There have been stories in the news lately about the possibility that Queen Nefertiti’s burial chamber might be located right next to King Tutankhamen’s. Archaeologists have been using advanced sonar and thermal cameras to check it out, and further tests could be happening soon, using advanced thermal scanning technology.
Read MoreIf you search online for “gold hunting tools,” you will find gold prospecting kits made to be used outdoors, which leads to this question… What tools will you need if you plan to hunt for gold indoors, not outdoors? After all, some of the biggest gold finds can be found in old factories and industrial buildings, not in stream beds. If you’re hunting in indoor locations, here is some of the equipment you should bring along:
Read MoreIf you are wondering what to do on a summer vacation this year, we have a suggestion for you. Why not go looking for gold nuggets? Even if you don’t find much gold, you will still have an outdoor adventure in beautiful settings. And if you do find gold, that will be even better, right?
Read MoreI happened to be walking down the block anyway, so I was stopping along the way to look. Then in one window, I saw some items I had never seen before. There on display were three pairs of jeweled pistol grips.
Read MoreDid you ever find a gold collectible that looked like it was worth a ton of money… but which turned out to be worth only a few pennies or dollars? If that has happened to you, don’t feel ashamed. Sooner or later, we all learn the hard way that the world is full of priceless-looking gold items that are worth a dollar or two at most. Here are some items that appear much more valuable than they really are.
Read MoreWhy would anyone hide gold and other valuables in clothing? There are many reasons. Sometimes people want to conceal valuables when they are traveling to other countries. Sometimes they want to hide valuables in clothing in the belief that home burglars will not look there. And sometimes they stash cash and coins to conceal income from the IRS.
Read MoreKing Tut has been making the news again lately. That’s quite an achievement for a boy king who has been dead for about 3,000 years. What’s the news? A group of archaeologists from Italy are about to take advanced imaging equipment into Tut’s tomb – equipment that can “see” through 40 feet of solid rock and take images – to determine whether there are additional chambers in the tomb that haven’t yet been explored...
Read MoreWe’ve heard a lot of odd questions about gold over the years, and we’ve been saving them up. Today, we’d like to share some of them with you and tell you the answers. Question One: Is it true that the human body contains gold?
Read MoreBeaches are the best places to go hunting for gold and other precious metals with a metal detector. But there many other places where you can use a metal detector to discover gold, silver, platinum and other precious metals…
Read MoreThe GoldRefiners.com editorial team had a very busy 2016, writing a total of 45 blog posts on a variety of topics. Some posts contained only nuts-and-bolts advice on finding gold. Others covered politics and trends. And some were a little wacky. Yet we did our utmost to deliver practical, usable advice in every post we wrote. In today’s post, we’ll organize those 2016 posts by topic, so you can quickly find the information you’re looking for.
Read MoreFor centuries, people have been finding small amounts of gold – earrings hiding in dresser drawers, old coins, floor sweepings from old factory floors. Thanks to the high price that every ounce of gold commands, those discoveries are worthwhile. But then there are the discoveries of immense quantities of the precious metal that have been made over the centuries. Let’s learn some lessons from them that you can use as you hunt for precious, recyclable gold.
Read MoreWhether you go hunting for precious metals in open fields or at estate sales, a small digital camera belongs in your toolbox. Your shots can help you keep track of discoveries that merit further investigation. Plus, the shots you take can help you get a better idea of their value.
Read MoreIt can be very hard to find gold that is buried underground, even if it is found in something as big as a locomotive. Here are some of the reasons why:
Read MoreBokassa’s throne might have contained more gold than any other piece of furniture ever made. Although chances are pretty slim that you will walk into an antiques auction and find it sitting there awaiting your bid, there really is a chance that you might come across an old piece of furniture that contains gold. Where? Let’s find out.
Read MoreWhen you stop to think about it, radio-controlled drones equipped with video cameras have the potential to help find lots of precious metals. If you do a little hunting online, you will discover that the idea is really catching on. Some metal hunters have actually attached metal detectors to their drones...
Read MoreThe idea of extracting new gold from an old gold mine or gold claim is appealing, for several reasons...Reopening operations at an old mine or claim is a strategy that doesn’t guarantee profits...Despite those cautions, the fact remains that taking over an old site is extremely appealing.
Read MoreSecond, our caller was not correct when he said that a magnet wouldn’t tell him anything he needed to know along when he went hunting for gold. In fact, a magnet really can provide some valuable information in situations like these...
Read MoreIf you like to go looking for gold at estate sales, antique malls and other places where old furniture is for sale, here’s a little advice for you . . .Bring along a magnifying glass and check dresser drawers carefully for small items. Chances are good that you will find some very valuable small “stuff” rolling around, or lodged in the corners of drawers, or even hidden in the joints where a drawer’s bottom is inserted into the sides.
Read MoreStories have been making the news lately about a new vending ATM machine dispenses gold bullion bars. The company that makes the machines, Gold to Go, says that it has installed its machines in Dubai, Germany, Spain and the USA. There are even videos to watch online that show the machines being used by customers. They walk up, deposit bills or slide in a credit card and pick the bullion they want to buy.
Read MoreNow “Bering Sea Gold,” another program in that format, shows colorful characters looking for gold in someplace new – on the ocean floor of the Bering Sea, just off Nome, Alaska. There’s gold out there on the sea floor? Apparently, there is a lot of it.
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