Minelab Eureka Gold
Number of Reviews: 30
on 3 pages.
Learn The Machine and Gain Nuggets
Rick in San Francisco -
Folks,
I have both the Minelab Eureka and Whites GMT. Both are great machines, but the GMT lacks the multi-frequency feature that make it a truly remarkable machine. It is like having an XLT, Gold Bug, and a GMT rolled into one. The best part is that ground tracking on the Eureka is second to NONE. Yes, it does take some time to learn the detector, but this is true with ANY MD if you want to use it like it was designed. I sold my Gold Bug II and am very glad I did. Despite the top frequency being 60Khz on the Eureka vs. The GB II (at) 71Khz, the AutoTrac system sure beats constant ground balancing ....
Like I said" Learn the machine and gain Nuggets"
If you do not want to, Cross Stitch might be your cup of tea. Bottom line: Well worth your time and the money.
Dec 06, 2011
15 Yes
1 No
Still out for verdict
Gold Finder in Arizona -
To the individual that states the eureka multi freq and automatic ground balance function is not found on any other manufacturers detector and then states the exact opposite immediately after this statement has a false opinion.
Sep 07, 2011
3 Yes
15 No
Underpriced.
David G in Townsville, QLD, Australia -The Eureka Gold is magic, I love my fisher F5 but when it comes to prospecting the Eureka is awesome.
When I put it to the test in the backyard it was finding pea size lead sinkers at 10 inches on all frequency modes. Then it was time for the gold fields. A little town called Ravenswood and dad and I came home with 3 pieces of gold, the one weighing 37 grams had us smiling all the way back to Townsville :)
Aug 15, 2011
15 Yes
1 No
A Keeper!
Reese in Coalinga, CA -Broke my Eureka Gold in on the Klammath River at Happy Camp. I discovered that it will make you work hard. I found 3 bird shot size and a clinker about double the size of a grain of rice. They were all 4 to 6 inches deep in tiny cracks in the shale bedrock. Took forever to get them out.
My first thought was that it was almost too much work for what I got. I said ALMOST. My 63 year old ears absolutely love the adjustable tone. Once adjusted she sounds off like a fog horn compared to the old Fisher Gold Bug I traded in on it. Bottom line. Get to know your detector.
Aug 12, 2011
11 Yes
1 No
It Works
wayne in socal -I find the people that give this machine a bad review are either very biased or have not taken the time to learn their machine. I sold my goldbug II for the eureka simply because after using it over soil I had ran the fisher over found what it did not. Not once but many areas I had previously worked it found what the goldbug II did not. Why you wonder??? simple. The fishers is a good machine no doubt but it cannot handle the soil here in California like the minelab plus there is no constant ground balancing the unit after you set it down to dig.
Time is money and if you have to retune your MD every time you hit something and dig then you wasted a lot of time. As for learning your machine those of you that seek the loud crisp signal don't know your machine at all. Pay attention to the softer hits which generally deeper...you might learn something.
Jul 17, 2011
17 Yes
0 No
Dont think the negative reviews are justified
william petersen in prescott arizona -I have read the complaints that some people have made about the eureka and like others have to wonder about the reading abilities of some of the purchasers.
Two weeks after I bought mine I picked a one third if a grain flake out of a road next to a stream. Was running wide open don't normally do that, but it did respond to the flake. Just a very faint wisper in the thresh hold level.
Setup procedures, practice and never learning to listen to what the machine is telling them is probably their biggest error. And for what its worth this area of central Arizona is next to western Australia, probably one of the worst ironrock and hot rock areas in the world.
The only improvements I would make to this machine is an improved volume system and maybe more search coils like a 4 by six double d loop.
May 13, 2011
18 Yes
0 No
Minelab Eureka Gold
Johnny in USA -I bought my Minelab Eureka Gold several years ago, I am an experienced user (Army Mine Detecting), I was already impressed with the Sovereign I own, I have used my Eureka with excellent results, I honestly believe that the negative reviews are coming from people who really don't understand the machine - but it's never failed me..........
Oct 31, 2010
35 Yes
4 No
Just purchased, not used mine lab eureka
jim in ne oregon -
Good thing I didn't see this "review" before I bought my minelab!!
It's still with ups...........
All I've seen of this unit was pretty positive till I read this web page.
Sep 19, 2010
5 Yes
12 No
I agree to high$$$$$$$$$
Daryl in northern IDAHO -I have read the manual and learned how to use this detector very well, it is and has been a poor excuse for a gold only detector, the other guy that is writing good reviews is more than likely a minelab dealer. Look at Alaska miners web site and they are saying the same thing I am it does not work as well as an MXT for gold or the GMT or the Goldbug or goldstrike or the tesoro detectors, I do not care if someone thinks there Eureka works better when it does not even minelab says that this is an mid level detector for those that are just learning until they can find out what you want to do in detecting.
This guy has a lot of problems with hot rocks and black sand. My Goldstrike does NOT it outperform this Eureka 3 to one in finds when using them side by side do not believe people when they tout the performance of this overpriced minelab unit and when I have super hot ground on the Columbia river with giant fields of hot rocks and 3 feet of black sand I pull out the elephant gun Whites TDI it will find about 99% of what all other expensive PIs will and also use every coil intended for minelab PIs.
The Eureka needs a lot of work, people that are bragging about this poorly designed unit are more than likely minelab dealers or there buddies, do yourself a favor and try before you buy this detector is not special in any way shape or form, less expensive units can do a much much much beeeeeter job!!
THINK before you put down that hard earned $1000!!!
May 27, 2010
65 Yes
10 No
Still over-rated!!!
Will in Portland, OR -Just to begin with the coil IS NOT WATERPROOF, I have been using detectors for 25 years and have been an electronic tech for 30, repairing alot of metal detectors and other electronic equipment, the eureka is very very simple to use! I own 10 detectors at present and I have done a number of comparisons with the eureka!!
I ran a small piece of placer gold under the coil to test this unit and it missed it completly in every frequency setting, so I ran the same sample across my Fisher gold $trike and it hit the target with a loud output, even my Garrett GTI 2500 picked up targets that my eureka missed, I thought maybe the ossci. was off so I sent it in nothing wrong, and when using it at the river it picks up every hot rock in the ground could not tune them out, this is an over rated over priced detector, the mxt will out preform this unit and for less money, so will the fisher gold bug and a number of other detectors.
In this price range $1000 you can purchase a PI machine that will really find gold, do not waste your money on this unit, for this price you could buy two VLF units that would out preform the eureka any day of the week, and still have money left over to go detecting, compare this unit to other detectors test it for yourself before making any decisions on this overpriced detector!! It is a must miss!!
May 18, 2010
45 Yes
5 No
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