Arkansas Gem Hunter Reports Potential Million-Dollar Diamond Find
An Arkansas gem hunter has reported finding a diamond that he believes could be worth as much as $1 million.
Shreveport Texarkana, LA, October 2, 2026 — A gem hunter in Arkansas has reported the discovery of a diamond that could potentially hold significant value, with estimates suggesting it might be worth as much as $1 million. The individual, whose name was not immediately provided, made the find within the state, which is home to the Crater of Diamonds State Park, the world’s only consistently yielding diamond-bearing mine where the public can dig for diamonds.
Details surrounding the exact location of the find and the circumstances of its discovery were not made public by the reporter. It is also not publicly known if the diamond was found on private property or within the public dig site of the Crater of Diamonds State Park.
The Crater of Diamonds State Park is a unique geological site located in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. It is the eighth-largest diamond-bearing volcanic pipe in the United States. Since its establishment as a state park in 1972, hundreds of thousands of diamonds have been found by visitors. The park operates on a
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