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The Church Treasure of PiscoTuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia The year was 1859. Four unsavory characters were serving as mercenaries for the Peruvian Army. A Spaniard (Diego Alvarez), an Irishman (Killorain), an Englishman (Luke Barrett) and an American (Brown). They figured there...

Hi all! I wondered if anyone who is familiar with Arizona has ever heard tell of placer gold in the San Tan mountains (southeast of Phoenix)? I am aware of the old mines in the area such as the famous "lucky strike" (gold and copper mine) in the northern face of that range that most locals...

Major Horace Bell was a "rawhide Californian," who wrote a stirring book about his life and times in the early days of the Golden State. Here's what he had to write about Pegleg Smith: Reminiscences of a Ranger; Or, Early Times in Southern California, by Major Horace Bell (Los Angeles: 1881)...

Hello! I have a jar of gold plated items from electronic parts (no circuit boards), and jewelry, and I have another jar of 10k, 14k, and perhaps finer jewelry. I want to know if its safe to mix the two to melt into 'shot' for refining, or if I should keep seperate.. I am planning on refining...

When I was a young buck, I used to always visit my dad in Arizona. I always heard about the Lost Dutchman Mine in the Superstition Mountain. Legends have been something I've always been interesting. It's something I would be interested in looking for, as well. Would it be worth it? If I would...

Seeking large cache of RAW gold Supposedly the cache is supposed to be around 200 lbs or maybe even more, it is RAW and NOT IN BAR FORM although any bars found would be more than welcome of course. Note: area is not known to have much if any native. Pic 1. Okie had gotten a signal at this...

Paid: 10 cents. Found this little card in a bag of sewing items. It had a cellophane bag in a card with 14K gold baby ring. The Liberty House has a gift for your baby, a dainty ring encased in 14k yellow gold, to treasure for years to come. Mother, please present this card in person at the...

GOOD NIGHT, FRIEND I SPEAK HELP FOR THOSE PHOTOS HERE THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT HELP ME IN THESE 3 PHOTOS. STRONG HUG. I'M ASKING FOR HELP ONCE THE DETECTOR IS REACHING THAT NEXT WEDNESDAY AND I WILL CERTAINLY GO TO THE FIELD SEARCH ALL MAPS...

Hey yall, I'm wanting to break in my Bazooka Gold Trap and I live in FL. I want to travel to the GA - Georgia Mountains but know nothing about the area. Where can I legit go into some streams and pan and sluice for gold that has some decent hotels nearby that if I go for a family vacation...

So I'm back to treasure hunting and I bought a very nice brass pendulum for pretty cheap that even has a chamber (which is what I have always wanted) and I had also purchased a gold sample that is even native from my own state. I guess my question is this: I'm going to start adjusting myself to...

Boa noite, seguindo o conselho do meu amigo Red_desert para buscar mapas de região com cultura com cana de açúcar segui aqui estes 3 mapas da mesma cidade e tem outros locais dessa mesma cidade foi a primeira capital do meu estado e tem muita historia de senhor de engenho depois irei postar...

I dug this Dolan and Bullock Sterling and 14k bracelet a couple of days ago and can't find much info on dating their hallmarks and haven't found another thats just like it. It weighs 41g and that's about all I know.

I went treasure hunting at the railroad tracks near my house and I wanted to look for gold in quartz. I know there are veins but are there also gold flakes in quartz too? The pictures might not be good quality but tell me what you think!

Olá! Boa noite, pessoal esse é o meu primeiro poster nesse fórum e estou precisando de ajuda para caça ao tesouro pois onde moro tem muita historia de tesouros e botijas enterradas segui a baixo algumas imagens para que puder mim ajudar através do dowsing ficarei muito grato: Laughing7:

Can anyone help me identify what this is? I assume it is from an old shipwreck that washed up on the beach. It has 4 golden rods that go into the wood. It also has iron spikes, wood plugs and holes that serverd som purpose. I have addition pictures if someone can help.

I've been hunting this old ghost town just across the state line and today I found this pin. It reads The University of Minnesota on the front and is stamped "Solid Gold" on the back. My questions are; How old is it? And what Karat is "Solid Gold"?

Hi all! I'm back again looking for treasure hunters or historians specializing in Rommel's Gold, especially in Northern Africa (Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria). I've heard hunting and researching in that part of the world can be tricky, so any insights are helpful. This is again, for a popular...

(PRICE DROPPED BY $45)......WHITES MXT DETECTOR E-TRACKER. 2 COILS ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE ON EBAY, SO LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SO I CAN END THE ITEM BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE GETS THEM!!! I have a Whites MXT E-tracker detector for sell that has two shafts, the 950 coil and cover, the...

