While hundreds of adventure lovers roam the planet in search of treasures, American Mike Farmer collects them right under his feet. These are not gemstones, but they can be worth millions of dollars. A man has been looking for meteorite debris for several decades. He had to find himself in life-threatening situations more than once, but this game is worth the candle — the profit from the sale of space stones justifies all the risks. Find out more about the hunter for extraterrestrial objects from our material.
Mike, 48, from Tucson, Arizona, has been hunting meteorites for years. He sells minerals of extraterrestrial origin to amateur astronomers and billionaire collectors. The cost of space stones is very high. However, the risks that a man has to face are also frightening. The American compares himself to Indiana Jones, who overcomes dangers in search of treasure. Mike’s wife, Melody, was at first not happy when he was about to spend the money borrowed on the stones that fell from the sky. But when her husband found part of the meteorite, which they sold, they bought a house, the woman realized that this is a very profitable business. The American became interested in extraterrestrial stones in 1995. In 1997, he saved enough money to travel to Morocco in search of rare specimens. There he managed to acquire a large piece of a lunar meteorite. Later it turned out that its real cost is about a million dollars. Unfortunately, after the first successful find, Mike was unlucky for several years, and the family’s financial situation was shaken again. In 2009, a space rock hunter managed to find large fragments of the famous Springwater meteorite, which fell in Canada. The meteorite is 4.5 billion years old. It was found by local farmers in 1931. Mike and his comrades sold the meteorite fragments they managed to get to the Canadian government for a million dollars. For several decades, the American managed to assemble an impressive collection of meteorite fragments. He sells them to both astronomy lovers and billionaires who want to impress their surroundings with an unusual souvenir… (read more)
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