Western North Carolina is known for its hills full of hidden treasures. From rubies and sapphires to emeralds and gold, the region is stocked with gems, stones and minerals still waiting to be ...

HENDERSONVILLE — Tayler Moore could barely keep her eyes off the pile of dirt, diligently digging through every granule like a girl on a mission. The 9-year-old from Charleston was hunting for gems ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A gem that was found decades ago in a now-shuttered Colorado mine is going for thousands of dollars in an auction. According to the Colorado School of Mines, the Sweet Home Mine in ...

WEST MICHIGAN — We're marching through March, and there's so much to do to fill out the latter half of your calendar this month. Kathleen with the West Michigan Tourist Association stopped by FOX 17's ...

PALAPALA — Treasure hunters don’t have to go far to indulge their dreams of a lavish strike. A commercial gem mine in North County opens its doors a few days a week to folks ready to pay $60 per ...

Of all the jewelry trends I’ve reported on in 2023, advances in environmentally sustainable gemstone mining, plus ethical treatment of gemstone miners, are the most heartening. These trends are ...

Visitors will not only be able to search for strawberries when they visit Patterson Farm this season; soon they will be able to search for gemstones as well. Patterson Farm has added a gemstone mine ...

CHRISTIANSBURG - Visitors to places like North Carolina and Tennessee can find "gem mines" all over the mountains. Now, there is a mine like that in downtown Christiansburg. And weather is no problem, ...