This section is provided for clubs and organizations related to gold mining in the United States.
Minnesota Gopher State Treasure Hunters Ham Lake, MN USA 1-612-757-2787 Zumbro Valley Treasure Hunters Rochester, MN USA 1-507-288-6567 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 of FMDAC, monthly training meetings, finds of the month, annual club hunts and More! 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 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 Contact: Pauline Nicholaides (Secretary) Ph: 1-603-483-8040 E-Mail: gravelbank@comcast.net Comments: New members or guests welcome. 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. We also try to inform treasure hunters and prospectors of laws, and ordinances. We are proud to be able to sponsor a Jamboree each year for Prospecting for Gold and include an Open Treasure Hunt that will be for two days starting in the year 2000. 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. To join you must attend two of the club's meetings. We serve refreshments and often have guest speakers at our meetings. If you are interested, please attend a meeting, meet the members, and see how you like it. Club members enjoy the fellowship of others interested in the great hobby of metal detecting. 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 Los Griegos Center Albuquerque, NM 87101 USA Ph: 1-505-233-7067 E-Mail: AMDA.Club@gmail.com Four Corners Treasure Seekers c/o Rose Akins 1800 Mesa Verde Farmington, NM 87401 USA 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 Meetings: Last Monday, 7pm Dunham Library, Whitesboro, NY Empire State Metal Detector Association, The Albany, NY USA 7108 Chandler Rd. Altamont, N.Y. 12009 Contact: Bob Lavoy (President) 1-518-365-0654 E-Mail: metal@nycap.rr.com or krohlin1@nycap.rr.com The Empire State Metal Detector Association is a club of avid metal detectorists with a membership of about 150. We are located in the Capital District region of upstate New York. The interests of our members span the entire range of metal detecting, including coin shooting, park hunting, relic hunting, and everything in between. Some of our members are novices, and some are experts, but all are willing to share their experiences and metal detecting tips, and help out others who are just starting out in the hobby. You are more than welcome to stop by our meeting and join us! 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 First Baptist Church of Chili, 3182 Chili Avenue, Rochester, New York 14624. Also our Club Hunts are held the 3rd Saturday of each month in the April thru October time-frame across Western New York We are a very active club in support the hobby as well as supporting the community. Additionally, we are proud members of the Federation of Metal Detector & Archeological Clubs, Inc. (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 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. Treasure Hunting, metal detecting, relic hunting, cache hunting, evidence recovery, lost pesonal jewelry recovery, underwater metal detecting,scuba, treasure stories,gold hunting gold detecting, buried treasures, metal detecting equipment Ph: 1-518-393-0624 E-mail: treasure@upstatedetectors.com 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 Guideposts 39 Seminary Hill Road Carmel, NY 10512 USA Contact: Theodore Izzo (President) Meetings: First Tuesday each Month at 7:30 PM (no meetings held in July, August, December and January). We hold monthly metal detecting hunts, lost treasure searches, relic hunts, coin, gold, silver, jewelry hunts, and seminars. 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 2nd Monday of every Month at 7:00 PM at the Matthews Community Center 100 East McDowell Street, Matthews, NC. Club Hunt is on the first Saturday of each month. The Metal Detecting Association of the Carolinas (MDAC) is a group of men, women and children dedicated to the research and recovery of historic and modern artifacts, coins, jewelry and objects of significance, both for the community and for the pure enjoyment of detecting. 