Gold Catcher

Nothing to worry about but mineralization and hot rocks, armed with the 6000 and 7000. Wouldn't that be nice? No man made iron trash nor billions of casings and bullets. But this paradise wouldn't last long once mankind sets foot on it. We efficiently trash and destroy every land we ever arrive to. Won't take long. On earth or in outer space, doesn't matter.

I think the 6000 will create a niche on it's own, with the Geosense PI presenting some interesting opportunities. I do not compare machines as being either, or. We all know the 7000 will remain king for depth in the open field. Whether or not nuggets were missed before with the 7000 that now are being recovered with the 6000, does it really matter? One machine never fits all, and perhaps some nuggets were just simply missed for other reasons. So, I am pretty certain I will continue to use all my machines, including the SDC, for the appropriate situations. I was told I get my 6000 by the end of the month, can't wait to welcome it to my fleet!

I have to agree with Northeast's comments. The SDC is designed for shallow gold in highly mineralized ground and it deals with mineralization exceptionally well, better probably than any other machine. And it is actually respectable with somewhat deeper targets too despite the small coil size and ultrafast timings. You just have to listed to the faint warbles which can be tricky to hear since the threshold can be rather unstable at higher sensitivities. Therefore, for deeper targets I usually never go above 2 and do noise cancelling often. The more stable the threshold will be the better you will hear deeper stuff, gain 2 suffices for that, combined with a booster. It will be very interesting to compare the SDC with the 6000/11 with respect to handling mineralization.

This is another great Youtube episode of the "Outback Gold Fever" couple, one of my favorite channels. This time they use the new NF12 coil. Check it out. Very entertaining. The fly situation is something else though! PS: I wonder if the coil will ever make it to the US....

Now you can auction one off at DP, starting minimum bid $12000 ? 🤑

That's a great point, Norvic. Competition always helps the consumer, doesn't matter which sector. And although hard to imagine at present, a true ML competitor would accelerate product development and technologies (and would provide better respective marketing strategies for sure.....). Ideally, such a competitor would emerge from a country that has equally high standards and reputation in engineering. There are not many that would qualify.

Thanks for sharing. I noticed a wire fence about 2-3 feet away from target area. This would have been trouble for the GPZ/14, I am sure it would have gone nuts so close to it. Perhaps that's why the nugget was still in the ground. But awesome indeed, great sneak preview for all of us! Very loud signal for a small nugget although being rather shallow.

Here is what this area looks like. Caliche is a couple of feet down in some places but with small gold only, perhaps within reach of the 22X?

I made the exact same observation, and even better when those super hot rocks are around as well together with the granite you are mentioning. Especially near the Desert Queen claim, not far away from Coolgardie. With quartz I never got lucky there. It is a most amazing landscape. Mostly sand, but then all of the sudden these extreme hot rocks show up which scream like beer cans, occasionally together with granite. This entire area gave me many small nuggets, but all <=0.1-0.2 g, unfortunately without exception! A big concentric, like the 22 X, could perhaps punch down to the Caliche in some places where more of the gold is supposed to be. Would love to try out.

Nice job LL, congrats! Will be out there next weekend.

I am pretty sure I have not missed out on anything. Mt. Diabolo was a huge coal mining district, with only very few reports of lode gold and silver. Also, the Sierra Nevada is just a short drive away and that's of course where all the action is. That being said, perhaps I check it out. You never know until you know....

Really? I thought just some old minor lode mines, but nothing to speak of. Funny, I look at Mt. Diabolo every day from my house but I never prospected there. It's about 10 min away. Any placer gold?

I don't know about the 5000, but all 7000/14 users I know use a bungee. I even use one for the SDC when I detect for longer, also to keep the coil control as good as I can. I can do without, but the coil control will decline over time. But the ergonomics matter much more than the weight, so the 6000 might be fine without bungee, or at least fine for longer. But weight aside, I love my hipstick so much that I would never go without it. It makes everything so easy without the need for a heavy harness, especially in the heat. Even the GM with hipstick is nice after many hours swinging.🤣

I am also looking forward to JP's gag order being lifted so we can finally get the full Monty 🤪

Great video series, And, thank you!

I am in particular interested in the 14DD coil and how it will handle EMI. I have some really bad spots where I picked up a few shallow nuggets with the 7000, but I can't punch deeper due to terrible EMI interference (Airforce base close by...). Based on what I heard, the 6000 with the DD could outperform the 7000, and probably every other detector out there when EMI (or conductive ground) is bad. In addition, I am of course interested in the overall handling of the 6000 and it's performance with the 11 inch mono in challenging ground conditions where the mineralization is highly variable. I hope the Geosense will make a difference.

I watch them all the time and always thought they are refreshingly real and entertaining. It was so sad though when their dog died a few episodes back!

I still don't know though if ML approved that clip, or if it was part of the official campaign. Debbie could have just shot the video on her own with good intentions.....

They could actually even feel betrayed by the marketing campaign, realizing it actually isn't that easy to find gold...

The question is, how far will ML go into the gutter with this. They want to widen the customer base, including reaching those folks who watch those gold shows and truly enjoy it, but at the same time they don't want to loose credibility. After all, they have a huge reputation and are a great engineering company. A little bit of both might be a prudent approach, but IMO leaning too much into the "gold show folks" would be a huge mistake.

I think the slogan "All gold. All soil. All the time" tells you everything. We all on this forum know that one detector never fits all. It is a catchphrase for growing the customer base, likely directed to the African market. In fact, I think real detectorists would challenge that phrase anyhow, but will buy the 6000 regardless and hold the nose. After all, it will be an awesome machine.

I think you know my answer Steve 😁. I think this is a real extreme and embarrassing example and would not attract anyone. But in principle, I think they want to steer away from the crowd who buys the new 6000 doesn't matter what.

You could look at this also from a different perspective. ML designed this detector to reach a greater customer base, including people who are new to this field and who would likely get scared away by complicated settings. Like the Ferrari, but the average Joe being able to fully enjoy it, not just Michael Schumacher. This is exactly what I think their intention is. If they would show JP with the 6000 people would think it's just another high-end detector for the world's experts only. I actually think this is a smart strategy, although personally I would of course prefer JP on every advertisement for it, as one the real world's experts and who helped developing it. 😁

Actually, the most difficult part is putting the coil above gold, at least here in the US. Many gold producing areas are depleted, and it gets harder and harder to find nuggets, unless you have access to private claims. You can still be succesfull but you have to do a lot of research and planing, much more so than in earlier days. What kind of detector you are then using is somewhat less important. I would say it contributes to about 30%, which of course can still make a big difference. So, even though the 6000 might make everyone a better detectorist due to automation, you still need to know where to look.

I was thinking of the same thing. Will let you know as soon as I get my 6000. I sure hope that the screen is more scratch resistant than the one of the 7000. Also, I can just imagine what the speaker would look like after a day detecting in the dirt without cover.