Things You Should Know Before Visiting the Crater of Diamonds State Park

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  • Опубліковано 24 вер 2024

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  • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
    @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому

    Hey guys, within the video descriptions I have included links to the tools and equipment that I use, along with many other items you see in the videos. Check them out!

    • @ireneurmeneta1403
      @ireneurmeneta1403 3 роки тому

      Do we need to bring our own screener? Thank you.

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому

      @@ireneurmeneta1403 currently, the park is not renting out equipment for searching. There are several small businesses in the area that rent or sell everything you would need.

  • @intheshell35ify
    @intheshell35ify 3 роки тому +2

    I think you covered 86.4% of the questions I had in just 9 minutes. Well done.

  • @amberfolly957
    @amberfolly957 4 роки тому +18

    It’s best to dig deep. Several old timers would get 20-60 diamonds out of 20 buckets

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +5

      Could you imagine if we could get to those seams today? Long back, they didn't have near the restrictions as today. I Spoke to one of the older diggers a few weeks ago, he told about how they could just fence off a hole for days while they chase the seams.

  • @beebob1279
    @beebob1279 3 роки тому +2

    I'll likely never get to that park. As a kid I was in Arkansas as part of a cross country trip.
    What a fun sounding place. Good luck to all of you searching for your diamond.

  • @bitm5651
    @bitm5651 3 роки тому +4

    You should update this with the covid related restrictions, new sub! Love your channel

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому

      I expect that they will be changing soon. Once it looks like the rules seem set, they change again! Thanks for subscribing, I hope you enjoy the videos!

  • @au_rockn6797
    @au_rockn6797 4 роки тому +1

    New subscriber...love the videos on the creator of diamonds! Congrats on your finds from there good luck finding some more

  • @homesteadaquarius
    @homesteadaquarius 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this. You did the park and its future visitors a favor.
    Look for me one day... I'll be the one with a fancy homemade contraption!
    Find a huge one!

  • @hc130radio
    @hc130radio 4 роки тому +7

    Damn that guy has some crazy thumbs

  • @michaelelbert5798
    @michaelelbert5798 3 роки тому +3

    also for your own safety, watch out for others who act like experts and examinate your rocks.
    never let anyone touch your rocks unless they came in with and are leaving with you.
    i myself witnessed a person examine another person's rock and immediately declared it was glass and casually tossed it into the nearest wash station.
    now that I think of it , probably into their own hidden screen.

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому +1

      Yep. The best thing to do is to let the park examine them, they are pretty accurate with Identifying stones.

  • @nickanderson5901
    @nickanderson5901 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the info. Would have never realized the rules about holes or that I can't bring a flashlight.

  • @joshuamoore24_7
    @joshuamoore24_7 3 роки тому +1

    Is there wash tables for people that pay to get in and go search for diamonds use the wash tables sift through the gravel and dirt they dig up?

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому

      There are wash pavilions that are located directly within the search area. Any one can use these that has been admitted into the park.

  • @shileenlange2778
    @shileenlange2778 4 роки тому +3

    Can I bring a cooler on wheels?

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      You can bring a cooler out on the search field. It gets very hot there during the summer, so having plenty to drink is a good idea!

  • @georgezink6338
    @georgezink6338 4 роки тому +3

    Csn i use a wagon to hsul my buckets. As im combat wounded .left arm.is weak

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      Yes. They have them for rent, or you can bring your own. Thank you sir for your service!

  • @gregp6148
    @gregp6148 4 роки тому +2

    If material is removed from the hole, weather 2 buckets or 20 buckets. There won’t be enough material to put back, making it level like the man said. Its impossible. A person would have to dig another hole to fill the hole to the top. Sounds like the park needs to do their job more regularly and plow the field.
    Simple solution!

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      When you shovel dirt back into the hole, it will not be as compacted as it came out. It will compensate some for the material that is removed, but will settle over time. As for the plowing, I don't think they can plow when the soil is moist.

  • @timdoyle6103
    @timdoyle6103 2 роки тому

    Thank you great video

  • @SJ-us7td
    @SJ-us7td 4 роки тому +3

    is there a way you can edit out the wind noise

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      I have tried. It was very windy the entire day! I even had a wind buffer on the mic. It was cold as well, but the sun came out later in the day and it warmed just a tad.

  • @DiamondMinerIvins
    @DiamondMinerIvins 4 роки тому +4

    Its sad that some regulars get to dig illegal, and some can't. the park staff knows it. they need to monitor everyone, or nobody can bring a shovel into a diamond mine. its gotten bad there. all because of Jack.

  • @karlstruck5297
    @karlstruck5297 4 місяці тому +1

    Dry county no alcohol for a long ways.

  • @Jneda360
    @Jneda360 3 роки тому

    Are tools available to rent there ? In case people forget to bring them along

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому

      There are several places locally to buy or rent any tools you may need, and there are also tool rentals at the park.

