Map Shows Clues About The ''Lost Colony'' of Roanaoke

The patched area under fluorescent light. (AP Photo/British Museum)

A map named "La Virginea Pars" painted by explorer John White between 1585-1586 shows a patch stuck to the map which could be a clue to understand what happened to the Roanoke settlement which disappeared after White sailed back to England.

The Original Map (AP Photo/British Museum)

This Google map shows what could well be the current location of a previously unknown settlement, that could have been used by the colonists after abandoning Roanaoke Island. Click for larger map and directions to the Location of Roanoke´s Lost Colony.

You can read read full story here and watch a very informative video.

Finding Silver at Abandoned Silver Mines

A fine Silver specimen from the Cobalt Area, Ontario, Canada.

A mineral collector enriches his collection from findings at abandoned mineral mines in the Cobalt Area in Ontario, Canada.
Via GuelphMercury.com. You can read the full story here.

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Florida Shipwreck on US Survey Map (1862)

An old U.S Coast Survey Map (1862) shows the location for a shipwreck on Anastasia Island, Florida. No date or additional information is provided.

A map overlay on Google Earth showing approximate location. Our research puts the marker south of St. Johns County Ocean Pier, in the vicinity of the Beachcomber.

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Amateurs Find Huge Emerald While Visiting N.C. Mine

A huge emerald found by amateur diggers in North Carolina Mine at the North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite, N.C.

Via ABC News - Full story here

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Extreme Metal Detecting

Metal detecting can be a real extreme sport for the adventurous.