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Went to Val D'or today to check out my spot but didn't find anything (and couldn't search the full area). Thought I'd share my solve to help anyone around there looking for the bonus prize as I don't plan on going back.

And if this post helps you find the treasure, and you're feeling generous, I wouldn't mind a gold coin or two!

Here's my solve:

Red Herring:

• Many were quick to notice that the 810th, 419th and 227th words in the english article are identical: “Lamaque”, the name of a mine in Val D’or.
• However, “Lamaque” is only the 275th word in the french article. That's because it's a red herring.

Correct Answer:

• To solve the puzzle, you should not consider the english and french clues as independent / mirrored, but as complimentary.
• By subtracting the three english numbers from their respective french numbers, a new set of three numbers is given:

	1045	420	275
-	810	419	227
=	235	1	48

• These three numbers can be arranged to give a decimal degree latitude 48.1235 which crosses right through Val D’or.
• However, without a longitude, this information is incomplete. That’s where the videos come in.
• The videos do not have a morse code leaf, that's because the clue is in the descriptions of the videos, not the videos themselves.
• Just as with the numbers in the articles, by subtracting the gold spot price date in the english video's legal disclaimer from the one in the french youtube video, you get 111 days.
• 111 is the highway that begins in Val D’or, aka Chemin Sullivan.
• The implied location of the treasure is at latitude 48.1235 along highway 111.
• This is right in Sullivan in/next to Val d'Or

There is a large piece of crown land right there worth searching:

The yellow band is the 48.1235 latitude

Plus many pictures in the videos are of Sullivan, and the articles mention Sullivan frequently

Hope this helps! Good luck!