The World's Only Public Diamond Mine - Crater of Diamonds 

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I've been there. One thing this piece didn't say was, when a diamond is found and verified, a really loud horn is sounded that you can hear for a mile. The funniest thing to me was the reaction of the people to this horn. Like they said, it's hot out there and people dig with enthusiasm at first, but before long, everyone is just kicking over clods of dirt and not even bothering to dig....until they hear that horn. Then they all start frantically digging again. It was more entertaining watching the people than it was to dig.😊

I actually found a half a carat diamond here on my second visit!

Diamonds aren't that rare in all reality DeBears just has a monopoly on all of the diamonds in the world

l admire ppl who follow their passions while causing no harm to others. Peace and love to all. Best of luck gem hunters.

My dad was a prospector in the 50's. It's absolutely in my genes.....searching for gold, gems, fossils. Loved watching this, thanks for the intro to a future trip.

My dad and I were supposed to go here but we never did. Now that he has passed away i almost feel like I need to go!

Huh that's weird I thought diamonds commonly found around y=15

I found an arrow point in Michigan that is at least 5000 YO. It blows my mind thinking about the person making it so long ago and me be the one to find it. Better than a diamond to me.

51 years ago my family stopped there randomly on vacation and my mother found a three-quarter carat diamond that she had made into a pinky ring that’s never left her hand since.

I don't know why but it makes me happy hearing how some people sacrifice everything in modern life in search of something that brings them joy. That's amazing.

There's a reason you rarely see a casino dealer gambling

Instructions unclear. Now I'm digging straight down into lava. Edit: 1.4k people: *Nooooob* **Inserts Minecraft Pro Gaming Tips**

"I agree kids these days are lazy!" * lifts one bucket * "Ahh my back! I'm done for the day!" xD

The people who sold pans, shovels and boots during the gold rush got the richest...remember that.

I went with my cousin on his birthday and I found a 3/10ths of a carrot diamond and got it registered it’s really an amazing place, best tip I learned from old family friends that have found multiple diamonds (Kenny and Melissa Oliver I believe is their names) is that you go diamond hunting the day after it rains really hard.

I've been there, I love that surrounding area. Especially Arkadelphia Arkansas, best small town in the mountains of Arkansas.

I went here once. It was like 105 degrees outside and dusty as hell. That's a rough life for people trying to squeak out a living in the dirt. lol

This channel is definitely gonna grow.

"There's only one state that's got a diamond mine, where you can keep it..." Me, an Arkansan: IT'S ARKANSAS "and that's Arkansas."

"I have 200 diamonds I got from this mine" Steve: *PATHETIC*

there is a field like that in Nicaragua. very nice blue diamonds.

I'm a metal detectorist and have also dug and found amethyst, emerald, rubies, sapphires, etc. I have also found over 20 diamonds, but they were already cut and mounted in rings. I'd love to go out to Arkansas and try my luck with rough diamond hunting. Sounds like fun!

You received my subscription for sure. This is a quality production documentary. I look forward to more.

Can you imagine the huge diamonds that are still deep down in the mantel. Probably bigger then anything we could ever think of.

This video brings back some good memories. As a student of gemology at the time, I was visiting friends in Missouri in 1981 and we decided to take a trip down to the diamond mine. We even built our own little wood boxes with wire mesh to screen the dirt! Well, becoming diamond rich wasn't our calling that day. The blue earth pipe was almost as hard as concrete, it was hotter than haides, and so humid it was downright miserable, so we took to just wondering around looking for a sparkle to catch our eyes. We found nothing and eventually made our way off to a corner of the park where there was some shade. Low and behold we came upon a couple of guys who had dug a hole down about 6 feet deep, and one of them had just found a whopper! A few people were gathering, including my friends and I, and we got to hold it and photograph it. The next day we stopped by the newspaper office to pick up the news story about it, which I still have around here somewhere! This was almost 40 years ago, and I still remember the name of the finder, Blankenship, that he was from Louisiana and was a regular at the park. And 9 carats stuck in my mind. Google says I was right on finder's name, but the diamond was only 8.82 carats. The diamond has since been given a name, The Star of Shreveport, and to date it is the second largest found by a visitor, and I think 4th largest when including diamonds from the commercial operation. www.arkansasstateparks.com/articles/visitor-finds-203-carat-diamond-crater-diamonds-state-park I see the location of this find is now marked by a sign at the park, as are other famous finds: www.flickr.com/photos/lance_mountain/454664440/in/photostream/ Another bit of trivia that sticks in my mind is that one of the rangers told us the area where this diamond was found was where the commercial mine operation dumped their tailings. In other words, this dirt had already been run through the commercial operation and should have been diamond free. How did this one get away from them? Maybe they forgot to grease the diamond tables that day! Dang, now I've got the itch to go diamond mining again! Next time I'll time the weather and wait until the day after the pipe has been freshly plowed to break up the concrete which must reharden each time it rains and dries out.

