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Prospecting (18 kHz coil)
Minelab X-Terra Intrepid preset — frequency set by coil.
Lightweight X-Terra VLF — interchangeable frequency coils
The Minelab X-Terra Intrepid is a lightweight VLF detector with interchangeable frequency coils, letting you match the coil to the hunt instead of the machine doing everything at once. It is agile, simple, and well suited to focused single-frequency hunting. Minelab built it for hunters who prefer coil-swap flexibility and straightforward controls. Parks, gold districts with the right coil, and travel hunts where pack weight matters are Intrepid strengths.
Minelab • Minelab X-Terra Intrepid
Minelab X-Terra Intrepid — Gold Prospecting
Recommended Minelab X-Terra VLF starting points for small gold in mineralized ground.
Recommended coil: 9" 18 kHz
Adjustments
Frequency
Coil Frequency
Per coil (3 / 7.5 / 18 kHz)
Match coil to hunt; each coil is single-frequency.
Sensitivity
Sensitivity / Stability
Stability 3–4
Raise stability until quiet, then back off one step.
Ground
Ground Balance
Manual pump
Pump GB when ground character changes.
Recovery
Recovery Speed
Slow
Balance depth and separation for your coil.
Discrimination
Discrimination
Minimal
Keep gold-range open on beach hunts.
Iron
Iron Mask
Iron mask off
Relax iron mask on relic and gold sites.
Audio
Audio
Smooth
Multi-tone for general hunting; smooth for depth.
Coil
Coil & Swing
9" 18 kHz
Swap to high-frequency coil.