We have three types of buckets:
The Orginal Gem stone buckets which is an assortment of about twenty different stones Can be found, including: Ruby, Emerald, Sapphire, Topaz, Rose Qurartz, Smoky Topaz, Garnet, Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Citrine, Amethyst, Moss Agate, Green Aventurine, Blue Aventurine, Sodalite, Jasper, Bloodstone, Agate, Red Jasper, Orange Calcite, Quartz points, Pyrite and others.
(Note all stones may be in all buckets)
They start at just $15.00 - this is a great starter bucket for the first timer. Also great for children - you can let a couple do it to get a nice mining experence.
Next we come to our $25.00 size. A size big enought for two to share or three kids. Remember the bigger the bucket the more you get for your money and the bigger the stones
The superbuckets start with the $50 and go up. Each superbucket comes with a free carat cut. What this means is that we will take one of your stones and cut a carat out of it for free. We offer this special so that you will give our SuperBuckets a try. The jumps between buckets at this size become really big.
The $50 bucket is a great husband and wife bucket. Almost four times bigger than our $25! This great bucket comes with a one caret fee cut.
The $100 bucket is a great family bucket. Mom, Dad, and the kids can mine from this and find a lot of nice stones.
The $100 comes with a two caret free cut.
The $200 bucket is for the large family or that person who wants a lot of nice size stones. Check our hall of fame for a couple of finds from a $200 bucket.
The $200 Bucket comes with a three caret free cut.
This is the grandpa of our mining buckets. Family reunions or that person who wants to waddle in stones. A truly wonderful bucket.
The $500 bucket comes with a five caret free cut!
Our speciality buckets contain the speciality stone for the lover of that stone. Other stones will be found in the bucket also. Mom you want that Ruby ring - the ruby bucket should have enough rubies in it for you to pick out just the right one!
This is our newest additon to our buckets and the kids seem to love them. So do a lot of other people. We started this as our 5th specialty bucket and with in a short time it had grown into in's own group with three sizes.
The smallest is our $35. To get the most fossils this is really a one person bucket. But more than one can mine it. All the fossil and gem buckets contain more than just the fossils, you will find arrow heads and geodes and other things from time to time that you will not find in our other buckets. This is truly a Fun Bucket type to do.
Our $50 fossil and gem bucket is a great size to share. Like all our super buckets it comes with a one caret free cut.
Our $100 bucket will contain some of the largest fossils and some that are not in the other buckets. This is really a great bucket to do, and the whole family can work on it. And it comes with a two caret free cut.
The free cuts are a $15 value and includes the following stone: Garnet, Rose Quartz, White Topaz, Amethyst, Citrine, and Smoky Topaz. This can be deducted from a more expesive cut or from a cut and jewelry setting. It can not be used for anything else in the store and has no monetary value.
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Your mining isn't over until you have taken your stones into our General stone and had our Assayers give you a free assay, which means they will tell you what they are. And at this time if you want anything made from your stones, these are the people to talk to.
Any amount of people in your group can mine from the same bucket. Just remember the more people mining the less each person finds - and too many can result in someone not finding anything
