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Michael Van Tassell
Cost For My Service
I work on reward basis so whatever you feel it's worth to you and I'm willing to negotiate any expenses around travel if item is found.
Search Types
Land, shallow water, grass, sand, and snow. Have several different types of metal detectors for any terrain and for all use cases from lost jewelry to caches of precious items.
Search Locations
Salt Lake County, Summit County, Utah County, Davis County, and surrounding areas.
Michael Van Tassell's Bio
I have 12+ years of experience behind a metal detector searching for lost items. I have metal detected in 4 different countries and have accumulated a nice collection of coins, rings, and other items. I have found items dating back to the 1700's to the present. In those 12 years I have found and returned more than $50,000 worth of jewelry. I once found and returned a lost ring that had been lost for 31 years after researching and finding the owner which landed me on the front page of the Daily Herald- https://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/metal-detector-has-made-modern-day-treasure-hunting-his-hobby/article_13b52d28-e87b-534c-a69e-65676eb2fa1f.html
I love reuniting lost items to their owners. In addition to lost/recovery services, I love understanding the history of a location through metal detecting so if you own an old home, homestead, or piece of land you were curious about what's in the ground, I am happy to work with you in finding some of that history so you can display it.
Michael Van Tassell - Recent Blog Post
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Lost Gold Wedding Band Found- Ogden Utah (2024)
It was late in the evening and Lee was working to get some vegetation planted on his slope behind his house to prevent erosion. He only had an hour of sun left so he was hurrying as fast as he could. After finishing, he went to wash his hands and notice his gold wedding ring […]
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Lost Titanium Wedding Ring Found- Salem, Utah (2024)
I received a call from a man who was working construction near Salem, Utah. They were putting in a large underground pipe system and his hands got dirty so he went to wash them off. While he was doing that, he put his beautiful titanium ring with turquois inlay in his vest pocket. After returning […]
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Lost Set of Keys Found After Heavy Snow- Midway, Utah (2024)
After a very heavy snow storm at the start of 2024, I received a call regarding a pair of lost keys. He was at work and due to the storm was going to stay the night. While he was unloading his stuff from his car, he lost his only set of car keys walking from […]
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Lost Wedding Ring Up Big Cottonwood Canyon- Found (2024)
This was actually my last recovery of 2023. I received a call from a couple that was visiting from Florida. They were finalizing all their wedding plans and were preparing to fly back to Florida to get married on New Year’s Eve. They went up Big Cottonwood Canyon to take pictures when he realized his […]
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Lost Wedding Ring with Blue Sapphire Near Salt Lake City, Utah- Found (2024)
I received a text message late at night. Steve was waving to his neighbors when his wedding ring came flying off due to the cold weather. The stone in the ring was a blue sapphire that he and his husband purchased when they adopted their son from Cambodia nearly 22 years ago. We made plans […]
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