 Nth
Qld Miners Den was established in Cairns in 1987 when a
need was seen for products and services catering for fossickers,
prospectors and small scale miners.
What was originally a hobby of metal detecting had became
a business.
 It
was an exciting time, gold prices were high at the time
and there was quite a lot of activity in small scale gold
mining. We were very busy and offered a gold buying service,
supplied equipment and supplies.
On the detecting front Minelab had released the GT16000
metal detector with huge success. Previously the Garret
A2B had been the detector of choice. Fisher released the
Fisher Gold Bug and it became a huge seller. Whites release
of the Goldmaster had set new standards in sensitivity and
it too became a favourite. We supplied hundreds of these
units in Nth Queensland to very happy customers.
With the ever diminishing availability of gold nuggets to
detectors, the detecting fraternity were calling for a better
detector. In 1995 Minelab replied with the SD2000, a totally
new detector. It created a modern day gold rush! It
was the first of a series of detectors released that handled
mineralisation so much better than any detector before and
detected much deeper targets. Since then improved models
have been released and currently we are up to the GP3500,
the latest model. These detectors have found more gold than
ever before!
Metal detecting
is a worthwhile healthy pastime suitable for all age groups
and can be enjoyed all year round. The benefits are a healthy
lifestyle combined with camping, lots of walking and discovering
early mining history. The sound of the detector beeping
could just be a rusty old nail or it could the sound of
a gold nugget!
The rewards
can be many, not just the possible value of a gold nugget
but the many relaxing hours in the bush or on the beach.
It is
a magic moment when your first nugget is uncovered, however
small. And the magic never stops.
I hope to
see you out there.
George Mayer
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