Treasure in the Arizona Mountains

Treasure in the Arizona Mountains This video was made after hunting for a treasure from a story that was told to me by an old guy named John, who I mention in my book Random Tangents. We will take you up on the Mogollon Rim, above Payson, Arizona, and tell the story and discuss where…

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Colorado Experience: Uranium Mania

Colorado Experience: Uranium Mania America’s explosive successes in peace and war were fueled by the radioactive wealth from the Colorado Plateau. The mineral carnotite was a “Pandora’s rock” of scientific, medical, industrial and military power for 20th Century America with its unleashed resources of radium, vanadium and uranium. Even though the energetic and frenetic mining…

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Ghost Towns & Mines: St. George Mine, CA 2019

Ghost Towns & Mines: St. George Mine, CA 2019 The video features the historic St. George Mine in the Argus Mountains of California, near Panamint Valley. This is the second in a series of videos from my 2019 trip, where I explored old mines, mining camps, ghost towns and other historic sites in Nevada and…

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Rare Blue Gems From New Mexico! | Pay To Dig Mine, NM

Rare Blue Gems From New Mexico! | Pay To Dig Mine, NM The Graphic Mine is an amazing, pay-to-dig site residing in the historical Magdalena Mining District! Here you can find Azurite, Malachite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Iridescent Hematite, Wulfenite, Cuperite, Barite, Calcite…and the list continues on. This tailing dump is a wealth of Copper and Zinc…

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Hunting for California Amethyst Crystals

Hunting for California Amethyst Crystals This winter we camped in the California wilderness and hunted for amethyst crystals. We found a fresh pocket of some beautiful crystal specimen, check out how we did it!

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AJR&GC Copper Mine Tour Miami/Globe AZ 09/30/22

AJR&GC Copper Mine Tour Miami/Globe AZ 09/30/22 Took a comfortable coach ride from Globe to the Capstone Copper Pinto Valley Mine near Miami, AZ. The move tour bus ride was part of the Old Dominion Days two-day celebration of the mining industry in our area. Great educational fun!

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hidden treasure caches found with a metal detector in Utah

hidden treasure caches found with a metal detector in Utah These guys showed up at my house with the story of 5 treasure caches they found up in the mountains while prospecting. One of the caches contained clues and a key to what they figure could be a large cashe. They show us 3 of…

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