We first heard about digging your own Arkansas quartz on a visit to the Natural State 30 years ago and were recommended to Wegner Crystal Mines (five miles south of Mount Ida). Richard Wegner, who ...

Did you know that in Jessieville, Arkansas, just outside of Hot Springs, you can dig for crystals? Join John Wroten of Ron Coleman Mining for a tour of the location to find out how crystals are ...

Deep in the Arkansas wilderness, we embarked on an epic crystal mining adventure—and the finds were absolutely breathtaking! From dazzling clear quartz to mysterious phantom and healer crystals, we ...

In and around Mount Ida, the identity of the official Arkansas State Mineral can be guessed just by looking around. In fact (pun alert!), the laureate is crystal-clear from billboards and other signs.

Excited screams filled the air as two of my sons jumped from the platform and plunged downward into the mine below. Within minutes, they dropped several hundred feet and had traveled over a half-mile ...

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