We’ve taken care of everything you need. We provide you with screens, water, buckets and shovels–and most importantly, a big pile of gem-rich dirt and gravel taken from our mines! After a brief training session, you have four hours to work the pile, looking for your gems. You get to keep everything you find at no extra charge; the standard dig fee allows you to keep all you find. In addition, you can take home one 5-gallon bucket of rocks that you have screened and washed if you want to more carefully sort through them at home. Guests also get a jeep tour of Chief Mountain where you can see all of the currently active mines and prospects, as well as views of the famous Pala Chief, Tourmaline Queen and other historic mines.

Visit a working gem mine in the Pala mining district where you can find your own beautiful gems including: Kunzite, Morganite, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Quartz and more. Gems found are from our mines and sometimes supplemented with other beautiful worldwide gems to give the best collecting experience. Rest assured that the high-end gems you have collected over the years are from local mines.