English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

Does anyone have any suggestions such as a good location? Would love to find a nugget or somesort, even!
It would be our very first time and would really appreciate any advice at all! Also, a friend of mine mentioned that most of the sites featured on the internet were located somewhat in the backwoods of civilization and may not be as friendly to Asians (which we are!)....hoping to find gold, diamond, spend quality family time, but dying for it or risking our safety would definitely not be too cool!

Thank you~

2006-08-04 11:48:50 · 3 answers · asked by ann c 1 in Travel Other - Destinations

3 answers

There was a show on Discovery about this a few weeks ago that gave all the sites from diamonds to rubies, to emeralds, to tourmalines, opals...you name it. It depends on where you live and how far you want to travel.What these places usually do is sell you a bucket of stones and you wash them and see if you have anything of value.
You've already heard about the Diamond mine.
There are several mines in North Carolina ...emeralds in the Merald Hollow Mind inHiddenite, NC, and the Sheffield Mines in Franklin NC...for saphires and rubies.
If you find anything at any of these places, they have a person who will polish it for you.
If you live on the west coast, there are Tourmalines north of San Diego in Pala, at Gems of Pala. Check out the Vulture City Mine outside Phoenix, and North America Emerald Mine in Jamestown, CA.
I hope this helps! Good luck!

2006-08-04 12:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0 0

If you live in the US, a fun place to start would be the Crater of Diamonds State Park in southern Arkansas. It's been known to produce some pretty nice diamonds, and, if you find them, you keep them! In fact, you can pick them right up off the ground! Check the web site listed below. This place is world famous! As far as gold, there are many places in Alaska to check into.

2006-08-04 19:02:56 · answer #2 · answered by Capn Jon 3 · 0 0

You can pan for diamonds??? I thought they had to be mined.

2006-08-04 18:58:49 · answer #3 · answered by elk312 5 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers