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@@walterblake7212 if the conditions are right and I can spend the entire day processing material, I can find one roughly every other day (or every 45 buckets).

@@jimmyc451 Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Georgia, and many other states!!

@@justinreynolds3935 If you wear white, definitely dont expect it to be white when you leave😂

@@Mineralmining-q9m to be honest, I cannot remember. I am not the greatest at keeping gravel from each trip separated. I have several buckets that I still have not checked yet

@@kimballmcafee3589 if it just got plowed, the concentrated gravel has been mixed into the silt until the next good rain. If there is any gravel in the streams, run that. Or, gravel that other people have left around the wash stations can produce diamonds. This is because many people do not have the right technique and miss them.

@TheArkansasDiamondMiner thanks tomorrow is our last day here, so I hope we can find something. I watched your video right after I sent that message thanks for making them.

Its pretty easy once you learn the ropes.

@@asantefrancis7891 Tempting but I would miss home too much😂

Hello! Glad you are coming to town for a great experience!! I would suggest reaching out to some local mine owners for guided digs. There is a new mine called Pine Ridge Crystals that may have openings. The mine in this video is an Avant Mine, and I am not sure if they still offer guided digs but they would be who to contact.

@@AirConditioned 😂. This heat is BRUTAL!

@@TheArkansasDiamondMinerit definitely is. But, if they took an excavator or a bulldozer out there and removed the top ten feet of dirt to get down to the next layer of gravel and diamond, it could be as hot as it wants.

@@RedneckHillabilly I think the set I have is 16x24. I bought them from Diamond Classics. Have you tried the Muddy Miner Saruca? These are super light weight but designed to be rigid. I have had one of mine for 3 years now and still no issues. These screens will make a huge difference on volume for you. I hope all the videos help! Hope to see you there!

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner Thankyou sir I appreciate you responding and maybe see you out there some time!

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner I just ordered a 20 mesh saruca Should I have went with the 16 mesh? I know it would let the silt out quicker What do you recommend?

@@RedneckHillabilly honestly if the gravel is already cleaned in a screen set, you should be good with a 20 mesh for centering heavies.

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner 10-4 I ordered some 1/4 mesh and 20 mesh for my screens I’m gonna make and ordered a 20 mesh and 1/8 saruca from muddy miner Should be good to go

@@RedneckHillabilly 16x24 if I remember right. I bought these in Murfreesboro near the park. The 1/8 cutting screen I did make.

Be careful of the heat!

Everyone should visit this place at least once! If you get to make the trip, I wish you luck! Thanks for watching!

@@TedSmatha I have never put a value on anything I have found there, although I have found some beautiful stones. I dont keep them so they might be of more value to those whom that I gave them to.

Hello! The size of tub can matter when it comes to the use to center your material. The off-center center is usually just due to a lean when you work the material or tires arms or shoulders. Also, make sure you have enough material in the saruca. It needs to be about 1/4 inch or so from the top. The water in your tub needs to be clean though. If you wash material and make the water soupy with minerals and silt, the specific gravity will be a little different and you wont have as good of centers. Always center in clean water if possible. Be sure the saruca bounces on finger tips and hands are on opposite sides directly across from one another. I hope this helps, please let me know how you do!!

This helps a lot, I had my wife watch me and she said I was trying to force it rather than just letting it happen. When I slowed down some I was able to make a loaf a little better. With more practice I’m sure I’ll get it. Thank you for your help.

@@cofficer2123good deal! Good luck on your next trip! I hope to see you holding up the big one for the reporters!!😂

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner I hope so too. I’m planning to be back down there Aug 10-12th. Maybe I’ll see ya down there and can get some more pointers. I had a dream the other morning I found a 12.5 caret yellow 😂.

I did get these from a local business in Murfreesboro. There are a few places to got them, I would recommend that if you invest in a set, get stainless steel mesh type.

Thanks, I am glad the videos help! Good luck out there, I hope to see in a news release about “the big one’😂!!

You’ll need to break it down a bit with water and time. Some people crush the lumps with wood. Remember this is material that has not been uncovered as long as Crater of Diamonds, so it will take some time to break down.

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner thank you so much for your quick response. I appreciate all your tips and helpful videos. This box will be my practice run. It will probably be September before I make the trip alone, and I hope I’ll have some treasures with me 💎

Yes!! Beautiful camping areas and good hard work searching for diamonds. Makes for a good vacation!

Shoot, I was getting dizzy filming it. That sun is intense😂

I do have an email listed in the “about” section on my YT channel, feel free to reach to me there!

