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This section is provided for clubs and organizations related to gold mining in the United States.
Link index below uses US Postal standard abbreviations (California > CA, Idaho > ID, etc.).
Minnesota Gopher State Treasure Hunters Ham Lake, MN USA 1-763-757-2787 Research and Recovery Experts (R.A.R.E.) Minnesota Chapter http://www.rareofmn.info Contact: Mike kleid (webmaster) E-Mail: michael.kleid@mac.com Meetings: R.AR.E.’s 1st Meeting of the 2010 season will be held on Saturday Jananuary 30th @ 1:00 pm at the Black Water Coffee in Maple Plain, Minnesota. Zumbro Valley Treasure Hunters (Z.V.T.H.) Rochester, MN USA Contact: Randy Kuznicki (Club Secretary) Ph: 1-507-289-9181 E-Mail: kuznicki@sleepyeyetel.net Meetings: We meet on the second Wednesday of each month, at 7:30 p.m., at the Blondell Motel, across from St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. Mississippi Tri-State Coin & Relic Hunters Club PO Box 1143 Iuka, MS 38852 USA Contact: Billy Waldrup 1-601-728-9360 Missouri 417 Relic Hunters Springfield, Missouri USA 417 Relic Hunters Contact: Chris Russell E-mail: livetoplay804@classicnet.net We meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7pm. Members: FMDAC Midwest Coinshooters & Historical Club c/o Roger Horrom 12683 Shepherd Dr. Florissant, MO 63033 USA Mid-Mo Research and Recovery WWATS: Director for the State of Missouri John DeRosa 1299 S. Summit Dr. Holts Summit MO 65043 USA Mo-Kan Search and Recovery Basehor, KS USA Contact: Harvey McDaniel (Webmaster) E-Mail: questions@ mokansr.com Meetings, Held on the 3rd Wednesday of the Month at 7:30 pm @ First Bank of Missouri, 5959 NE Antioch Rd. Gladstone, MO. Three Trails Treasure Hunters Club Independence, MO USA 1-816-862-8558 Nebraska Great Plains Heritage Hunters 1420 W. "3rd" / PO Box 46 Sprague, NE 68438 USA Contact: Leland Pavel 1-402-794-5730 Midwest Historical Detectors Club 5701 N. "60th" St. Omaha, NE 68104 USA Contact: R.A. Sacha 1-402-330-1055 Nebraska Adventurers c/o Wayne Mander Rt. 4, Box 217 Council Bluffs, IA 51503 USA Nebraskaland Metal Detectors Club Lincoln, NE USA 1-402-488-6164 Nebraskaland Treasure Hunters Club c/o Donald Day 304 N. Boggs Grand Island, NE 68803 USA Nebraskaland Treasure Hunters Club Hastings, NE USA 1-402-362-4376 Nevada Nevada State Treasure Club Pitman, NV USA 1-702-565-9598 Silver State Treasure Hunters Club Wellington, NV USA 1-702-266-3818 Southern Nevada Treasure Hunters Henderson, NV USA 1-702-565-1353 New Hampshire Granite State Treasure Hunter's Club for Historic Preservation Auburn ( Concord/Manchester area ) 184 Depot Rd. Auburn, NH 03032-3221 USA E-Mail: secretary@gsthc.net Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society 14 Vernon St. Keene, NH 03431 Contact: George Streeter (President) 1-603-357-0607 E-Mail: gazette@top.monad.net Recreational Detecting and Prospecting Club (R.D.P.C.) Contact: Don Wilson 1-603-226-4846 E-Mail: donw53@msn.com Club news and stories, as well as other topics in the metal detecting and prospecting hobbies. We provide articles, stories, information on the outdoor hobbies of Metal Detecting, Prospecting, Gemology, Rock-Hounding, and Geology. Treasure Hunter's Gazette Club, The (THG) c/o Jeno Farkas 14 Vernon St. Keene, NH 03431 Yankee Treasure Hunters Club 14 Vernon St. Keene, NH 03431 Contact: Bill Barker (President) 1-603-526-4868 E-Mail : gazette@top.monad.net Yankee Gold Panner's Association Tom Patton (President) 14 Vernon St. Keene, NH 03431 USA Contact: George Streeter 1-603-357-0607 E-Mail : gazette@top.monad.net New Jersey Deep Search Metal Detector Club East Brunswick, NJ USA Ph: 1-732-926-0028 Meetings: Third Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the East Brunswick Library, New Jersey. Garden State Metal Detecting Club PO Box 12 Lakehurst, NJ 08733 USA Contact: Barry Wainwright (Club Secretary) E-Mail: 4614@geocities.com Jersey Coast Treasure Hunters Club c/o Barry Wainwright PO Box 12 Lakehurst, NJ 08733 USA Jersey Coast Treasure Hunters Belmar, NJ USA 1-908-291-0278 Middlesex County Metal Detector Club Inc. Piscataway, NJ USA 1-201-752-1470 South Jersey Metal Detecting Club c/o Jim Hatcher 412 S. Arthur Dr. Edgewater Park, NJ 08010 USA New Mexico Albeqerque Metal Detectors Association [AMDA] Los Griegos Center Albuquerque, NM 87101 USA Ph: 1-505-233-7067 E-Mail: AMDA.Club@gmail.com Meetings: at 6:30 pm the second Monday of each month at Los Griegos Center, 1231 Candelaria. Four Corners Treasure Seekers c/o Rose Akins 1800 Mesa Verde Farmington, NM 87401 USA N.M. Treasure Trove Meetings: Held monthly at 6:00 p.m. on the first saturday of the month at 1505 Virginia st., Silver City, N.M. unless otherwise designated by previous announcement. The N.M.Treasure Trove is a club devoted to all aspects of recreational prospecting, including panning, sluicing, metal detecting and sniping. In adition to promoting recreational prospecting, the club exchanges ideas and information on the various aspects of prospecting and metal detecting. Zia Prospectors & Archeological Club Clovis, NM USA 1-505-762-7340 New York Atlantic Treasure Club East Meadow, NY Ph: 1-516-785-6971 E-Mail: asadwin@verizon.net (Please type Atlantic Treasure Club in Subject line of all email) Atlantic Treasure Club, The c/o Barbara Harnos 150 Burr Ave. Northport, NY 11768 USA Brooklyn Treasure Hunters Club c/o Jeff Benka 433 101st St. Brooklyn, NY 11209 USA Brooklyn Treasure Hunters Club of New York, The Brooklyn, NY USA 1-718-372-2352 EARTH Club of Central New York Utica, NY, USA Contact: Stu Copperwheat Ph: 1-315-822-5462 Meetings: Last Monday, 7pm Dunham Library, Whitesboro, NY Empire State Metal Detector Association, The 1/C Bob Lavoy 7108 Chandler Rd. Altamont, N.Y. 12009 Contact: Bob Lavoy (President) 1-518-365-0654 E-Mail: metal@nycap.rr.com, krohlin1@nycap.rr.com Genesee Valley Treasure Seekers Contact: John Howard (President ) E-Mail: jwhoward@localnet.com Monthly meetings are held at 10:00AM the 1st Saturday of each month at the Chili Community Center, 4400 Buffalo Road, North Chili, New York. Members: FMDAC Hudson Valley Metal Detectorists Accord, NY USA 1-914-626-7474 Jamestown Detectors Jamestown, NY USA 1-716-487-9783 New York Research and Recovery Club Schenectady, New York, USA Ph: 1-518-393-0624 E-mail: treasure@upstatedetectors.com We are a small group of very Experienced treasure hunters who get together and Research old treasure sites and folklore of buried treasure in the upstate New York Region.We do have all types of metal detection equipment for land and underwater usage. Niagara