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12-11-2009, 12:25 PM
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Minelab manufacturing
While talking to a dealer yesterday, we were talking about our favorite model, the E-Trac. Anyway, he was telling me how Minelab sold out to another company recently ( Codan), have lost many of thier top personell, closed down all thier manufacturing facilties and opened up a manufacturer in Malaysia. He hasn't seen any that are marked form the new location, but apparently dealers are having trouble getting new shipments.
Apparently the change in ownership is also the reason model names are changing too. Such as Xterra 70 is now 705, 50 is 505, 30 is 305 etc. So... has anyone here gotten an E-Trac or any other model recently that says made in Malaysia or anywhere else in Asia? Last edited by Jason in Enid; 12-11-2009 at 12:48 PM. 
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12-11-2009, 01:06 PM
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I no longer want a Minelab and I will stick to my American made Whites, Garret, and Tesoro for now on.....
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Tesoro Vaquero, Silver uMax, Ace 250 and Whites Coinmaster 5000 series 2/D
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12-11-2009, 01:33 PM
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I thought Minelab had their operations in Ireland and Australia? But The original poster is correct, they have moved their operations from the aforementioned countries to Malaysia. I think this happened about mid year sometime. There were back orders on some models, even before the move as sales were so fast and furious. Remember the Ace 250 and the backorder list a few years back?
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12-11-2009, 01:38 PM
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Your exactly right on this thread....I was also talking with an Ex-Minelab dealer and he said the samething ...They maybe shooting themselves in the foot down the road!  John
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#7
12-11-2009, 01:43 PM
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Now those Deepers detectors can make the move on Minelab....As long as they get a few of those detectors to some of us users on TQ and make it happen for them......I would love to see a company become successful like them......I just think they are overpriced....Which could kill a company like them.....
Minelab just put themselves under from "Down Under" 
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12-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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Minelab potential up under Codan control.
Coindetector - Minelab potential up under Codan control Just maybe not as bad as it sounded originaly.
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12-11-2009, 01:56 PM
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AdelaideNow... Codan to ditch Irish operations
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