[Rockhounds] Cash & Treasures on Travel Channel

[Carolyn & Steve Weinberger]

The show does have some benefits.  Last year one of the segments was  
on the Brushy Creek Mine in NC.  All of the local rock shops in the  
area reported a major increase in business after the show aired.   
People coming into the shops all talked about those North Carolina  
aquas etc.

C
On Dec 3, 2007, at 6:46 PM, pmodreski at aol.com wrote:

> I agree that the main focus of this show is "where can I go dig up  
> WHATEVER that's worth big $$$$$$", and they do love to exaggerate  
> the value of what you can find and the ease of finding it.?  
> Nonetheless I've seen a few episodes, and it's certainly fun to see  
> what they say about the places we know about.
>
> It would be nice to see their episode on the Caledonia mine (I  
> won't, because I don't get that cable station).? I'm sure some of  
> you know Richard Whiteman, who owns & runs Red Metal Minerals and  
> the Caledonia Mine.? Richard is a real nice guy--I see him as a  
> dealer at the Denver and Tucson shows--and he was the recipient of  
> the Carnegie Mineralogical Award for 2006, presented at the last  
> Tucson Show.? Aside from specimen mining and mine tours, Richard  
> helps sponsor the annual Red Metal Retreat, and partnered with  
> Michigan Tech for several years to host the Teachers Earth Science  
> Workshop at the mine.? You can read about the Caledonia mine at
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> http://www.red-metal.com/mine.htm
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> and about Richard's receiving the Carnegie Award at
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> http://www.carnegiemnh.org/news/07-jan-mar/mineralogical%20award% 
> 202007.doc
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> Pete Modreski
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> I think given the show's title, a lot of the general public's  
> interest may lean more toward "where can I go find something  
> ("free", right off the ground!) that I can make Big Bucks off of"  
> and a mild interest in the actual mineral itself. A direct quote at  
> the opening of last night's copper episode was "a day of digging  
> can easily get you big money!" Followed by the $ value of a good  
> sized hunk-o-copper.?
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