Frontier Relic Hunters Association Tonawanda, NY USA 1-716-834-4739 Niagara Frontier Relic Hunters Association, Inc. c/o Robert Miller 191 Burmon Dr. Orchard Park, NY 14127 USA Putnam/Westchester Metal Detectorists & Archeological Society E-Mail: forms@greattreasure.com Meetings: First Tuesday each Month at 7:30 PM (no meetings held in July, August, December and January) at Sparkle Lake, 258 Granite Springs Road, Yorktown Heights, NY. River Bottom Band c/o Ed Fedory PO Box 73 Coxsackie, NY 12051 USA Southern Tier Metal Detectors Club c/o BJ Coontz 111 Robble Ave. Endicott, NY 13760 USA Ph: 1-607-754-9046 or 1-607-760-7766 E-Mail: bjcoontz@netscape.net Things Lost & Found Metal Detectorists Club c/o Ted Izzo 55 Wayacross Rd. Mahopac, NY 10541 USA Treasures Unlimited Pattchouge, NY USA 1-516-447-6910 North Carolina Metal Detecting Association of the Carolinas Charlotte, NC USA Contact: Charles Jones (President) E-Mail: coindigger23@yahoo.com Meeting are held the 4th Tuesday of every Month at 7:00 PM at the Matthews Community Center 100 East McDowell Street, Matthews, NC. Person County Treasure Hunters Club Roxboro, NC USA 1-919-599-3260 Piedmont Treasure Hunters Pfafftown, NC USA South Carolina Treasure & Artifacts Association c/o Tyrone Phillips PO Box 38 Lake Lure, NC 28746 USA Ohio Black Swamp Metal Detecting Club (Lima Area) Meetings: Held the 3rd Wednesday of each month April through September. Meetings are held at Harrod Park in Harrod, Ohio (about 10 miles east of Lima). Meeting time is 6:00 P.M. Buckeye Searchers Association of NE Ohio (Cleveland Area) Meetings: Held on the second Thursday of each month at 7pm in the Solon Historical Society Building. It is located at the corner of Bainbridge Road and Route 91 (33975 Bainbridge Rd ) in Solon, Ohio. Central Ohio Metal Detecting Association Columbus, Ohio E-Mail: centralohiometaldetecting@gmail.com Dayton Diggers (Dayton Area) North Coast Historical Recovery Association (Cleveland Area) Meetings: Held at 7:00 PM the second Tuesday of every month at the Painesville Baptist Church. The church is located on SR 84 about 1/4 mile east of SR 44, and is on the north side of SR 84. Tri State Historical Research & Recovery Association (Cincinnati Area) E-Mail: admin@tristatetreasurehunters.com Meetings: Held at 7:00pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month at the Norwood Christian Church, 4400 Ashland Ave., Norwood, OH. Oklahoma Great Plains Metal Detecting Club 320 S. "11th" St. Lawton, OK 73501 USA Contact: Bob Needen 1-405-353-4768 Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club Tulsa, OK USA 1-918-272-1125 Oklahoma Metal Detecting and Treasure Hunting Club A great new on-,ine forum out of Oaklahoma. Oklahoma Territory Treasure Hunters Club Ponca City, OK USA 1-405-762-2278 Three Forks TH'ers Club Fort Gibson, OK USA 1-918-744-9978 Three Forks Treasure Hunters Club c/o Bill Huntley 5378 E. "27th" Pl. Tulsa, OK 74114 USA Town & Country Metal Detector Club c/o Dennis McDowell 1508 "24th" St. Woodward, OK 73801 USA Tulsey Town Treasure Hunters Club 5378 E. "27th" Pl. Tulsa, OK 74114 USA Twin Territories Treasure Hunters Oklahoma City, OK USA 1-405-495-5625 E-Mail: JKELL@prodigy.net Oregon Coil & Diggers Club of Lane County (CDCLC) P.O. Box 87 Dexter, OR 97431 USA Meetings: