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How to Ground Balance the Minelab Manticore on Mineralised Soil

A controlled field exercise for recognising ground response and deciding whether fixed Ground Balance or Tracking gives calmer Manticore operation...

How to Get Permission to Metal Detect on Private Land

How to Get Permission to Metal Detect on Private Land Finding a good piece of private land to metal detect can be one of the most rewarding parts of the hobby, but before you switch on your detector, you need permission from the person who owns or controls the land...

Find Small, Thin Targets with the Manticore Low Conductors Mode

Learn how All-Terrain Low Conductors changes the response to small or thin targets using a controlled comparison on a permissioned ploughed field...

Minelab Manticore Recovery Speed Test for Iron-Contaminated Pasture

A repeatable field exercise for learning how Recovery Speed changes target separation, tone length and confidence when useful signals sit among old iron...

Unearthing Adventures

Metal Detecting for Children: A Parent’s Beginner Guide Metal detecting can be a wonderful hobby for children. It gets them outdoors, encourages curiosity about history and gives them the excitement of never quite knowing what the next signal might reveal. It can also become an enjoyable activity for parents, grandparents...