1
CRATER OF DIAMONDS STATE PARK
(pictured above)
Murfreesboro, Ark.
870-285-3113
www.craterofdiamonds
statepark.com
Dig for raw diamonds
on the surface of an ancient volcanic crater.
2
ROARING CAMP
GOLD MINING CO.
Pine Grove, Calif.
209-296-4100
www.roaringcampgold.com
Pan for gold at an 1850s
mining camp.
3
MASON’S
RUBY & SAPPHIRE MINE
Franklin, N.C.
828-369-9742
www.masonsmine.com
Find rubies and sapphires
in the rough.
4
ROYAL PEACOCK MINES
Virgin Valley, Nev.
775-941-0374
www.royalpeacock.com
Dig into clay banks for
black opals.
5
GEM CENTRAL
MAINE MINERALOGY
Bethel, Maine
207-824-4224
www.rocksme.biz
Tour nearby Bumpus Mine. Buy a bucket of tailings
to sluice.