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2. Metal detector - Wikipedia

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   A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. A metal detector consists of a control box, an adjustable shaft, and a variable-shaped pickup coil. When the coil nears metal, the control box signals its presence with a ...

3. Cable locator - Wikipedia

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   Cable locator. A cable locator or cable avoidance tool (CAT) is an instrument used for detecting the presence and approximate location of buried services in advance of undertaking excavation works. It aims to avoid accidents while excavating. [1] A number of types of detecting technology can be employed by such instruments, including use of ...

4. Huxley Hoard - Wikipedia

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   It was discovered by Steve Reynoldson in November 2004 [1] after he found fragments of lead 30 centimetres (12 in) underground using a metal detector. [2] The bracelets were folded flat, sixteen decorated by punched patterns, six with crosses stamped in their centre, and another six with centre cross and one at each end.

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   Scavenge for gold, coins, and other buried treasure with these metal detectors, including models from Garrett, Nokta, and Minelab.

6. Ground-penetrating radar - Wikipedia

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   Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) is a geophysical method that uses radar pulses to image the subsurface. It is a non-intrusive method of surveying the sub-surface to investigate underground utilities such as concrete, asphalt, metals, pipes, cables or masonry. [1] This nondestructive method uses electromagnetic radiation in the microwave band ...

7. Demining - Wikipedia

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   It involves a metal detector, prodding instrument and tripwire feeler. [36] Deminers clear an area of vegetation and then divide it into lanes. A deminer advances along a lane, swinging a metal detector close to the ground. When metal is detected, the deminer prods the object with a stick or stainless steel probe to determine whether it is a mine.