Utah Treasure Hunt 2024 History. Utah has 17,000 abandoned mines scattered throughout the state and has been working to close them — but it is a daunting task. The utah treasure hunt, with $25,000 up for grabs, remains hidden somewhere among utah’s mountains.

Organizers released a poem filled with riddles for. For utah history i took it to mean to start at the trail that begins in the parking lot at the utah natural history museum.