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Metal Detecting Hobby Talk
      August 2015       Metal Detecting Hobby Talk News Brief                                             Volume 5, Number 64
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I would like to point out to the News Brief readers that there are a number of organizations taking on the challenge against various types of legislation dealing with metal detecting and gold prospecting. MDHTALK's recommendation is to visit their website and give strong consideration to joining the fight. In some cases your support may be to send emails and / or write a letter to specific legislators or to provide funds to help with the fight. Here are the organizations and a link to their website.
Go to the Join The Fight MDHTALK Webpage to read more about each of these organizations
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What is a News Brief? The news brief provides a brief look into any news event. The intent of the news brief is to provide you, the reader, with news clips on what was taking place in the hobby last month. To read the whole story select the Article Link or go to MDHTALK.org. There are more news stories placed on the MDHTALK website for July- the news stories listed in the MDHTALK News Brief are just a portion of all the hobby related news reported the past month.  The news Brief is now available in Adobe PDF format, there is a link at the top of this webpage. The news brief is no longer emailed; it is only available on the MDHTALK website and can be downloaded.

The Website's featured article for this month is: Metal Detecting Club Pamphlet
Download the Pamphlet 59 pages Rev: E

This Metal Detecting Club Handbook is a composition of nine MDHTALK.org articles written for and about metal detecting clubs. All of these individual articles can be found on the MDHTALK website and are downloadable. However, by putting the individual articles into one handbook, results in a one stop shopping experience for any new or developing club looking for a guide. This handbook is free to the metal detecting community and is in Adobe .PDF format which makes it downloadable for those who are interested in this material.

Here is the table of contents for the current 'E' Version of the handbook.
  • Why Should I Join or Start a Metal Detecting Club?
  • Start a Metal Detecting Club
  • Club's Volunteer Organization Club Meeting
  • Agenda
  • Constitution and Bylaws
  • Club’s Community Service
  • Club Training Guide
  • Volunteer Club Evidence
  • Search Team Club Promotion
  • Competition Hunt Preparation
  • Competition Hunt Etiquette and Integrity
  • Competition Event Update
  • Club Auctions, Drawings, and Raffles
  • Club Liability Insurance
  • Club’s Coin Purchase Program
  • Appendix A: Ethics for Responsible Metal Detecting
  • Appendix B: Sample Waiver or Release Form
  • Appendix C: Informal Permission Letter
  • Appendix D: Informal Permission to Metal Detect on Private Property
To recap the handbook's content covers why to join a club, how to start a club and a good numbers of the articles centered on a club's charter and operation

General U.S. and World Wide Hobby News
  • More than $1M in gold discovered off Fort Pierce from 1715 treasure fleet. Article Link One, Article Link Two
  •  Gold hoard buried in Nazi era or just after WW2 found in Germany. Article Link
  • Treasure is in eye of beholder. I dug into the ground with my fingers. “I have a feeling this is going to be big!” Article Link
  • Treasure Coast metal detectorists looking for more than just treasures. Watch Video
  • Meet the metal detectorist reuniting people and their lost rings, for free. Article Link
  • Finding treasures under the track. Article Link
  • On the hunt — for treasure, that is. Article Link
  • Shark Approaches Metal Detecting Florida Man. Article Link, Watch Video
  • Treasure hunters donate to help cafe with veterans’ meals. Article Link
  • Detecting Treasures on South Padre Island. Article Link
U.K. News
  • London 'mudlark' unearths N.J. man's missing WWII dog tag. Article Link
  • Bronze Age treasure found in Denmark. Article Link
  • Treasure fans cause a ‘hole’ lot of trouble at Shrewsbury beauty spot. Article Link
  • Hands-on event reveals First World War finds. Article Link
  •  Essex Police leads national campaign targeting illegal treasure hunters. Article Link
  • Coins promise to unlock a wealth of information on emperor's reign. Article Link
  •  St George ‘dragon’ ring found with a metal detector ‘could be worth a fortune’. Article Link
Legislation and Regulation Issues
  • Friendly Metal detecting Forum New
    County park commission outlaws metal detecting
    Well, I guess I should have expected this. My county (Somerset County, NJ) recently revised their park rules and regs to include specific language banning metal detecting.