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 Buckeye Metal Detectorist of Ohio Dayton, OH USA 1-513-257-3284 Buckeye Searchers, The c/o Bernie Benewiat 931 Wenso Rd. Bedford, OH 44146 USA Buckeye Treasure Hunters of Ohio c/o Lloyd McIntosh, Jr. 5077 Norris Dr. Dayton, OH 45414 USA Falls Buckeye Searcher Association - NE Ohio Chagrin, OH USA 1-216-292-3928 North American Historical Research Society Bexley, OH USA 1-614-323-0499 Ohio Happy Treasure Hunters Dover, OH USA 1-216-875-3243 Silver Seekers 7025 Dover Zoar Rd. N.E. Dover, OH 44622 USA Contact: Carl McFeeders 1-216-364-1608 Treasure Trackers Sylvania, OH USA 1-419-885-7191 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 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 Beaver State Coin Shooters PO Box 1711 Albany, OR 97321 USA 1-541-369-2292 Beaver State Coin Shooters c/o Bill Barnes 309 E. "7th" 1 Junction CIty, OR 97448 Coil & Diggers Club of Lane County (CDCLC) P.O. Box 87 Dexter, OR 97431 USA Membership is open to anyone interested in the hobby of metal detecting. Meetings will be the 3rd Tuesday of every month in Dexter at El Rey Mexican Restaurant on Hwy 58, from 7:00 - 9:00 pm. 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 Homepage the Portland/Vancouver and metro area club, Oregon Treasure Trail Society. Club news, detecting resources, links. Oregon Treasure Trails Society 2071 N.E. Stephens, Sp. A-8 Roseburg, OR 97470 USA Rogue Valley CoinShooters 2735 Merlin Road Contact:Ed Redfield or Frank Serroni Grants Pass, Oregon 97526 Ph: 1-541-476-2371 E-Mail: readyedward@yahoo.com readyedward@yahoo.com The Rogue Valley Coin Shooters was founded for the primary purpose of advancing the sport of metal detecting. This is accomplished through recreational pursuit of the hobby, continuing education pursuant to the sport, and by community involvement. We hold monthly meetings and an annual large coin shoot we call The Golden Rogue Hunt. Pennsylvania 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 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 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 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 Corpus Christi Texas Metal Detecting Club Contact: Info http://us.z.webhosting.yahoo.com/gb/sign?member=ccmdclub Come and join us in the exciting hobby of Metal Detecting! Learn about finding coins, rings, artifacts, jewelry, and other treasures. Search our beaches, vacant lots, city parks, and many other places (Where permitted). Maybe you can find and return someone's precious memento!! The Club meets at 7:00 pm the first Thursday of each month. Please come to the Homewood Resident Retirement Community,located at 6410 Meadowvista Drive.The doors lock at 7:00 pm so be sure to arrive before 7:00. 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 Whether you are a veteran or a beginner this club is for you ! We are a new club that started last October (2005) and we have had quite a fun time searching for treasure, making new friends and getting some exercise along the way! Please feel free to explore our site and maybe you'll get the treasure bug and come join us! 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 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 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 P.O. Box 3462 Virginia Beach, VA 23454-9512 USA We are a non-profit group devoted to the Hobby of Metal Detecting. Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at the Bayside Library, 935 Independence Blvd., VA Beach, VA. Doors open at 6:30 pm and the meeting starts at 7:00 pm. 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 The Metal Detecting Association of Washington was started to promote, protect and preserve recreational metal detecting here, in the State of Washington. Some of the concerns related to detecting in this state are unique to the Pacific Northwest. As a group we strive to work with hobbyists, in clubs or not, who want to enjoy metal detecting, follow the rules set down about the hobby and in some cases help to change thoses rules. The MDAW works in cooperation with the Office of Historical and Archaeological Preservation of Washington State and Washington State Parks. Please join us. You can make the difference! 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. The Northwest Treasure Hunters Club (NWTHC) was formed in 1971 to provide an opportunity for persons interested in sharing their hobby of treasure hunting, relic finding, and searching for artifacts. 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 18330 26th Dr. S.E. Bothell, WA 98012 USA Contact David Moore E-Mail: %20dbmlhi@cs.com Meets at 7:30 pm the third Wednesday of every month (except July). Meetings are held at the Everett Fire Museum 920 13th Street Everett, WA 98206. 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 Wisconsin Rapids, WI USA 1-715-423-2287 E-Mail: unavailable Wisconsin Association of Treasure Hunters Milwaukee, WI USA
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