Mine – DigForGems – OceanView & Pala Chief Mines

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A visit to the Oceanview Mine allows you a unique view of the only actively open to the public mine in the world famous Pala Gem mining district and a chance to find your own gems—tourmaline, kunzite (type location), morganite, aquamarine, schorl, lepidolite, beryl, quartz and more. Screen the dump piles of material we take out of our mine and find the gems we’ve missed—and we miss a lot! You get to keep everything you find at no extra charge; the standard dig fee allows you to keep all you find and you can take home one 5-gallon bucket of rocks that you have screened and washed. 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.

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.

Pala Chief mine. This dig held only twice a month from October to June is best described as a free style bring your own tools and dig your own way ,collecting ranges from walking around to attacking the pegmatites themselves ,with heavy tools, reservations are required 48 hrs or better is best, the whole side of chief mountain is the collecting area with 100 year old dumps that contain tourmaline, kunzite, morganite ,aquamarine , quartz, garnets, both loose and on matrix , lots of uphill walking on this one 12 years of age and up are suggested , if this doesn’t sound right for you ? Please Sign up for the oceanview mine dig all ages tools provided year round 3 days a week.