    Too bad since I live a mile or so from one large park that's been pretty good with finds. And 3 years ago I had a conversation with the manager of the park rangers and he gave me a solid "yes" when I asked if it was okay to MD at the parks. Not sure what went down to change that. Could a been a single rogue MD'er leaving holes/trash behind. Who knows.
    Another one bites the dust... Read More Comments
  • H. R. 1493 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
    AN ACT
    To protect and preserve international cultural property at risk due to political instability, armed conflict, or natural or other disasters, and for other purposes.

    This Act may be cited as the “Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act”. Read Complete Act
Other News
  • Prospecting and Mining Journal (IMCJ) July News
  • Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA) - News on legal issues for the gold prospecting community July News
  • Western Mining Alliance is the organization of independent miners across the West. July News
  • JW Fisher Detectors. Relocating Underwater Sites Easy with Acoustic Beacons. July Press Release
  • Minelab Newsletter
Jewelry Returns
  • Metal detector locates lost jewelry at Fredericton's Killarney Lake. Article Link
  • Beilue: 68 years later, a bracelet is found. Article Link
  • Couple's joy as metal detector enthusiasts find wedding ring. Article Link
  • N.B. man reunited with long lost wedding ring. Article Link
  • New Oxford: Two-hour hunt ends in ring reunion. Article Link
  • Cottage Grove man reunited with lost ring. Article Link
  •  Lord of the (lost) rings: St. Albert man works hard to locate strangers’ missing jewelry. Article Link
  • The remarkable story of how a widow got her late husband’s wedding ring back. Article Link
  • Ring lost in river returned to Kennewick High grad 48 years later. Article Link
W.W. Meteorite News
  • Bloody Creek crater scientists find more meteorite hits. Article Link
  • Meteorite Hunter premieres TV show tonight in Tucson. Article Link
  •  Meteorite Craters or UFO Bases? Look at Mysterious Giant Craters in Russia. Article Link
  • This Meteorite Has Been Preserved For Over 520 Years. Article Link
North America Archaeology News
  •  Great Lakes divers comb depths, find pristine shipwreck of John V. Moran lost in 1899. Article Link
  • 18th century village discovered underneath Montreal interchange. Article Link
  • Centuries-Old Shipwreck Discovered Off NC Coast. Article Link
  • Archaeologists uncover new finds at historic Jamestown. Article Link
  • Rare 250-year-old rosary unearthed at Fort Michilimackinac dig site. Article Link

Metal Detecting & Gold Prospecting Events. br /> Now is the time to start planning and getting your club's 2015 hunt information on the web. The sooner it is out and available to the metal detecting community the greater the chance for people to see it and give your event some consideration. Add Your Event Information Here



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the Complete Event Details for August
  • August 01, 2015 (One Day)
    Auburn, Washington
    Lenny Phay Memorial Hunt
    Puget Sound Treasure Hunters Club
  • August 08, 2015 (One Day)
    Tunkhannok, Pennsylvania
    32nd Annual Black Diamond Treasure Hunt
    Black Diamond Treasure Hunters Club
  • August 15, 2015 (Twp Days)
    Marietta, Georgia
    37th Annual Southeastern Civil War Show and Sale
    North Georgia Relic Hunters and the Marietta Parks & Recreation Department
  • August 15, 2015 (Two Days)
    New Concord, Ohio
    36th Annual Buckeye Championship Hunt
    Sponsored by Don & Bill Hayes
  • August 20, 2015 (Four Days)
    Mancos, Colorado
    2015 WWATS Rendezvous
    WWATS - World Wide Association of Treasure Seekers
  • August 22, 2015 (Two Days)
    Sonora, California
    2015 Gold & Outdoor Festival
    Delta Gold Diggers & GPAA


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