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The only active diamond mine in the country is the Crater of Diamonds Mine near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. There, recreational prospectors have been finding up to a few hundred carats of diamonds per year since the early 1970s. Most of the stones are white, yellow, or brown in color, but a wide range of diamond colors has been found at the mine. See photo at the top of this page.
A Colorado woman found an 8.52-carat diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro. The gem found by Bobbie Oskarson of Longmont is the fifth largest diamond found at the park since 1972. She named it Esperanza for her niece's name and the Spanish word for 'hope' and plans to keep the diamond.