Treasure Hunting Locations and Adventures across the US

| Friday, December 30, 2011
By Tom Snow


Treasure hunting is the real search for treasure that has been a significant activity for humanity for all time. A treasure hunter is somebody who searches for sunken, buried, lost or secret treasure and other artefacts. Treasure hunting could be a fun venture for many or a life-time quest for many others, that no matter what, can psychologically and physically prove the treasure hunter in their enterprise.

The US is home to a wealth of treasure hunting opportunities. Some renowned hunting spots are discussed below:

Bonanza Opal Mine in Denio, North Virginia is considered as the best hunting site for fire Opals. This mine has been in operation, as far back as, the early nineteen hundreds. The mining season runs from May to Sept. The weather can get very warm and arid during hunting season. Hunters should bring a tiny rake and buckets for collecting their finds. Many opal mines are found in unvisited areas, so be ready to camp and bring all necessary food.

Glorietta Mountain in New Mexico and Brenham in Kansas, are prime hunting spots if somebody likes looking for treasure falling from the sky, for example, meteorites. Deserts and dry lake beds are main places to hunt for meteorites.

Emerald Hollow Mine, situated under sixty minutes travel-time from the Blue Ridge Parkway in Hiddenite, North Carolina, is a good place for finding emeralds. This is the solitary emerald mine in the US open to the everyone for that task. Beginner rock collectors can take tutorial visits to find out more about emeralds and other gems found there, including sapphires, garnets and tourmaline.

Relic hunters often head out to the Badlands area in South Dakota to hunt for dinosaur fossils located in the Devil Hills. The Devil Hills region is a peak location where rock enthusiasts have exposed huge pieces of bone going back to the Jurassic period of 145 million years ago.



Crater of Diamonds State Park (Murfreesboro, Arkansas) is the sole active diamond producing site in the world where the general public can search for diamonds. It's actually possible to walk around and look for diamonds lying on top of the dirt. And what whatever you find is yours to keep!

Roaring Camp is an old gold mining camp on the Mokulmne River in Pine Grove, California. It had been a camp for gold prospectors (49ers) during the California Gold Rush from 1848 to1855. Visitors can visit the operating gold mine and mine their own gold by panning, sluicing, dredging and dry-washing. Roaring Camp provides fun family activities, including rafting, camping, swimming, fishing and hiking on trails used by the first 49ers. Gold pans, gravel bags, rocker boxes and more are available if you want tools to look for your golden nuggets.



Travel to the gemstone-rich Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to dig for aquamarine. Spruce Pine is a prime spot for aquamarine mines and gemologists in North California. Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine offers a covered flume line for treasure hunters to sieve through sediment and find all types of dear stones. This mine is also hot shop for not just aquamarine, but garnets, moonstones, rubies and more. Stones are inspected on-site for free. Experienced gem-cutters are also on-site and available to transform your stones into jewelry.






About the Author:



0 comments:

Post a Comment