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  1. BLM has the "AFFIDAVIT OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK" (Form 3830-004) expired as well. County Recording Due by September 30th. Not Good!
  2. I sent in the old Small Miners Waiver form and Phoenix office accepted it. But I will keep watch to see if they post a new form before August 31st. They are putting us into a bad situation due to their own negligence. -Don
  3. The BLM in the Phoenix office said they will accept the expired form since the new version is not available.
  4. I sold my GPX-6000 and went back to the GPZ-7000 with 12" NF Z-Search coil. I can hit 0.1 gram nuggets and above and find the deep larger gold too. (I use a shortened Gold Monster as a pin-pointer and for really small stuff.) It's too bad the 6000 can't also hit larger gold down deep. The machine is fun to swing, but what's the point? I am missing the big stuff. I am waiting for the release of the Nugget Finder 16x10 coil. Maybe that coil can add some depth back into the 6000 if it can ever be released. At that point, I might buy another 6000. -Don
  5. Lunk wrote a nice article about comparing the 2 detectors. -Don
  6. The newer 7000's definitely perform better than the older units. I tested a January 2022 unit vs a June 2016 unit. The newer version was quieter and deeper. I could get an extra 2-3 inches depth on most targets on the new unit. And the new one was so much smoother! This worries me for the GPZ 8000. It's always good to wait to buy for the bugs to get worked out on these expensive machines. But impatience takes over! I hope Minelab does a good job and irons out all the problems before release. -Don
  7. Nice gold Aureous! Are you using the stock 11" coil or the 17" coil? -Don
  8. Great story and cool RZR prospecting rig! I do feel there is a problem with the GPX-6000 noise. I am using headphones and the EMI seems to build as you use the machine and eventually resort to a factory reset. I feel the noise build-ups rob the machine's depth. -Don
  9. It especially sucks that Minelab's policy is that if you don't find out your detector is defective within 30 days, they want to repair it instead of replace it. Unfortunately, for me it's about 45 days since I purchased the detector. It was way too hot here in Arizona to get out and fully test it until recently when it cooled down. I am pushing for a replacement because I don't think they really know what is wrong with it and I don't want an underperforming broken seal "suspect" detector I just paid $6k for. They know there are certain batches that have problems. Those need to be replaced not repaired. We don't pay that kind of money for junk. -Don
  10. Mine was defective out of the box. The first time out it started with intermittent coil errors and excessive noise after some use in the field. I thought it was the 11" coil so I switched to the 17" but that didn't solve the problem. My machine is currently in for repair which I am not happy about on a brand new $6,000 machine. Hopefully, they replace it as it has other additional problems even when it seems to be working. Waiting for a new unit...hopefully! I agree, Minelab needs a quality control overhaul. They have some serious problems with the level of failures I have been reading about on the 6000. This also isn't my first defective Minelab detector, I have had many over the last 10 years. -Don
  11. Has anybody done a quick air test on a U.S. Quarter or other large target with Normal vs Difficult Timings? I have tested Normal vs Difficult and found that Normal is not deeper than difficult on large targets. (Manual 10 or Auto +1 Sensitivity) I also get very broken or confused signals while using Normal at fringe depths while Difficult gives nice & clear high-low signals. Do others notice normal timing giving greater depth on large targets over difficult timings on the 6000? (There may be something wrong with my 6000. In addition to Normal giving zero extra depth for me, I have received an intermittent "coil error" with both the 11" & 17" mono coil. This usually happens after using the machine for some time in the field and once it starts, it won't stop even with a full factory reset. I have the machine scheduled to go back to Minelab and I am hoping they can reproduce the "coil error" fault I keep getting.) -Don
  12. Anybody have any real field reports (or tests) on the Coiltek 11" ROUND coil? I am looking to find out how much deeper it is over the stock 8" SDC coil. So far, I have seen one Youtube video that was inconclusive. Seems like it increases depth by a slight amount but decreases sensitivity to the super tiny bits...1 grain or less. Even an extra 1 inch depth on those prickly specimen nuggets, it would be worth buying for me. (Unless I can get one of those new 10x9" or 12" Round X-Coils for the GPZ.) Thanks, Don
  13. I have been waiting for an updated SDC as well. Or a small coil for the GPZ! -Don
  14. If you are getting 9" in the dirt on a 2.5 gram nugget with the 14x9 coil then your detector is working fine. What timing are you using? -Don
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