  • @ethicalminerals1010
    @ethicalminerals1010 3 роки тому

    Why can’t we go out of the plowed area? Seems manufactured to me. What if we want to take a nice walk in the natural scenery?

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому

      You can go outside the plowed area. You cannot dig for diamonds outside the plowed area. This is to keep some parts of the park natural and enjoyable. The park is over 900 acres in all, only 37 are plowed, diamond bearing lamproite. If searching outside intrusion, you would most likely only find sedimentary rock, sandstone, and soil. There are nature trails, camping, a wildlife observation blind, and other enjoyable things at this park. We know that this isnt manufactured due to test drilling over the past 100 years. The intrusion has eroded about 230 feet, and goes several hundred feet deeper in a cone shape.

  • @markaafgooye7980
    @markaafgooye7980 4 роки тому

    So if I try to come their and search diamond do I have to requirement certificate or licenses?

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      No, this is a public park. You will have to pay the admission fee daily for the entry to the search field.

  • @joshmarlett7699
    @joshmarlett7699 4 роки тому +4

    So a family of 4 could take home 4 bucket's of sifted material a day if they could get that much done is that what he is saying

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      Josh Marlett that is correct. It takes a lot of work to produce that much gravel though.

    • @DiamondMinerIvins
      @DiamondMinerIvins 4 роки тому +3

      You heard right! You have a custom screen set like mine it can be done easily.

  • @RD-tu1td
    @RD-tu1td 3 роки тому

    So no tiller?

  • @joshsmith4039
    @joshsmith4039 4 роки тому +1

    What is the reason why you can't bring a diamond detector with you

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +1

      The park created their rules to keep the search for diamonds fair for everyone, and a non commercial environment. They outlined that nothing battery powered can be used, so that has to cover everything battery powered specific to searching, regardless of what that is. The rule is left broad so that its easier to enforce verses “this yes and that no”. They can simply say “nothing battery powered”. Hope that helps, it’s just my interpretation😬.

  • @missk.1301
    @missk.1301 4 роки тому +1

    Our phones have batteries, flashlights, what?

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому

      As long as you are not using them to search for diamonds, you are ok.

    • @patriciasmith5083
      @patriciasmith5083 2 роки тому

      So no blacklist type devices. My Son looks for minerals with a long wave flashlight.

  • @brandypresley1869
    @brandypresley1869 3 роки тому

    Is 5 gal sifted dirt per person or fam???

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому +1

      One 5 gallon bucket of washed gravel per paid entrant per day. They often check buckets as you are leaving.

    • @brandypresley1869
      @brandypresley1869 3 роки тому +1

      @@TheArkansasDiamondMiner ok. I didnt know it had to be sifted last time i was there n sep. I took 2 buckets of dirt home. Glad u shared this info so i can know for when we go this coming up weekend. We will b there 2 days. So i think i will take ur advice and dig one day sift the 2nd.

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому +1

      @@brandypresley1869 good luck out there!!

  • @AirConditioned
    @AirConditioned Місяць тому +1

    It's not a park. It's a diamond mine. You should be two hundred feet down by now. With a billion dollars in diamonds in your pocket.

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  Місяць тому

      @@AirConditioned 😂. This heat is BRUTAL!

    • @AirConditioned
      @AirConditioned Місяць тому

      @@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.

  • @tammywomack8070
    @tammywomack8070 3 роки тому

    it's bs you cant use diamond meter..

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  3 роки тому +1

      It honestly wouldnt help much. You would have to check every little pebble, which would be very time consuming. They check everything for free, and provide a certification with each find. Diamonds are easy to ID for the most part, especially once you have seen a couple. Thanks for watching!!

  • @DiamondMinerIvins
    @DiamondMinerIvins 4 роки тому

    some guys just dug a hole last week, prepped it the day before, dug it illegal. sad some get to dig and some that spend money there get Harassed every time they show up

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому

      I heard there was a big hole dug. They pulled several nice diamonds. I wonder how many buckets they produced total.

    • @DiamondMinerIvins
      @DiamondMinerIvins 4 роки тому

      6 over 1 carat. 35 diamonds total out of 100 buckets. why we dig holes, why the park made stupid rules!!

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому

      Diamond Miner Ivins they got into some good gravel for sure!

  • @stevemitchell8631
    @stevemitchell8631 4 роки тому

    Why would anyone want to go look for diamonds and if you find a good time and you got a pay taxes on it do I get to write off all my trips that it took me to find that one diamond

    • @TheArkansasDiamondMiner
      @TheArkansasDiamondMiner  4 роки тому +3

      You only pay taxes (capital gains) if you sell it. Some people enjoy doing things that are challenging as well. I do it as a hobby and never even think of selling what I find. Furthermore, it is good exercise and sure beats sitting on the couch. Thanks for watching!

  • @kristybarnes2563
    @kristybarnes2563 3 роки тому

    I'm sorry but this was terrible & told me absolutely nothing really worth knowing.