The owner of Asheville’s Best Gem Mine is recovering in the hospital nearly two weeks after a fire left her with severe burns ...

Western North Carolina is known for its hills full of hidden treasures. From rubies and sapphires to emeralds and gold, the region is stocked with gems, stones and minerals still waiting to be ...

PALAPALA — Treasure hunters don’t have to go far to indulge their dreams of a lavish strike. A commercial gem mine in North County opens its doors a few days a week to folks ready to pay $60 per ...

HENDERSONVILLE — Tayler Moore could barely keep her eyes off the pile of dirt, diligently digging through every granule like a girl on a mission. The 9-year-old from Charleston was hunting for gems ...

At the center of this story stands The Rare Gemstone Company, a Nairobi-based firm that has spent five decades transforming raw stones from East Africa’s earth into heirloom treasures—while pioneering ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A gem that was found decades ago in a now-shuttered Colorado mine is going for thousands of dollars in an auction. According to the Colorado School of Mines, the Sweet Home Mine in ...