Vitran VX10

The Vertex Vitran VX10 is a conventional coil-on-a-shaft metal detector built specifically for natural gold. Vertex's SFX signal-processing platform runs on an ARM Cortex-M7 and is tuned for high sensitivity to fine nuggets and stable behaviour in mineralised ground, with automatic ground calibration on start-up. Five working systems cover the job: SFX Target ID for a numeric metal reading, Graph Mode for signal strength, Pinpoint for exact location, Iron Reject to clear trash, and Deep Mode when you want the last few centimetres. Everything reads off a 5-inch 800 × 480 colour TFT with a seven-language interface that includes Arabic and French. It ships with the 8 × 12 in V10 coil, the right size for small gold in shallow and medium ground; the optional 12 × 12 in V25 coil trades a little sensitivity for coverage and reach on medium and large targets. Assembled it weighs 2 kg on a foldable shaft, so it swings comfortably through a long day in the Sahel or the Gulf, and the built-in 12.6 V / 3500 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated by Vertex for up to 6 hours, recharging over USB-C with the supplied 30 W charger. The housing is shock-resistant and dustproof, but no IP rating or coil submersion depth is published, so treat it as a dry-land machine. Vertex also does not disclose an operating frequency or a detection class for SFX — if a paper comparison against a VLF or pulse-induction machine matters to you, that number simply is not published. Two-year manufacturer warranty.