There are larger ones found almost yearly. Many feet of loose soil lay on top of the hardpan, and that hardpan is slowly softening, constantly freeing more diamonds as well. So thousands of tons covering almost 40 open acres of search area with nature slowly adding more searchable soil, we’ll never run out.

I am glad you enjoy the videos! Its awesome that the little ones enjoy going with you. Hope to see yall out there!

I prefer the 16 mesh. If there is any silt left in your material, the 16 mesh will let it pass through quicker than the 20 mesh. The opening size is a tad larger, but a diamond that could pass through a 16 mesh would be very tiny.

I do not. I was able to classify with them, but they didnt work to center very well due to the cupped screen. After all the effort to get there, find and work all that material, I decided to quit using them. Now I have Muddy Miner Sarucas in 1/4, 1/8, and usually a 16 mesh. I found a beautiful 4 point yellow my last trip, last flip of the day with my 16 mesh.

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner we will be down for our second trip in three weeks. Although I would be extremely excited if I found just one, I’m looking forward to the ‘hunt’ and to see if I’ve learned anything from all your videos I’ve been watching. First trip was a surprise trip from hubby and we knew nothing.

@@vivalaketo5617 good luck on your upcoming visit!

I got these from a farmer who had horses. I think these were mineral tubs. I started washing at the wash station more frequently, and also started using the barrels. It got more difficult to rent a storage pen and became easier for me to just use a wagon to move equipment in each day.

Very few people use three screens. Its mostly just regulars, who are a small percentage of the visitation at the park daily, who use three screens to process material. I hope you had some luck out there!!

I cannot remember where the 1/8 came from. I had to make the screen box and had ordered the screen wire. There is an option to use a 1/8 Muddy Miner Saruca to cut the size when you center the heavies. They stack and you can actually center both at once when you get the hang of it. The 1/8 is only available on the website right now I believe.

It was great to meet you, thanks for the support!!!

I have a question for you, what do you know about metallic glass being found at the crater, is found 3 pieces and had them identified by the workers and that’s what they told me it was, just want to know your thoughts

@@jasonrowe4574there have been many years worth of bottles and various types of glass left out on the field going all the way back to the commercial operations there. It is more likely to find something like tempered glass or burned glass than a diamond I think.

I have heard about a couple pipes nearby I believe. I was not aware of the diamond finds but I hope to visit again soon, maybe I will be in the creeks again😂!

The Kimberlites are near Manhattan and do NOT contain diamonds.

I am trying to plan a trip to hunt sapphires this summer! Have you visited or do you order the buckets?

@@TheArkansasDiamondMiner i got boxes of ore from a mine in Yogo Gulch via the site that Glen Worthington shared. i wish they continued the program, but i think they were working on mine development for a while. so i haven't got any more boxes since. BUT, i would LOVE to go to some locations in person. i know of at least two places that have gem finding activities. though i dont have the exact info on them. should be able to look them up though. happy hunting =)

What do you mean order buckets 🪣

Some of the sapphire mines will ship buckets of material for you to search at home.

That’s very cool. Are they in AR too or can you recommend a trusted source?

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the support!

I hope you make it there!!

Hope you enjoy it!

Thank you for the support!!!

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback,

For sure!!

Well, I have been going here since 1998, so I have seen several people do different things. Some visit for a week at a time, some weekend every so often, some even camp year round and alternate digging and washing. Prime material is getting harder to find every year, people have been getting into it for 50 years (1972-present), so the easy stuff is scarce. The cages stay rented out long term now, but that was a good plan prior to that. I used to stay two days at a time, load a cage the first then wash the second day. Its all in how you want to do it, and all works best if you have a plan, learn the ropes, and are able to apply the basic concepts.

I only visit occasionally, so there’s no monthly total. I can usually count on finding one per weekend if I can go through enough material in the two days. I have an upcoming video showing how I search my take home gravel.

Thanks for answering my question and look forward to the video. Do you just collect your diamonds or sale them?

@@leisa-millerharrison8226I usually give the diamonds I find to my kids or grandkids. I have never sold one, but occasionally donate one to a good cause.

It's almost pointless to a newbie. Yeah the thrill right? I d rather go to cossatot and have fun. Somuch beautiful scenery. Take the kids to look for crystals around Ida or one of the pay mines. Ron coleman. Better yet head up to Heber and catch some trout.❤

When I get the gravel home, I sort it by size (1/8) then slowly swipe gravel across a tray. I have an upcoming video explaining this. Thanks for watching!

Thank you very much! I'll look out for that one.

Thank you for information & videos. We had a blast there & we looked for you. My son was laser focused on the colored gravel. Such a great place! We didn't have an oven so I tried to dry what we took at local place. But took what we had home. In Philadelphia and we will be going through it. Thank you again for adding to our vacation!