I hope the man who lost his wife finds the legendary one out there. Such a nice seeming man "What else am I gonna do sit in front of a TV?"

I've been there several times...I stay in hot springs. First day or 2 I go up to mount Ida for crystals....then the next day or so go to murphysboro for diamonds....always a good time

This is a lively, relaxing and joyful video. I watched straight thru. Your treatment of the whole piece is first rate. Keep 'em comin'! A++

I as a french did not understand a damn word of what the guard with the hat said, but he sure looks like he knows his business

I wouldn’t even know if I was holding a diamond if I pulled it out of the ground. 🤣

You guys deserve so many more subscribers, y'all are great.

This is a nice documentary! I love the stories of the people!

I hope Rex finds a monstrous diamond one day and names it after his wife.

that old guy with the dead wife things he said were a punch in the feels

15:55 HE'S SO CUTE AHH God bless his heart....

My teacher went there before and gave up then the next day some found a $10,000 diamond in the spot she was in

I went there with my father when I was six I found a diamond I thought it was just glass brings back so many memories

Planning a trip here sooner then later and truly appreciated this video. The editing and testimonials from patrons and workers were fantastic 😊 Thank you.

This what a diamond finding activity should be - just a shiny rock collecting hobby, diamonds are an abundant resource

i found one a really big one there last summer it didnt look like a diamond but i realized once i got home it was worth a pretty penny.

I WAS THERE IN JULY 1977 WHEN I WAS 12, I WILL BE 55 IN OCT 2020, BEST TIME EVER....

They really ought to mechanically remove the top 5 ft and process it all at once and then start hand digging again once there is a fresh surface.

This is one of the most well made videos I've ever seen

Arkansas is a fantastic state for people who like outdoors. So many rivers, parks, hikes, mountains, fishing spots and even a public diamond mine! It is my proud home state!

Hi, I live in south Arkansas (El Dorado) and I have to say going here is a MUST. Not only is it fun and an awesome experience finding your own diamonds. You can also leave there with something of value to either sell, give to a loved one, or cherish and keep yourself for the memories.

The people of Arkansas have the best hearts and make travel there worth every minute.

You forgot speed. If it wasn’t for those 3 factors Heat, pressure, and speed. the diamonds wouldn’t exist at murfreesboro. most don’t know that.

I’m really surprised that this channel only has 17k subscribers! Definitely deserves more ^^

There is a reason it's a public diamond mine, it was bought out by the De Beers diamond company, then given to the state on the condition that it permanently remain a public park, thus removing the site as competition to the De Beers corporation.

Thank you. I lived about 30 miles from it for five years and went there once. I didn’t know half the stuff you shared in this great video. Thank you for your hard work. Great job.

My favorite episode of season 1. I can’t wait to see where you will go for season 2.

I was there when I was 12 on my mother's birthday. Went on a road trip to new Orleans from Chicago and had a great time since I was into gems and minerals. Great experience

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My daughter was the one in the avenger shirt with the 3.72 carat yellow diamond that you put as new comer, she was there for 45 minutes and saw it just laying there.

What still boggling is that the ground is still technically fresh since no heavy machinery is allowed in and most of the people are tourists. Imagine digging and extra 10 to 20 feet.

keep uploading and your channel will blow up. I thought i was watching a channel with 500k-1mil subs already that I just hadn't heard of.

"If you're gonna go, you'd better go doing something you like to do."

I’m so glad to finally hear other people refer to it as rock hounding. I’ve been doing it since I was a young kid snd always called it that. People always had other terms for it or didn’t understand it (idk how). But that’s about the end of my mini rant.

I heard that DeBeers cut a "political" deal with a certain governor of Arkansas to keep the area non-commercial so Diamonds would remain in their control and prices could be manipulated. It seems the Arkansas mine have great potential so the former governor and his wife ended up being"compensated to keep out big business and they surprisingly own some of the largest diamonds found there. Of course this is only"Hearsay:) Cheers, Rik Spector

Wonderful video guys. You have a natural way of interviewing people. You seem genuinely interested, and you are very respectful and polite. The camerawork is excellent, and the editing is flawless. Less (or lower volume) music to let viewers hear the sounds being made-swishing of the water as it swirls through the trays, etc. This video earned your channel a new subscriber. Great job. Can't wait to see what else you do!

I’ve been there before, it was a rally fun experience, a group of people and I found a giant vain of amethyst. We dug a hole 9x9x6 w-L-h

Thank you, I really like your style...you listen and that's what impressed me. In my travels years ago and sometimes now, I've always found that the people I meet are far more interesting the the place itself. We're all unique and it's surprising how quickly stereotypes vanish when you actually get to talk to individuals , some stories are fun, some disturbing and some tragic but their all slightly or a lot different. Cheers, Rik Spector

i would like to go there but... its so far from my country D:

You did a good job presenting Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park. Well done!