Held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 7:00 at the Springfield Elks Lodge, 1701 Centennial Blvd. Columbia River Searchers 238747 Shepherd R. Clatskanie, OR 97016 USA Finders Keepers Treasure Club 2071 N.E. Stephens, Sp. A-8 Roseburg, OR 97470 USA Contact: Jack Myers 1-503-498-2523 E-Mail: unavailable Oregon Treasure Trail Society PO Box 42545 Portland, OR 97242-0545 E-Mail: trsmith1909@yahoo.com Meetings: Come join us at Waverly Church (3300 SE Woodward) , located at the corner of SE Woodward and SE 33rd Street in Portland, OR. We meet the 4th Tuesday of the month January through November. Come early and socialize from 6:30 to 7:00 and stay for the meeting from 7:00 to 9:00. Oregon Treasure Trails Society 2071 N.E. Stephens, Sp. A-8 Roseburg, OR 97470 USA Rogue Valley CoinShooters 2735 Merlin Road Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Contact:Ed Redfield or Frank Serroni Ph: 1-541-476-2371 E-Mail: readyedward@yahoo.com Meetings: held on the second Tuesday of each month, starting at 7:00 pm at the 1st Christian church, 305 Southwest H Street, located in Grants Pass Oregon on the corner of 4th and H streets and 5th and G street. Pennsylvania Berks Relic Hunters 311 West Buttonwood St. Reading, PA 19601 USA Mike Foulks (Club President) John Babish (Club Vice-President) Mabel Hughes (Club Treasurer) E-Mail: berkscounty@live.com Preserving history for future generations! Our group is comprised of metal detecting enthusiasts, rock and mineral collectors and archaeology buffs. Black Diamond Treasure Hunters Kingston, PA USA 1-717-788-1946 Black Diamond Treasure Hunting Club c/o John Cartwright 73 N. Lehigh St. Laster, PA 19029 USA Butler County Treasure Hunters Turtle Creek, PA USA 1-412-829-2938 Central Pennsylvannia Metal Detecting Club Carlisle, PA USA 1-717-776-3291 Gold Prospectors & Treasure Hunters of America, Inc. (GPTHA) 1300 York Haven Road Lot 7 York Haven PA 17370 USA Ph: 1-717-324-1635 or 1-888-547-9881 E-Mail: bbennett@goldprostreashuntrs.com Meetings: To be announced. See web site for more information. Greater Philadelphia Area THing Club 300 Massasoit St. Laster, PA 19029 USA Contact: Edward Laub 1-610-521-9319 Lancaster Treasure Hunters Club Lancaster, PA USA 1-717-393-5175 Laurel Highland Searchers 2218 Raymond Ave Latrobe, PA 15650 USA Contact: Rosemary Lucas (President) Ph: 1-724-537-7608 E-Mail: knitterus@yahoo.com We are in the Western Pa area. Leigh Valley Treasure Club 3104 East Hill Dr. Bethlehem, PA 18017 USA Contact: Emil Kauffman 1-215-252-2988 Preservation of Independent Detctorist Club Easton, PA USA 1-215-252-2988 Susquehanna Valley Metal Detecting Club Berwick, PA USA 1-717-752-6347 Washington County Metal Detector Club c/o Alex Antanovich 106 Kusch Rd. Scenery Hill, PA 15360 USA Washington County Metal Detectors Club Houston, PA USA 1-412-745-1878 Wyoming Valley Treasure Hunters Olyphant, PA USA 1-717-383-1874 South Carolina South Carolina Treasure & Artifact Association Greenville, SC USA 1-803-242-6354 S. C. Metal Detector & Relic Association Rock Hill, SC USA 1-803-328-5764 E-Mail: amwatson@comporium.net Meetings: First Tuesday each month, 7pm-9pm at 914 Cherry Rd Rock Hill, SC. South Dakota Black Hills Treasure Club Rapid City, SD USA Contact: Ed Baier (President) 1-605-720-2009 Texas Austin Metal