My response to Patiti and the Jesuits may not be well recieved. And I apologize for that upfront. I will begin by saying that I dont think you will find anyone who has real knowledge and hands on experience with ancient mining techniques, what was considered rich, how they were worked etc, is out there looking for any legendary lost mines. If you have additional background in geology and how mineralized structures are formed, again I doubt you will be looking for them. First off, with few exceptions,noone abandons a valuable workable deposit. Almost all are worked out, then you ad flooding ,caving etc. and the probabilities become extremely remote. There are a variety of reasons to search for a lost treasure per se. It can be the dream of being the one single person that figured it out. It can for historical or archeological documentation. And those motives are worthwhile and fullfilling. But if one is searching for these things for monetary gain, I think it will be a big disappointment. I see so many people on these threads looking for something that is absolutely worthless. I will not name these projects. I have also seen self proclaimed Indiana Jones types, giving seminars to paying customers ,about the treasures they have found, and of course they have nothing in hand to show, only to ultimately tell the listener how they found the site. The same goes for those who are searching for lost mines and treasures following information connected with Jesuits . On this website there are hundreds of comments speculating on their involvement , And here in Mexico, their activities are well documented. Most all of their missions are still standing. Books have been written by literary investigative academics who have researched their history and activities in the New World specifically. And nothing so far gives us any clue or indication that at least for me, it will lead me to some worthwhile end. There is no doubt of their involvement in mining ,and many of the locations, the production , even the extraction processes are documented. With nothing out of the ordinary that would suggest anything more special that any other project. They speak of struggle, disease, austerity, barely being able to meet tax quotas. Then there are these few isolated cases of the one mine that was the richest, comparatively richer than the others is my guess. And in every case it is the one that has no records, the one that cant be found. Until ,someone or something happens to finally solve this Jesuit mystery that will unlock the puzzle and give us access to untold wealth,I think it is longshot. Again ,I have yet to see any evidence that it could be worthwhile to search for lost worked out mines. Which Paititi definitely is. For me, a treasure has to fit a certain criteria. Essentially meaning that I have to be convinced that it can be found, and what is found ,has to have been worth my time. It has to be tangible ,three dimensional. If the preliminary data available does not offer that information or as the least allow me the be able to fill in the blanks,well I feel Im wasting my time. What this does ,unfortunately, is reduce the amount of findable treasures dramatically- But also improves the chances of success dramatically as well. In closing ,I would never discourage anyone to give up their search for their respective targets. For many ,I see just that fuels them and gives them satisfaction and validation. Ihope we all find what we are looking for.
