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Promise of Gold Lures Prospectors
- Published 01/22/2010
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Gold fever has hit the West Coast with a big rise in the number of mineral exploration applications.
Crown Minerals figures show there were 89 applications for mineral prospecting, mining and exploration permits in the region in 2009, compared with 33 the previous year.
Thirty-seven applications were granted, including 24 mineral mining permits, compared with 19 in 2008. Fifty-four permits were issued nationally last year.
For Duncan Davidson, it is important not to get carried away as he contemplates goldmining on land near Hokitika.
"I try not to think about it. I think it's a disease. You get a little bit of gold and there's an attraction there and you've got to be very careful," he said
Learn to find treasure on the beach
It happened to me... I dug up treasure worth £1million
- Published 01/6/2010
By Richard Webber
Last updated at 10:30 PM on 01st January 2010
On 29 September 2009, treasure hunter David Booth embarked on his first outing with a metal detector. Within minutes, he stumbled across 2,000-year-old gold jewellery worth an estimated £1 million.
David, 35, is the chief game warden at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirling, Scotland, where he lives with his partner, Carolyn Morrison, 28.
The memories of that Monday will remain etched on my mind. It was a calm autumnal day, so I decided to finish work early and spend a few hours metal detecting. For years I'd fancied taking up the hobby, but it was only five days before that eventful day that I had got round to treating myself to a metal detector.
It's an American model that can indicate what kind of metal it has detected, ranging from tin to gold, and cost £240. I'd mucked around
Struck gold: David Booth with the jewellery he uncovered on his first outing. He looked in an area with plenty of history dating back to Roman times
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Black Civil War troops to get recognition in South Carolina
- Published 01/6/2010
Robert Bohrn cannot forget the black Union soldier whose bones he and another Civil War relic hunter uncovered on Folly Island, S.C., more than 20 years ago.
"It's one thing to find a coin, a slave tag, a person's ring," Bohrn said. "It's way different to turn your shovel blade over and see a human being."
Feeling as though he is a caretaker for that soldier and the 18 others whose skeletons were found at the lonely outpost, Bohrn, 53, now is working with South Carolina to erect a historical marker near the site.
Robert Bohrn feels as though he is a caretaker for the 19 sets of remains his discovery led to. (John D. Simmons / Charlotte Observer / December 18, 2009) |
Finders of huge Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon hoard to net £3m
- Published 11/24/2009
AN unemployed metal detection enthusiast and a Staffordshire farmer are set to become millionaires following the discovery of a hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure which experts are likely to value at about £3m this week.
The gold and silver artefacts, which are already shedding new light on the Dark Ages, are collectively worth almost double the amount of the most expensive ancient treasure previously found in Britain.
Terry Herbert, 55, who lives alone in a council maisonette on disability benefits, stumbled across the hoard in July while searching a nondescript field owned by Fred Johnson near the M6 toll road between Lichfield and Tamworth. Herbert bought his first metal detector at a car boot sale for £2.50. 
A selection of items of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver found in the Staffordshire field
Featured Articles
Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Series Propels Collecting
- By Wesley Skiles
- Published 02/23/2009
- Collecting
- Unrated
Collecting of die cast toy cars like Hot Wheels and Matchbox grew out of a passion for cars and childhood memories. It wasn’t until 1995 that die cast toy car makers started producing cars for sale in stores that were packaged specifically for collecting. It was the introduction of the Treasure Hunt Series from Hot Wheels that started it all.
Treasure Hunting For Antique Bottles
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/20/2009
- Bottles
- Unrated
To some, old bottles are just junk taking up space on the windowsills of the kitchen. They truly don't appreciate the craftsmanship that typically went into making these items, which was usually done by hand. Of course there are other reasons why someone would be interested in antique bottles, and it has to do with more than just how the bottles were made. Antique bottles are truly a part of history. The different types of bottles tell a story about a particular industry or way of life
Treasure Hunting For Meteorites
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/17/2009
- Rock Hound
- Unrated
Treasures are falling from the sky. A natural object originating in outer space that survives the impact with the earth’s surface is called a meteorite. Most meteoroids burn up when entering the Earth's atmosphere. However, it has been estimated that over 500 meteorites do reach the surface each year and they will range in size of a marble to basketball size or larger. Only about five or six will be recovered each year and pound for pound, meteorites are move valuable than gold
Treasure Hunting For Civil War Artifacts
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/17/2009
- Civil War
- Unrated
If you're a modern-day treasure hunter you may wonder how you can find some great Civil War artifacts, whether on your own or through another seller that has already found them for you. Believe it or not, there are still some great items you can find from the Civil War even after all these decades. Obviously in order to hunt up some Civil War artifacts you're going to need some equipment. Metal detectors are not just for beach bums anymore, and they have become much more sophisticated and useful in the past few years. For instance, many today have their electronic components built into the headphones you wear, meaning that the stick part of the detector is much lighter than it once was
A Treasure Finding Mindset
- By Larry Smith
- Published 02/14/2009
- Treasure Hunting
- Unrated
Discover three steps that will make you a treasure finder not a treasure hunter. Having the right mindset is even more important than having the best metal detecting equipment. Build your coin collection much faster by following these steps.
Treasure Hunting is a lot like going Fishing. Most people go "fishin" not catching. A friend of mine named Jack, a fresh-water fishing guide, had the right approach to fishing. Jack had a catching mind set. Before he would go fishing he would determine how many fish he was going to catch. He practiced a spiritual approach of taking authority over the fish. If he said he would catch 17 bass that day, he would. When he caught his total the fishing day was over. If you were with him and he caught his total for that day, he would load the boat and go home regardless of how many fish you caught.
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