Subscribe
Previous Post
Treasure Quest (Discovery Channel)
Episode 1.05 “Turning Lead into Gold”
Air Date: Thursday, February 12th 11:00 PM EST/PST
In his episode of Treasure Quest, which will air tonight, The Odyssey team wants to return to a site loaded with lead ingots. When the wreck was first discovered, it was quickly dismissed – it wasn’t their treasure-laden target. But since then, they’ve learned that the ingots could be an extremely valuable type of lead, called low-alpha lead, that fetches a huge premium in the specialized electronics industry.
On the way to the lead site, the team plans to stop at two other sites — a German U-Boat and a WWI era ship carrying a huge load of military supplies. While the team doesn’t expect treasure at these sites, the archaeologists can gather valuable forensic data. They find both sites heavily damaged by fishing trawlers and heavy weather is moving in.
The crew now only has one day to investigate what could be the cash prize of the expedition. Will the lead test to be truly low-alpha? If so, they’re looking at a multi-million dollar find that will see lead . . . turned into gold.
Watch below for a short clip of tonights episode.
I would like to know more about Low-Alpha Lead. Where to get it tested and how much it’s worth. I missed your show, heard it was Great,I do hope you replay it soon.
1055 days ago
[...] tonight’s episode of Treasure Quest, the survey ship is assembling a list of targets for their primary inspection vessel Odyssey [...]
Where does one find a lab to test a sample of low alpha lead. They discussed it beening between Level 1 and Level 2 valued at $30 to $40 per pound. What are the range of levels and their pricing?