There used to be a “diamond” mine in Herkimer, NY - later found out the place doesn’t have diamonds but rather double-terminated quartz crystals known as “Herkimer diamonds”. Very beautiful nonetheless. This place is the real deal! Wish I could get there for a weekend. Looks like fun.

when you come across that show from your childhood that you couldn't remember the name of 16:49

they have to go down to 11th block to find diamonds i thought

they stole my logo

So glad this one went viral for you guys. Youre making television quality content! all the best

There is a town in the south of Brazil where there are various kinds of gems and valuable rocks just popping out of the ground (kind like this video). Due to Brazilian law, you can't dig to get anything there, but you can take whats on the surface. My father has been there and he said he was just randomly driving around the outskirts of the town and he found a huge ruby, as he eas coming back, he found an emerald. Truly a very interesting place.

This is such a high quality production, I would like to stay here to see many more videos like this. Great job on telling this story, and great job on the production! Also, the guy interviewing is very skilled doing it, getting this stories out for everyone.

Not the only public Diamond mine. There is the hunt for the Diamond Edition Thomas The Tank going on.

Really great mini Dicu.. appreciate it. I enjoyed it. Keep doing great videos! 👏👏👏

Thanks for bringing some light to our little state, the rest of the place is honestly a gold mine of beauty and often times precious minerals.

I’ve been there twice and found an amethyst both times

I have been to a place like this in AR. I can't remember what its called, but I don't think this is the only place like this. -e Turns out I should watch the video for more than 2 seconds before commenting.

That park officer talks like boomhower from king of the hill🤣🤣

We went once, stayed just a couple of hours, because we were just traveling through and didn’t stay the night. it was hot, dusty and dirty, but a fun experience, and I can see how people who do find something, could get hooked and keep coming back. I think for the most part, most people don’t find much, or if they do, they find very little, both in size and amount, after probably spending much more time there, regularly looking, or very few and far between someone is lucky and finds something spectacular, but I got the impression that even though the dirt is suppose to be turned over regularly, it seemed to me that it needed to be really tilled and turned over much deeper, as some other people have suggested. I guess you could dig deep and keep at it, if you spent enough time, but it seemed more like something you’d want to plan on doing when the weather was cooler, and staying at least a day, with a cooler full of water ice water, wet wipes, and whatever the regulars suggested. I’d also stay the night, and enjoy a nice shower and bed after a day out there, opposed to what we did, which was spending a few hours and then back in the road to finish our trip home. I think we ended up stopping after all, just from being so tired and dirty, not wanting to drive the rest of the trip without a shower ! Lol! Definitely better plan for next time. I’m not sure we’d do it again though, but glad we had the experience.

Just saw this video the day before I’m about to drive right past this place. Coming from Baton Rouge up to Kansas City, so I will definitely be leaving early enough to spend the day out there tomorrow! Thank you so much! Will keep y’all updated!

Great video!, Can't wait till one of y'all's videos go viral and you will get the subs you deserve

Id love to come here and dig for a day. The people seem real nice. Seems like it would be a fun thing to do while on vacation.

Great documentary I've always wanted to go there.

Imagine going here with your fiance to hunt for a diamond to put in a wedding ring. That sounds romantic to me. Next we have to find a gold mine that's open to the public so we can get the gold. Maybe it's just me but the idea of a wedding rings made out of the materials found by your partner sounds like it would be more precious.

I’ve encountered a handful of diverse characters, while digging for “precious stones”, in Florida. I wouldn’t dare hunt, in a state park, but this video sure left me wanting to hit the woods!

This is so cool! Now I actually want to go here. I really like your channel and I can't wait for you guys to grow more. :)

Diamonds are very common. The elite limit the flow of them each year. That makes them worth a lot. If the market was flooded with them they'd be worthless overnight!

I’d love to dig a 1000ft hole there

You guys are such an underrated channel for the quality videos you produce! Keep it up!

The quality was so good I thought this was a multi million sub channel

We been here 3days ago just experience how to diamond mine 🤗 we have so much fun we’re a from Iowa

What a great story. Sounds like an awesome adventure.

0:37 sounds like a mc door opening and closing

Loved it. Would really like trying that for a day. Also, presenter seems like a really chill/calm and genuine guy; subscribed.

Love the community aspect...people NEED that...we're so lost & others so zombiefied.

imagine the power if someone turned on xray

Netflix level production quality :)

Not long ago I was digging a small pond in my back yard when I came across a 24kgold ring with 2 diamonds it was missing the center stone though. I figured it was fake since it doesn have any type of stamp inside the ban so I took it to be tested and sure enough The gold and diamonds are real.

Talks about young people being glued to their phones/devices for their fix, immediately cuts to two kids swiping away on their tablets lol @8:26!

Great video. You’re a natural. You can open people up with your charm. Those Rock Hounds are great characters. They have a wonderful philosophy. This place is on my list.