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!
Montana is a large state with a colorful history and plenty of hidden treasures that you can find with a metal detector. Most of the early history of Montana started with the early gold rushes of the 1860’s, along with the early ranchers and settlers who made a living off of the land. A rich […]
With huge open spaces and a rich history, Colorado has so many great places that you can go metal detecting. As with many states that have a history of mining, there are old mines with gold, silver and other precious metal that can be discovered, old settlements with relics to be searched, and stories about […]
Metal detectorists in Washington should have no difficulty finding interesting places where they can explore and find a real treasure. The opportunities for metal detectors range from state parks, old mining towns, beaches and old railroads among other areas. There is wonderful history in Washington, and you can discover old coins, relics, old silverware and […]
Treasure hunters in Oregon will have no difficulty finding areas to explore with a metal detector. The opportunities range from coin hunting on the ocean beaches, exploring remote ranch houses in Eastern Oregon, to the long abandoned mining camps of Southern Oregon. It was the mild climate of Oregon’s Willamette Valley that attracted the first […]
The 16 to 1 mine is a gold, silver, copper, zinc and lead mine located in the Alleghany mining district in California. It is most famous for producing jewelry quality gold in quartz specimens. Gold was first discovered in the Alleghany region in 1851 by a group of Kanakas sailors who found gold nuggets in […]
A prospectors dream of pirate booty with endless beaches worth millions in relics and currency. There is an abundance of treasure that you can find metal detecting in Florida. Gateway to the Keys, a sun worshippers utopia, and home to some of the most legendary pirates of the Caribbean. A state cloaked in legend, […]
There is buried treasure to find when you are metal detecting Maine When you think of Maine most people think of rugged coastlines, historic towns, delicious lobster, vast wilderness, and early colonial history. Besides the lobster all these attributes have a common denominator — potential for hidden treasures. Metal detecting in Maine is a very […]
There is great potential for treasure hunting in Idaho The first significant arrivals of Europeans to Idaho were the settlers that ventured across the Oregon Trail on their way to Oregon’s Willamette Valley starting in the 1840s. Prior to that time, the only people here were Native Americans. The Native Americans left behind pottery, arrowheads, […]
Jolly Jack’s lost mine is said to be located in Boundary Country in southern British Columbia in Canada. This lost mine was found by Jack Thornton around 1900 and he died three years after its discovery on April 3, 1903. Jack Thornton also known as Jolly Jack was a gold prospector in Greenwood, British Columbia. […]
The legend of the Lost Gunsight Mine dates back to the year 1849 when a group of men in 107 wagons were traveling to California from Utah. Captain Jefferson Hunt was initially guiding the wagons to the gold fields by taking the most known route. However, some of the members did not agree to take […]
In the year 1894, Tom Scofield who was working with the railroad company, was doing a survey in the Clipper Mountains in California’s San Bernardino County. During his spare time he thought of doing some exploring in the mountains. He continued to go up the mountain slope for about three miles where he found an […]
The White Cliff, a section of the famous Zion National Park of Utah is famous for the legend of the Lost Gold Ledge of 1800s. According to the legend, in 1870, John Lorenzo Hubble a young fellow working in Mexico had a talk with an elderly prospector named George Brankerhoff. During their conversation, Brankerfoff told […]
Somewhere in the mountainous countryside of Western Texas in the Big Bend region, is said to be the Bill Kelly Mine which was rumored to be a rich source of gold ore that remains lost. In 1884, four Reagan brothers set up a cattle ranch in the south part of Brewster County. Most of the […]
In 1797, when the work of the Spanish missionaries had almost come to an end, there was an old Spanish soldier who was at his death bed. A priest named LaRue at Durango in northern Mexico was looking after the soldier who told the priest about the existence of a rich gold deposit discovered by […]
Sometime around the year 1830, travelers were trying to find a new way to reach California from the newly opened route of Santa Fe. Although a suitable path fit for wagons couldn’t be found, traces of gold were found somewhere close to Silver City to the north. A small town was built near the place […]
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