![]() ![]() You can also expect to find some interesting pieces with Adularia and CalciteĬrystal Forest Mine and Phantom Mine group dig and tailings collecting area. Most of the sites listed below require a fee.Īgate, Apache tears, fire agate, jasper, onyx, petrified woodĭiamonds and 40 other types of rocks and minerals including: lamproite, amethyst, banded agate, jasper, peridot, garnet, quartz, calcite, barite, and hematite.Ĭlear and White quartz crystal. We do not include sites where collectors search through materials that have been "salted" with things to find or where materials from other mines or locations are hauled in. To be listed, a site must have a website and pass our review. If you own a fee mining site not listed here, please let us know. Two of our favorites are: 1) looking for Herkimer "Diamonds" at the Ace of Diamonds Mine near Herkimer, New York and, 2) looking for tourmaline at the OceanView Mine near San Diego, California. We did not make a great find every time, but it was a good experience overall. We have been to fee mining sites many times, had lots of fun, and found some nice materials. ![]() There are many places in the United States where you can pan for gold, wash gravel for gemstones, or split rocks to find fossils and have a reasonable chance of being very successful. Fee mining sites are places where you can pay a fee to dig, pan, or search for rocks, minerals or gemstones and keep whatever you find. ![]()
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