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 ...

Snake River Golf and Gem Mining really did look like an old ghost mining town. The Myrtle Beach area miniature golf course had been abandoned for about four years, allowing the weeds and trees to ...

Diamond Del’s Mobile Gem Mining program "trained" miners in East Feliciana Parish as they washed, sifted and cleaned their ore to find an abundance of gems and more. The gem mining adventure was ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — A gem that was found decades ...

A couple from France's Auvergne region took a neighbour to court Tuesday for digging for sapphires in a local stream, demanding at least a million euros ($1.1 million) in compensation. The plaintiffs ...

A rare gemstone discovered decades ago in a now-closed Colorado mine could sell for thousands of dollars in an October auction. Bidding for the chunk of rhodochrosite — a rose-red gem discovered in ...