Mar. 6—WILLMAR — It started with a rock. It may not have been the most exciting rock, but to its finder Shelia Bass, it would start a passion that has changed her life and created West Central ...

More than 20 vendors showed off minerals and fossils from around the world at Atascadero's Rock and Gem Show this weekend. The 29th annual event also displays locally made jewelry and rocks for sale.

Maria rockhounds at Ore Car Mine and learns how to find hidden gems in the desert. Maria visits Lake Mead National Recreation Area to explore Ore Car Mine with local rockhounding experts Eric and ...

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 ...

Sampling returned significantly high-grade rare earth oxide (REO) values assaying between 0.28% and 5.26% TREO and averaging about 1.7% TREO containing up to 18.97% HREO and 35% Nd2O3 +Pr2O3.

It's not often that a site formed over millions of years is open to the public for exploration, and once visitors arrive, there are treasures available for finding. The locale is known as Ruggles Mine ...