until it does.  

Since my hearing is not getting any better with age and this detector does not have a threshold it worried me prior to purchasing.  I brought this up on a forum and another Monster user assured me not to worry.  You know what, he was right.  The audio boost in the detector does a great job of letting you know when you have a target and I have not had any problems working without a threshold.  I’ve also found that if the wind is calm and I’m not working by running water headphones are not necessary, the detector is loud enough without them.  I’ve come to appreciate this when working in the sun on hot days.

My prospecting partner, my oldest son, uses a Gold Bug II and loves it.  He’s been using that detector for a couple years now and raves about it.  Together we’ve detected over 160 pieces of gold since I got the Gold Monster and on many occasions we have compared targets with both detectors.  So far there has not been any target, no matter how small, that both detectors did not see.  We both agree that neither of us is at a disadvantage with either detector. 

Something that I also like about this detector is the number of videos out there about it.  The 'Nugget Shooter' Bill Southern and others have done a wonderful job of posting a lot of material on how to get the most out of the Gold Monster.  I believe all detectors have a learning curve no matter how easy they make them to use, they all seem to have their little nuances.  In the Monster's case though with all the material out there the curve goes way down.

Minelab describes the Gold Monster 1000 as an “Entry Level” detector.  Being so easy to use I understand why they’re saying that but for me the detector is finding gold like a pro.  

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Lunk

   5 of 5 members found this review helpful 5 / 5 members

If there's such a thing as the perfect VLF gold nugget detector, the Gold Monster 1000 is it. Super simple to operate, lightweight, weatherproof, extreme sensitivity to a wide range of nugget sizes and depths, boosted audio, rechargeable battery, two coils, great price...what's not to like?!

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