Minelab Official Gold Monster 1000 Availability Announcement

[Steve Herschbach]

Just appeared at http://www.minelab.com/usa/customer-care/product-notices?article=309482

GOLD MONSTER 1000 - Available for purchase worldwide from May 8th 2017 onwards

Minelab is pleased to announce that the GOLD MONSTER 1000 will be available for purchase worldwide from May 8th, 2017 onwards*. 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!

The GOLD MONSTER 1000 has been tested by ‘pros’ in USA and Australia, with great results…

Gold nugget found with GOLD MONSTER 1000 by Jonathan Porter - Professional Gold Prospector, Australia

Check out these two new "in-the-field" videos taken during product testing in Africa.

The first video shows the ultra-high sensitivity of the GOLD MONSTER 1000 on small pieces of gold in Mali, Africa.

The second video shows the GOLD MONSTER 1000 picking up small traces of gold inside a quartz specimen in Sudan, Africa.

Further product information will be provided with upcoming reviews in the USA GPAA magazine and via Minelab's Treasure Talk blog.

*Initial availability may be limited in some regions due to the unexpected high demand. Please contact your local dealer for specific price and availability information. We will be doing our best to get detectors into the hands of our valued customers as soon as we possibly can.

[Ridge Runner]

Thanks Steve for posting. You just made my day.

Chuck

[goldrat]

FYI taking orders in Australia for May release .

Retail will be Aus $ 1099.00

Cheers

goldrat

[Deft Tones]

Debbie Downer here...lol...

 

Looking at the photo, I don't like the design of forward mounted electronics. It just seems... exposed.

Looks light for a Minelab though!

[Steve Herschbach]

Not sure what you mean by forward mounted electronics? The tube sticking out front is the battery compartment.

[Deft Tones]

Well, when I am forcing my way through dense scrub using a machine with a screen, I generally want to protect the screen, like relic hunting with my V3i, the back of the screen housing is all scrached up from sticks, twigs and grasses.

So in that situation my choice is do I protect the screen, or the battery and cable? I don't like the choice. 

Just an observation and my reasoning for not liking it. It does look like it could protect the hand similar to a sword.

[Roughwater]

I see it is a VLF machine and operates at 45Khz.  Per their advertising it has auto or manual operation, comes with 2 coils, less issues with salty soil than 71Khz machines, waterproof coils and water resistant box, adjustable shaft with multiple configurations, priced about 1000 bucks and more.  Sounds like it could be a real contender to the present best VLF gold machines.  

http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/tags/minelab gold monster/

[PhaseTech]

17 hours ago, Roughwater said:

I see it is a VLF machine and operates at 45Khz.  Per their advertising it has auto or manual operation, comes with 2 coils, less issues with salty soil than 71Khz machines, waterproof coils and water resistant box, adjustable shaft with multiple configurations, priced about 1000 bucks and more.  Sounds like it could be a real contender to the present best VLF gold machines.  

http://www.detectorprospector.com/forum/tags/minelab gold monster/

Yep, you've nailed it. For someone with zero experience, and wanting to try prospecting for not too much money, the GM1000 ticks all the boxes.  

[Ridge Runner]

Yesterday here I got my June issue of Lost Treasure and yet not at the end of April. I went from page to page but couldn't find a word about the Gold Monster 1000.

Minelab I've got to hand it to you not one word is getting out unless you want it to. I just hope you Minelab don't tell me it isn't a Gold Monster 1000. By saying late April Fools joke Chuck.. I couldn't say I didn't have it coming after the one I pulled.

Chuck

[bloodgold2]

Looking forward to one for my son, and of course keen to have a play myself to see what it's got.