This hidden South Carolina mine lets visitors dig for real crystals, smoky quartz, and gems straight from the red clay.

The crystal collector again manages to find large herkimer diamond crystals! This time at the becoming famous Mohawk Valley ...

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 ...

JET, Okla. — Grab some sunscreen, shovels and water... it's time to dig for crystals! The Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Jet, Okla. opens for crystal-digging season April 1 - Oct. 15.

CHEROKEE, Okla. (KFOR) — Crystal digging season is right around the corner at Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in northern Oklahoma. You can explore the 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the ...

DILLON, Mont. — Molten granite formed the Pioneer Mountain Range in southwest Montana about 72-million years ago. As the granite cooled, water carried quartz and other minerals through the rocks and ...

It's almost crystal digging season in Oklahoma. Starting April 1, you can enjoy the 11,200-acre salt flats and collect the state crystal of Oklahoma free at the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge.