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What is Treasure Hunting?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Satish asked: Treasure hunting is a rather contagious pastime. For some, it can become anobsession (in the best sense of the word!). People worldwide are fascinated with the hobby of treasure hunting.Coming across a valuable item in your treasure hunt can be a real thrill. Even anitem that may not ...

All That Glitters is Gold

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Ron Peterson asked: Since the dawn of civilization, gold has been used by humankind for both decorative and daily use. Gold art objects and jewelry have been discovered as far back as 3,000 B.C. to be used by the Ur civilization what is now Southern Iraq. Similarly, gold objects have ...

Gold Mining: How Do We Get Gold Out of the Ground

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Ron Peterson asked: The precious metal of gold has fascinated humans for thousands of years. But how do we actually get it out of the ground? Let's take a look at the most common ways to mine gold.There are two main gold mining methods, one is called "placer" and the ...

Metal Detectors Are Used For So Many Purposes

Saturday, July 5th, 2008

David Fishman asked: The main part of metal detectors is the control box, shaft, and search coil. Control box which has speaker, batteries, and microprocessor coordinates all activities. To protect the food source many companies use metal detectors to check for metal contaminates in the food, and some drug companies ...

Finding Buried Treasure

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Stacy Neir asked: If you are buying an older property you may be pleasantly surprised by what's hiding beneath the scraggly carpet or worn out linoleum. In the 60s and 70s when wall to wall carpeting really took off many original hardwood floors were covered up. The floors of yesteryear ...