If you are shopping for a metal detector for gold rather than a general machine for coins and relics, this is the right page. We are official UK dealers for OKM, GER, UIG and Geoground, with free UK delivery.
Gold scanners such as the OKM Rover C4 and the Geoground Gold Vision build a visual map of what lies below before you dig.
A gold nugget detector is a high frequency VLF machine tuned for the smallest targets, with ground balancing good enough for iron rich soil. Frequency matters more than raw power. A low frequency machine will not see a sub gram nugget however deep it claims to go, and small gold sits in the top few inches far more often than at depth.
New to this? Start with our beginner detectors, or get in touch and we will match a machine to your ground and your budget.
Yes. Gold is conductive, so any detector will register it. The difference is sensitivity. Small or thin gold gives a weak signal, so a machine tuned for gold at a higher frequency will hear targets a general purpose detector misses completely.
Gold detector prices here start at around £250 for an entry level machine. Mid range ground scanning equipment runs from roughly £1,300 to £5,000, and professional survey systems go from £5,000 up to just under £42,000. A higher gold detector machine price mostly buys depth and imaging rather than better sensitivity to small gold.
It depends on target size and ground. A small nugget might read at four to eight inches with a sensitive VLF machine. Larger objects go deeper. Professional ground scanners reach several metres, but they locate cavities and sizeable masses, not single flakes. Treat any depth claim that ignores target size with caution.
A coil transmits an electromagnetic field into the ground. Metal objects disturb that field, and the detector reads the disturbance to estimate what the target is and how deep it sits. Gold specific machines use higher frequencies and finer ground balancing so small gold stands out from soil mineralisation.
Not quite. A gold metal detector is tuned for small low conductivity targets and for coping with mineralised ground. A general machine is a better all rounder for coins and relics. The difference shows most on thin jewellery and small nuggets.
Yes, and rings are one of the most common gold finds in Britain. A thin ring reads weakly and sits close to foil and ring pulls on the display, so sensitivity and good discrimination matter more than depth.
No. They detect all metals. What makes them gold detectors is how well they handle the weak signals gold produces and how cleanly they separate those from ground noise. You will still dig iron and aluminium.
Something simple and affordable that you will actually use. The Reflex G6 at £249.99 or the Air MD at £389 are both sensible first machines. Learn your ground and your signals before spending more.
We sell rather than hire. For most people a used entry level machine costs little more than a few weeks of hire and can be sold on afterwards. If you need equipment for a specific survey, get in touch and we will advise.
Detecting is legal with the landowner’s permission, which you must have before you search. Scheduled monuments and some protected land are off limits entirely. Significant gold and silver finds are treasure under the Treasure Act and must be reported to the coroner.