No one makes eye contact. They're too intent on the ground, searching for one of Central Minnesota's oldest buried treasures: Lake Superior agates. Butch Goldenstein figures he's found hundreds of ...

The prospector in Tom Harmon brings him back to the river. He first felt the itch when his grandmother took him rock-hunting as a boy on his father s place at Crane, south of Sidney. On a hill above ...

The Oregon coast is known for all kinds of natural beauty. Seashells, however, are not one of them. But that doesn’t stop crowds from coming to the coast to search the sand for that one special ...

Despite being partially sighted, Dong Guirong has not only made a living from spotting precious gemstones in the dusty soil of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, she's gone on to become a ...

More than 3 million visitors flock to the 24-mile stretch of beach between South Newport and Yachats each year, with agates, jasper and fossils within easy reach.

Dong Guirong teaches students winding techniques on agate gemstones in Xin Barga Right Banner, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in August last year. CHINA DAILY Despite being partially sighted, Dong ...