Detecting Club 2508 E. Riviera Cr. Cedar Park, TX 78613 USA Contact: Larry Vickers 1-512-339-2125 Central Texas Treasure Club Brownwood, TX USA 1-915-646-1254 Cuero Metal Detecting Club Cuero, TX USA 1-512-275-8865 Dogwood Metal Detecting Club Fairfield, TX USA 1-903-389-3563 East Fork Treasure Hunters Association Mesquite, TX USA Ph: 1-972-329-7190 Meetings: at Mesquite First Assembly of God church in the fellowship hall at the back of the church. Look for the EFTHA meeting sign. East Texas Treasure Hunters Assn. Longview TX USA Contact: Terry Smith Ph: (903) 734-7682 E-Mail: termar@texramp.net Meets second Monday of month. Longview High School Aquatic center. 6:30 PM. Galveston Island Treasure Club Galveston, TX. 77034 USA Contact: Michele 409-502-7675 or Matt 281-461-8240 Meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday 7:00. Gold Dusters & Treasure Hunters El Paso, TX USA 1-915-590-7441 Golden Triangle Explorer Society Garland, TX USA 1-214-358-6570 Hunt County Treasure Recovery Club Greenville, TX USA 1-903-450-0098 Lone Star Treasure Hunters Club Dallas, TX USA E-Mail: unavailable San Antonio Area Metal Detector Club 419 E Magnolia Street San Antonio, TX 78212 USA Contact: Don Crawford Ph: 1-210-923-3832 E-Mail: donc35@satx.rr.com Smith County Metal Detecting Association P.O. Box 538 Chandler, TX 75758 USA Bob Norman (President) 1-903-566-9257 E-mail- vhbn6910@aol.com Southwestern Searchers Cisco, TX USA 1-817-442-4520 Texas Treasure Hunting Hdqs. 5151 River Oaks Blvd. Ft. Worth, TX 76114 USA 1-817-731-4289 800-444-4289 E-Mail: treasure@flash.net Treasure Hunters Association of Pasadena Moose Lodge #1721 3919 Pansy, Pasadena, Texas 77505 USA Contact: Thurman Fowler Ph: 1-281-476-4087 E-Mail: yearound@yahoo.com Meetings held monthly at 7:00 PM on the first Monday. Houston, TX USA 1-713-922-7778 Tri State Treasure Hunting Club Texasarkana, TX USA 1-903-735-6519 Waco Artifact & Coinshooters Organization Waco, TX USA 1-817-848-4030 World Wide Association of Treasure Seekers (WWATS) 1495 FM 49 2340 S. Pucketts Mill Rd. Gilmer, Texas 75644 USA Contact: Keith Wills Ph: 1-903-734-7773 E-Mail: kwills@etex.net The World Wide Association of Treasure Seekers is an non-profit organization that was conceived and organized to help friends and associates in the field of treasure hunting, gold mining and metal detecting. Our Mission Statement: Preserve, Promote and Protect the right to the use of the Land and Natural Resources for “We the People” now and in the future. Utah Trails West Artifact Society Kaysville, UT USA 1-801-621-6566 Vermont Green Mountain Treasure Hunters, Inc. RR 2, Box 162H Center Rutland, VT 05736 USA Contact: R.C. Ashcroft 1-802-775-4372 Virginia Blue Ridge Coin & Relic Club Shenandoah, VA USA 1-703-652-8428 Central Virginia Relic Hunters Association Richmond, VA USA 1-804-673-1924 Roanoke Coin & Relic Club Roanoke, VA USA l-540-563-4118 or 1-540-342-0153 Springfield Detectors Club 3224 Bradford St. Woodbridge, VA 22193 USA Contact: David Wright E-Mail: h2ocats@erols.com Tidewater Coin and Relic Club C/O Ina Finn 1992 Kings Hwy. Suffolk, VA 23435 USA Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at the Pretlow Library, 111 Oceanview Ave, Norfolk, VA from 6:30pm - 9:00pm Valley Coin & Relic Club 330 Thomas St. Staunton, VA 