It’s the size of a football, brilliant cherry-red and nearly a perfect square. Gem hunter Bryan Lees pulled it from the Sweet Home Mine near Alma in 1992, but now it sits in a display at the ...

In the reality TV series “Prospectors,” gem hunters on a peak in central Colorado face the dangers of high-altitude lightning, rock falls, cave-ins and whiteouts while digging for valuable ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A gem that was found decades ago in a now-shuttered Colorado mine is going for thousands of dollars in an auction. According to the Colorado School of Mines, the Sweet Home Mine ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is encouraging hunters to submit their applications early to avoid complications or delays. New this year, non-residents can no longer buy over-the-counter ...