There are lots of people in this world who are into gemstone prospecting and they are crazy about it. Though it means spending long hours even days in mines they don’t mind because at the end of the day they come up with an exquisite piece of gemstone. Most of these guys who are involved in prospecting either do it as a hobby or are full time professionals who sell their bounty to jewelry stores. There are some who have become cult figures in this trade and are known to be very popular in jewelry circles.

Take the case of John Brown (name changed) who has been associated with gemstone prospecting and mining for over two decades. Though he addresses his business as a small scale mining venture yet it is quite an accomplishment of selling gems for over 20 years or so. If you ask him he would tell you that he had been cutting his own
gems for many years. Cutting gems needs expertise and accuracy which can only be developed by years of practice in natural mines.

John Brown with his vast experience creates his own beautiful custom jewelry. At times he sells his jewelry pieces to jewelers of his locality or to friends and relatives. To pursue gemstone prospecting he has taken up several old mines in his area and where he digs for his gemstones. Ask him and pat would come the reply that he loves moving in the hills prospecting and exploring and he has been enjoying this since childhood.

Instead of going for vacations elsewhere he had utilized the time prospecting in the hills amidst hard rocks and gemstone deposits. He even contributes articles for some reputed journals on mining enlightening readers about small scale mining. He is also a regular contributor on the internet telling people about opportunities in prospecting