24401 USA Contact: Craig Peterson 1-703-886-9279 Washington Cascade Treasure Club 14909 "134th" Ave. South, Reton, WA 98055 USA Cascade Treasure Club 29216 39th Ave. S. Auburn, WA 98001 USA Meets on the second Sunday of each month at 5:00 pm at the Highland Park Improvement Center, 1116 SW Holden, Seattle. Cascade Treasure Club c/o Jon Gentry 28148 134th Pl. S.E. Kent, WA 98042 USA Columbia River Searchers c/o Lawrence Cataline 238747 Shepherd R. Clatskanie, OR 97016 USA Gold & Treasure Hunters Club 2009 Iron St. Bellingham, WA 98225 USA 1-206-384-6722 Hood Canal Detecotrists Club 20330 Hwy. 3 Allyn, WA 98524 USA Contact: Ron Sharer Hood Canal Detectorists Club Belfair, WA USA 1-206-275-3856 Metal Detecting Association of Washington (MDAW) PO Box 129 Silverdale, WA 98383 USA Meetings: Held at the QFC, 201 NE SR300, Belfair, WA. Northwest Treasure Hunters Club PO Box 233 Reardan, WA 99029 USA Northwest Treasure Hunters Club 7011 E. Marietta Spokane, WA 99212 USA Contact: Somkey Powers Northwest Treasure Hunters Club (NWTHC) Spokane, WA USA 1-509-796-2343 E-Mail: sslopes@ix.netcom.com Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm, Sinto Center, 1124 W. Sinto. Spokane. Northwest Treasure Hunters Club of Spokane, The E. 808 Roundtable Spokane, WA 99218 USA Contact: Karen Washburn 1-509-467-0646 Holds an annual "Treasure Hunt & Gold Panning Contest" Olympic Peninsula Treasure Hunter's Club 3701 McCall Blvd. Bremerton, WA 98312 USA Contact: Chuck Swanson 1-206-830-4709 Pilchuck Treasure Hunting Club (PTHC) 18330 26th Dr. S.E. Bothell, WA 98012 USA Contact Ron Hetzel, E-Mail: pilchucktreasurehunts@yahoo.com Meetings: Held on the third Wednesday of every month with the exception of July. Doors open at 7 PM and the meeting starts at 7:30 PM.Held at Everett Fire Fighters' Hall at 2411 Hewitt Ave. in Everett, WA. Guests are always welcome. Puget Sound Treasure Hunters Club 7034 S. Prospect St. Tacoma, WA 98409 USA / 8418 S. Fawcett Tacoma, WA 98444 USA Contact: Chuck Hicks 1-206-472-7576 Southeast Washington Association of Treasure Hunters 551 Decker Rd. Pasco, WA 99301 USA Contact: Kim Leverett E-Mail: unavailable Southeast Washington Association of Treasure Hunters Tri-Cities, WA USA E-Mail: unavailable Southeast Washington Treasure Hunters c/o David Thomas 1320 Marshall Ave. Richland, WA 99352 USA Wisconsin Four Lakes Metal Detector Club PO Box 3424 Madison, WI 53704 Midstate Metal Detector Club Meetings: Held every 3rd Wednesday at 7:00 pm at Shooter's Bar & Restaurant, Intersection of Hwy. 39 and 54, next to Shell Gas Station in Plover, Wisconsin. Hosting an Annual Hunt every year for 14 years with silver coins and tokens buried in the ground, raffles, dealers and metal detectors given out to the lucky hunters that find prize tokens. Go to web site and get more information and print out an entry form or membership form. Hunt master: Steve Miller: stmill@uniontel.net Three Seasons Treasure Hunters, LLC 1010 Front St. Chippewa Falls, WI. 54729 USA Contact: Kenneth W Briggs (President) E-Mail: kbriggs@threeseasonstreasurehunters.com Meetings: We meet at the Ojibwa Golf and Bowl 8140 136th St. at 7:00 pm the first Thursday of each month. Member: FMDAC (Federation Metal Detectors Archaeological Clubs Inc).
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