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• We currently have GOLD MINES & MINING CLAIMS for sale in the Black Hills of South Dakota and have been working in the Black Hills area on several projects, including our new startup BLACK HILLS GOLD MINES.  DOMINION GEMS will be phased out over the next year as we begin our new chapter in gold exploration, prospecting and mining in South Dakota full-time. In mid-2026 our trips to California, Nevada, and Arizona will likely stop so we can mine near home.

• This Website will be deactivated in September 2026 when we move everything over to the new website above.  I'll still be collecting minerals, just not selling them (as much!). We'll begin attending more shows in 2026 than we have in the past.

• We prospect and dig for gems & minerals and we have high-end proven gold, mineral, crystal and gemstone mines & mining claims for sale or lease in the western USA.  We also offer Mineral and Crystal Specimens, Virgin Valley Nevada & Worldwide Opals, Rare Lapidary Rough, and Gemstones for sale. 

• We travel frequently and at least twice annually for a month or more to prospect, stake claims, and dig for gems and minerals, normally in late August/early September and again in January.  We've been collecting minerals, gems & prospecting since the mid 1980s and mining since the early 1990s.  

• We encourage you to learn about gems & minerals by joining a club, attending a show, reading books, subscribe to magazines, and browsing online forums!

•  WANTED: WE WANT / WE BUY:   Blue Cap Tourmalines from Pala California; Gold From Custer South Dakota and Homestake Gold Mine specimens; old Howardite Rattlesnake Jasper.  See our "Wants" HERE.  We also do "trades."

• When out mining or traveling, it may take us 1-3 weeks to check emails, calls, voicemails, as we will be in remote areas with no  services....  If we are out mining or traveling our STORE / SHOP pages will have all store items hidden w/ a message  "There are no products to show at the moment."  The shop will reopen when we arrive back.  Please check back!

• You can also check out our shop on Etsy HERE for sales and some items not listed on our website!

• Feel free to CONTACT US today with any questions, and please scroll down further and browse our entire site to see what we have to offer....     Thanks for visiting!