There are lost treasures scattered all around the world, long ago hidden. These include lost mines, buried hoards of gold & silver, sunken ships, or other hidden wealth. Treasure hunters spend countless hours researching and relocating buried treasures, some that are worth millions of dollars!
There has been a lot of debate about the presence of gold and other precious metals on Mars. With the diminishing gold ore on Earth, many large-scale mining firms are now considering the outer space as a possible new goldfield for future development, and Mars is at the forefront of all this. Already evidence points […]
The Dalton Gang or the Dalton Brothers were a group of outlaws who were widely regarded for their specialize work in train and bank robberies. The oldest Dalton boy, Frank, attempted to keep the others in line when he became a Deputy US Marshal. His brothers, Grat, Bob and Emmett also became men of the […]
Depending on who you ask, Joaquin Murrieta was either a bandit or a hero. Regardless, he remains to this day a legendary figure in California during the days of the Gold Rush in the mid 19th century. The pioneer’s of California had varying points of view on Murrieta as well. He was often described as […]
For the Aztecs and many other groups of people in ancient America, gold held both symbolic and spiritual meaning in the society. In fact, the word for gold in Nahuatl, the dialect of the Aztecs of Mexico, is teocuitlatl which means excrement of the Gods. Gold was also closely linked to leadership authority, power, status, […]
Searching for artifacts is a great way to get outside. Just be careful… hunting arrowheads is addictive! Hunting for ancient artifacts is something that you can do just about anywhere. In the United States there were Native American tribes in every part of the country, and they left behind stone tools and other artifacts that […]
Literally tons of gold was used to make a variety of spiritual items. Where did it come from? Many people think of gold when they consider Ancient Egypt ever since the sparkling tomb of the child king Tutankhamun was exhumed in 1922 with its untold riches and sparkling fortune in gold. It appeared as though […]
Find Some History In Ohio This trick to finding a good place to metal detect is all about finding a site with a lot of history. Ohio is an old state, so there is no shortage of places to explore. European settlement brought a lot of people to the area, but it was the Native […]
This area may still have some huge undiscovered treasure caches One of the most famous locations for treasure seekers in southeastern Utah, tucked between the Green, Dirty Devil and Colorado Rivers. Most commonly referred to as Robbers Roost, it gained that name for quite a notable reason: it was a well-known and highly frequented outlaw […]
The King Tut and Gold Basin area in Mohave County has long been one of the favorite places for prospectors to search for gold. The area is a great place to detect for gold nuggets along with meteorites as well. We’re going to look a little deeper at the Gold Basin area so you’ll know […]
Old Alabama homesteads can turn up some interesting finds with a metal detector When it comes to metal detecting and treasure hunting in Alabama, there is good potential virtually anywhere that you go simply because of the history in the state. While of course Civil War battlefields and other protected lands are off limits, many […]
Did Emperor Maximilian bury $10-million dollars in gold and silver somewhere in Texas? Read on… Mexico was very tumultuous in the 1850s and 1860s. Immediately after the Mexican War of the late 1840s, Santa Ana seized power and ruled the country under dictatorship until he was deposed by forces under the leadership of Benito Juarez […]
The outlaw Sam Bass was born in Indiana in 1851. He was an orphan by the time he turned thirteen and spent some time working at a sawmill in Mississippi before he decided to head west to Texas. He arrived in Denton, Texas in 1870 and Bass took work on a nearby ranch. He also […]
Nevada has a long history of mining and early settlement which makes it a perfect state for finding all kinds of relics. From the old gold and silver camps, abandoned ghost towns, hidden treasure to raw gold nuggets, there are plenty of things to search for in Nevada. There are many great places to find […]
During his time as the sheriff of Bannack City in Montana, Henry Plumber is said to have been the leader of an outlaw road agent aging known as the Innocents. Today, they are more commonly referred to as the Plummer Gang. The Plummer Gang targeted travelers and gold shipment between Bannack City and Virginia City, […]
When I started metal detecting over 20 years ago, it wasn’t coins in the park that interested me. I was dreaming bigger! I wanted to find lost treasure! I’m talking about the stuff that dreams are made of… the old chest full of gold coins, the cache of silver dollars buried in the back yard. […]
