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Avant Mining VIP Tour
Mine for the world’s clearest quartz crystals at world-renowned private mines — with a GIA certified gemologist.
The Ouachitas hold some of the finest quartz on earth — and a helicopter connects the tapestry of remote privately owned mines.
Lift off from Thaden Field in Bentonville and trade the highway for a forty-minute flight over ridge after forested ridge. Below you, the Ouachita Mountains run east to west — the only range in North America that does — their quartz veins formed under heat and pressure some 300 million years ago.
Avant Mining invites you to their private warehouse where they house the world’s finest collection of Quartz crystals on earth. Buy "Mine-direct" fine minerals, gemstones or large crystalline boulders for your estate. GIA certified field gemologist Deena Eckel will be your guide through this experience. Setting you up for success at the mines, we walk you through the geology and mining techniques. Then it’s just you, the Ouachita Mountains, and the particular thrill of brushing red clay off a clear point that no one has ever seen.
Every crystal you find is yours to keep — raw, unpolished, and pulled from the ground by your own hands. We professionally clean your haul, fly you home, and the whole Ozark afternoon fits inside a single day.
How the day flies
Four steps, one unforgettable afternoon.
Depart Thaden Field
Meet your pilot in Bentonville and lift off straight over the Ozarks — no security lines, no shuttle.
Land at the mine
Touch down at a private claim deep in the Ouachitas where your guide is already waiting.
Mine crystals with a gemologist
Learn to read the veins, work the fresh tailings, and unearth clear quartz points by hand.
Keep your haul
We professionally clean everything you find, break for lunch, and fly you home by evening.
Placeholder imagery — swap for licensed photos of the actual mine before launch. Hero photo via Wikimedia Commons (add attribution before launch).
Your quartz is waiting to be discovered.
Ready to visit the mines?
Tell us your dates and group size and we’ll build the day around you — flight, guide, lunch, and all the quartz you can carry.
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