I hope you have a few minutes to check out this report, it will be worth your time. After editing many pictures from myself, Lee and Jim, I have decided to use most of them, over 100!. I feel it was the right thing to do to document to re-opening of one of the most famous emerald mines in North America. There were many rockhounds who attended this dig, and they all deserve to be a part of history by having their picture posted in this report, whether it is an individual picture or in a group shot, it is great to be part of something this important to the rockhound community. As most people know, our club is now managing this site for the owners, they have given me permission to bring in machines from time to time as we feel is needed to expose new material at the mine. Most of you know that I was not a big fan of the Crabtree the last couple of years, the site had been dug repeatedly and little was produced by hand digging. I had not set up a club trip there is a couple of years. This arrangement with the owners and our club was just what the site needed, turning over the dump material and digging 6-8 feet down into material that had not been touched in over 20 years has brought new life to the mine as you will see in the 30+ specimen pictures posted in this report. Just as important are the pictures of the members who participated in the dig, they were the first group to reap the rewards of this historic mine in many, many years.

The dig actually started on Friday for many of us, I arrived around 3:30 p.m. to find Steve Bonney, Ken Sexton and others already setup at the camp area.

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