I was lucky enough to be invited to Loud Mine with the Coker Creek GPAA Here is a Video of the outing

Hi - First time post, yet I've been following along on this forum for quite a while (thank you to everyone who posts on here!!!) Recently I panned some gold flakes and small pickers at a creek in CA. At the end of the day, I noticed that many of my pieces changed from a gold color to...

I was looking for gold leaf and went on E-bay people claim to sell 10g for $9. I don't trust any of it people could be buying it from the same people with fake leaf and bottling and selling. So does anyone know a website thats well known and legit with gold leaf like a bullion mint company...

G'day guys and gals, I have been working on our website, tweaking it up a bit, let me know what you think and any ideas. Cheers Russ The Bearded Prospectors TBP

So I collected this rock from the side of a glacial river that comes from 3 lakes in the lesser himalayas in Pakistan,Kunhar river, Naran district in Pakistan, i'd be very thankful to you to guys if you could help me identify it, :)

My wife went out of town to do some shopping for our kids school cloths so I dropped the kids off with their grandma and went digging. My first stop after dropping off the kids was at a museum that used to be a county courthouse. I'd hunted it briefly in the past but all I found was clad. Armed...

I want to go on an expedition to find the Royal Danish Faberge Egg lost in the early 1900s. Message back if you want to help research or go on an exploration.

https://youtu.be/M63AipiwEAY This video is my best hunt in a long while and I wanna thank everyone that has seen the video it means a lot to me if you like the video please like comment subscribe to my channel I try to make a video a week. Have a good day and HH!!

Hi everyone I lost my gold wedding band while doing some work in the yard. I know that it is in a area 10ft by 2 feet but I cannot find it. I will pay someone $50 for trying to find it and $100 if you do. Serious parties only that have the right metal detector. Thanks a lot Dan Newport RI

I have some samples I soaked in muriatic acid for a few days- it's got all the good colours and some very obvious mineralization. Is the golden colour I'm seeing mainly pyrite? I'm waiting to crush it until my partner is present. Any thoughts?

My 12th Episode i hope you enjoy it this is my first piece of GOLD!!!

Found an interesting article in the Memphis Appeal about finding a new paystreak in GAin Jan 1857,,$5 of gold per bushel of rock... Memphis daily appeal. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, January 01, 1857, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress

Yesterday evening I managed to get out for a short hunt just before sunset. I was going to hunt around an old church then realized it was Wednesday, which means folks would be at the church. So I thought to myself: The only other thing folks around here seem to take seriously is sports, which...

I have no problem grounding my beach hunter and working with it in the dry sand / wet sand but as soon as I get in the water with it I have been just having trouble finding a grounding setting that will allow me to work in all metal mode and keep a consistent tone so that I can determine when I...

Location: Shasta Lake, Shasta County, California. Heya everyone; So a me and a friend went crushing through the thick manzanita around Shasta Dam in search of a mine that I had thought was on the hill side. We found lots of overgrown trails, super old iron bean cans, metal bits, orange to red...

I found this detecting one of my favorite beaches in South Florida... I detect from above Cocoa Beach the whole way down to Miami and I found this in between those two spots is all I will say on that note... HOWEVER I would love some help with identification... The numbers on the belly are...

PLEASE help me identify this Golden Turtle. Found on a beach in SE Florida!!! I was detecting one of my favorite spots in South Florida on the East coast.. I went at low tide and saw that there was a section that was cut out of the sand and like 3 feet of sand was taken away from the last time...

Hello all, I currently live in the sacramento area and am looking for someone to do some river sluicing with.

Hey guys, Over April and May this year I spent 7 weeks on a large scale prospecting gig in the Yukon. We had a small team of 3 guys and some cool machines. Our main tool was a Nodwell mounted 12" auger drill. Check out the write up here, Yukon Placer Trip

Hello everybody, my names is Peter and I will be on holiday in California on September. I love finding gold, but in my country, Slovakia, is only a small amount of gold, mostly dust. I was always dreaming about finding some serious amount of gold, not only dust. So my question is, is there...

Hi there, is anyone else out there from Texas into gem and metal prospecting? I am a beginner who has just gotten into this hobby and am loving it so far. If anybody knows of any good places to start the hunt for any kind of gem or metal, lets chat! I'm into treasure hunting as well.

Not sure if I should crush this up for gold or keep it as a desk piece. A lot of different colored quartz crystals and a lot of what I'm assuming is iron powder on the inside. Pics are of the rock split in a third, pretty decent size and weight. Found it under a trees roots along a dry creek...