Overview

• Micherre Fox arrived at the park on July 8 and spent nearly three weeks searching before her July 29 discovery in the West Drain area.
• She initially mistook the gem’s glint for dew on a spiderweb until nudging it with her boot revealed a solid, sparkling stone.
• Fox views her quest as a symbol of self-determination, saying hard work can resolve challenges when money runs out.
• Crater of Diamonds spans about 37.5 acres as the only publicly accessible volcanic diamond source and operates under a finders-keepers policy that allows non-motorized searches.
• Since its first discoveries in 1906, the park has yielded over 75,000 diamonds, including the record 40.23-carat “Uncle Sam” now displayed at the Smithsonian.