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The List: Five US treasure-hunting spots

ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM

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.

DIANE BAIR &

PAMELA WRIGHT