Bonne Terre Mine Treasure Hunt – the Scuba Diving event of the year!

On June 2nd, 2012 Bonne Terre Mine will host the annual $30,000 Treasure Hunt.  Named by National Geographic as one of the Top 10 Greatest Adventures in America, the Bonne Terre Mine is an underwater palace to explore and a historic site that dates back to 1720.  The Treasure Hunt is produced by West Ending Diving and hosted by The Bonne Terre Mine in Bonne Terre, Missouri. 
Participants will enjoy 2 scuba dives and have the opportunity to “hunt for treasure” by diving for poker chips that have been hidden underwater in the mine.  After you’ve collected your treasure chest of chips, use them to bid at the treasure auction and trade your chips in for the REAL treasure, donations from sponsors like stay and dive packages to The Bahamas, Costa Maya, USV, ore Bonaire, diving equipment from major scuba diving equipment manufacturers, and of course . . . . RESCUE TAPE!

Rescue Tape is proud to sponsor the Bonne Terre Mine Treasure Hunt by providing a FREE roll of Rescue Tape to each diving participant.  As featured at the DEMA show and distributed by Trident Diving, Rescue Tape is the miracle underwater repair tape that could save your diving trip or even your life.  Use it to repair lines and hoses on vehicles, trucks, boats and equipment, or even use it to make an emergency repair on an airline while underwater in order to safety bring a diver up.  Throw Rescue Tape in the save-a-dive kit, and join the thousands of scuba divers that rely upon our product as a useful emergency repair product.

Every participant in the Bonne Terre Mine Treasure Hunt will receive a FREE Roll of Rescue Tape! (a $9.95 Value)

About the Bonne Terre Mine Treasure Hunt

“Bonne Terre Mine is a maze of underwater passageways that meander through what is essentially a five-level underground city — a piece of history flooded in time. Only an hour south of St. Louis, the now-defunct Bonne Terre Mine makes a great weekend dive getaway. When you slip down to the dive deck 150 feet below ground, you are entering what was once one of the world’s largest lead mines, until the 1960s when it was abandoned and left to fill with water. Thanks to its underground location, the dive conditions remain consistent year-round, with water temps hovering around 58 degrees F and visibility that can’t be beat –– 500,000 watts of high-powered stadium lighting illuminating the entire subterranean world. There are 50 dive trails that visitors follow in sequential order, ensuring the entire mine can be explored and done so safely. Must-see sections include the Chapel Room, the locomotive near Fatman’s Misery and the area simply called “the Structure,” which features a huge elevator that once helped the mine keep humming along. When the diving is done head to the historic 1909 Depot, a quaint bed and breakfast with four guest rooms and two detached train car suites reflecting its former life as a train depot. The Whistle Stop Saloon is the perfect place to relax and have a drink before you head off to slumber.”  (As described by www.scubadiving.com in their article “10 Trips under $1,000 – Bonne Terre Mine)

For more information, visit 2dive.com