Conflict between a mine operator in the Crystal River Valley and some of his neighbors is heating up this week as the U.S. Forest Service moves closer to approving winter operations at the mine. The ...

Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and quartz in upstate New York. At pay-to-dig mines around the United States, visitors can paw through piles of mine tailings to ...

MOUNT IDA, Ark. (KTHV) - On the side of a mountain near Mt. Ida, Thomas Hankins digs for crystals. "The redder the dirt, the better your chances are at finding something clear and more crystally," ...

Did you know that in Jessieville, Arkansas, just outside of Hot Springs, you can dig for crystals? Join John Wroten of Ron Coleman Mining for a tour of the location to find out how crystals are ...

As I turned yet another shovelful of dirt, I thought about a comment made long ago by the millionaire, Andrew Carnegie: “Men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons ...

Even *after* an upset in the industry a few years back, your new grounding crystal might’ve been mined by child labor. Chances are, you’re within a six-foot radius of a crystal right now. It could be ...

Some modern-day prospectors make thousands of dollars selling precious stones they dug up themselves. By Alexandra Marvar Moonstones in Montana, amethyst and emeralds in North Carolina, garnet and ...