The tiny town of Mount Ida is home to rock shops, you-dig quartz mines, and national forest trails.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tucked away in west-central Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains, Mount Ida is a literal hidden gem, a tiny town that got its nickname — the "Quartz ...

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 ...

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 ...

Martina Gutfreund knew it could be hard to make a living mining crystals. Still, she was shocked to discover, on a recent trip to Namibia’s mineral-rich Erongo region, that her purchase of 250 pounds ...

A simple act of kindness forever changed the lives of Ivy Welburn and Jazmin Erving. While camping, they came across a stranded man in need and decided to help—unaware that this moment would alter ...

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 ...