Queenstown Based.
$50.00 per day. All Minelab Detectors.
SDC 2300
GPX 4500
Gold Monster 1000
Equinox 800
Any interest please PM me. Cheers
JW 
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Does it include a short introduction for noobs?
The trickiest detectors out of those to use would be the GPX 4500 & Nox 800. That is mostly to do with the amount of user adjustable settings. If you start fiddling with those & don’t know what you are doing you can really stuff things up. If left on the settings I have them on then they should be all good. The other two are basically turn on & go. The Gold Monster & the Nox 800 are VLF, very low frequency, detectors. While they are very sensitive to tiny gold on bedrock or shallow gold, they don’t like high concentrations of iron sand like in the Shotover River or the Arrow. That’s not true, they actually love it & that is there problem as they will just over load & drive you nuts. Those rivers are best suited for the Pulse Induction detectors with the SDC 2300 the better choice for a novice with less controls to trip you up. Iron sand & hot rocks can still be an issue but no where near as bad as on the VLF detectors.
5 Mile & 12 Mile no where as bad for iron sand. For a novice I would recommended the Gold Monster or SDC 2300. The nox 800 would be ok if you don’t play with the settings.
I can give a run down on operation & also an instruction card for out in the field to refresh yourself.
Cheers
JW
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Cool… I’ll get in touch when I’m in the area 
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Great stuff JW, might have to take advantage of this some time over the summer👍
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Bloody good idea…
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Kinda keen to try the 2300! Got a gold monster. Will message, thanks! QT based also here.
I’ve only just joined this site though and unsure how to proper PM. Uh oh.
Hi Derek, PM sent in reply
Never did hear back from Derek.
Any interest from any one in hiring a detector in Queenstown over the Xmas holiday period? I will be away from next Monday for at least a week up on the gold claim. If I find the mother load I may not be back. 
But I am sure the weather will chase me out at some point.
JW
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