“Amateur treasure hunting has emerged as a unique American subculture represented prototypically by the Fenn chase community,” psychology professor Alan King wrote in a study published in 2021. He ...

An experienced prospector shares his tips for finding treasure. On a sunny day this past January, Pauly Larouche was floating face down in a creek in a remote New Zealand forest. He was thousands of ...

A sharp rise in the price of gold is drawing folks out of their homes and into nature, fueling surge of interest in amateur prospecting across the US. The price of gold broke $4,000 per ounce for the ...

A 31-year treasure hunt created by French author Regis Hauser has finally ended with the discovery of the “Golden Owl.” Launched in 1993 as part of a book that contained 11 clues to the golden owl, ...

I am exploring a research collaboration agreement with Kirkland Lake Gold Australia Pty Ltd. An amateur gold prospector in Victoria, Australia, recently discovered a gold nugget big enough to hold in ...

The folks at the Gold Beach Visitor Center are spreading the joy of treasure hunting one glass float at a time. They are hiding 1,000 glass floats on the beach throughout the month of April.

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