{"id":2475398,"date":"2025-08-16T06:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-woman-visits-public-diamond-mine-in-the-south-finds-2-3-carat-gem-for-her-engagement-ring\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T06:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:15:56","slug":"ny-woman-visits-public-diamond-mine-in-the-south-finds-2-3-carat-gem-for-her-engagement-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-woman-visits-public-diamond-mine-in-the-south-finds-2-3-carat-gem-for-her-engagement-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Woman Visits Public Diamond Mine in the South, Finds 2.3-Carat Gem for Her Engagement Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fny-woman-visits-public-diamond-mine-in-the-south-finds-2-3-carat-gem-for-her-engagement-ring%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Michelle Fox from Manhattan made an unconventional choice for her engagement ring by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/penn-president-will-not-act-to-remove-anti-semitic-cartoonist-from-faculty-citing-bedrock-commitment-to-open-expression\/\" title=\"Penn President Stands by Anti-Semitic Cartoonist on Faculty, Emphasizes Freedom of Expression\">personally finding<\/a> her own diamond. She discovered a 2.3-carat white diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas after training for two weeks and spending three weeks digging there. Fox viewed the experience as symbolic of commitment and hard work in a relationship,emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >love requires effort<\/a> beyond financial means.Despite initial setbacks, she found the diamond on the last day of her stay. Her find is notable as the third-largest diamond discovered at the park this year. The park highlights that success in finding diamonds combines both preparation and luck.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Usually, the guy gives the rock to the girl when a couple gets married. But not in the case of Manhattan&rsquo;s Micherre Fox, who obtained the diamond for her engagement ring on her own.<\/p>\n<p>Fox found a 2.3-carat white diamond at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasstateparks.com\/articles\/guest-new-york-discovers-23-carat-diamond-arkansas-crater-diamonds-state-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arkansas State Parks news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She trained for two weeks, learning how to dig, then went to Arkansas to try her luck.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So I brought my tent, and my cot, and all the mining equipment I would need,&rdquo; Fox said. &ldquo;This was a perfect opportunity for me to make a commitment about who I want to be in a relationship,&rdquo; she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/newyork\/news\/nyc-woman-finds-diamond-in-arkansas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCBS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s something symbolic about being able to solve problems with money, but sometimes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-lee-infrastructure-bill-reverse-robin-hood\/\" title=\"Sen. Lee: Infrastructure bill \u2018reverse Robin Hood\u2019\">money runs<\/a> out in a marriage,&rdquo; Fox said. &ldquo;You need to be willing and able to solve those problems with hard work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Fox had just completed graduate school and had a month free, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was willing to go anywhere in the world to make that happen,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I researched, and it turned out that the only place in the world to do it was right in our backyard, in Arkansas!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"West Village woman discovers 2.3-carat diamond at Arkansas state park\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2F9eoMcT7I4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Fox arrived on July 8 and did everything she was supposed to do, without any luck. Then luck showed up on July 29, the last day of her stay, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-man-complete-shock-incredible-diamond-discovery-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">glint of something<\/a> by her feet<\/p>\n<p>After three weeks of disappointments, Fox nudged what she thought might be a dew-covered spider&rsquo;s web, but it was not.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Having never seen an actual diamond in my hands, I didn&rsquo;t know for sure, but it was the most &ldquo;diamond-y <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boulder-attack-victim-dies-from-injuries-suspect-charged-with-murder\/\" title=\"Boulder attack victim dies from injuries, suspect charged with murder\">diamond&#038;rsquo<\/a>; I had seen,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-hydrothermal-explosion-at-yellowstone-sends-park-visitors-running-for-their-lives\/\" title=\"Watch: Hydrothermal Explosion at Yellowstone Sends Park Visitors Running for Their Lives\">park&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Diamond Discovery Center confirmed the find.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I got on my knees and cried, then started laughing,&rdquo; Fox said when she realized she had succeeded.<\/p>\n<p>And how. Her find was the third-largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-one-largest-diamonds-ever-found-unearthed-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diamond<\/a> found this year at the park.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Superintendent Waymon Cox said Fox&rsquo;s story &ldquo;highlights the fact that, even when putting forth your best effort, being in the right place at the right time plays a part in finding diamonds.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox agreed. &ldquo;After all the research, there&rsquo;s luck and there&rsquo;s hard work,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;When you are literally picking up the dirt in your hands, no amount of research can do that for you; no amount of education can take you all the way. It was daunting!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The park said 366 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sustainable-lab-grown-diamond-company-flops-miners-genuine-gemstones-predicted-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diamonds<\/a> have been registered at the park this year, with 11 weighing more than one carat.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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However, Manhattan&#8217;s Micherre Fox broke with tradition by finding her own diamond for her engagement ring. She discovered a 2.3-carat white diamond at Arkansas&#8217;s Crater of Diamonds State Park, as reported by Arkansas State Parks. After two weeks of training on how to dig for diamonds, Fox traveled to Arkansas prepared with all necessary mining gear. She saw this as a meaningful way to demonstrate her commitment in a relationship, emphasizing that while money can help solve problems, it eventually runs out-hard work and willingness are essential in overcoming challenges together.<\/p>\n<p>Fox had just finished graduate school and had a free month ahead. Determined to find a diamond herself, she researched extensively and realized that the only place she could do this was nearby in Arkansas. Arriving on July 8th, she followed all procedures but initially found no success until July 29th-the last day of her trip-when she spotted something sparkling near her feet.<\/p>\n<p>After three weeks without luck, Fox brushed aside what she thought was dew-covered spider webting but turned out to be something else entirely. Having never held an actual diamond before, she wasn&#8217;t certain at first but recognized it as an exceptionally clear stone once confirmed by the park&#8217;s Diamond Discovery Center. Overcome with emotion upon realizing her success-the third-largest diamond found there that year-she knelt down crying and laughing.<\/p>\n<p>Assistant Superintendent Waymon Cox noted that Fox&#8217;s experience shows how both effort and being in the right place at the right time matter when searching for diamonds-a sentiment Fox echoed: research helps but ultimately hard work combined with luck is key since no amount of study can replace physically sifting through dirt.<\/p>\n<p>This year alone, 366 diamonds have been registered at Crater of Diamonds State Park; among them are eleven stones weighing over one carat each<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2475399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-Yorker-finds-diamond.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[47669,32120,61387],"class_list":["post-2475398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-engagement-ring","tag-new-york","tag-public-diamond-mine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/New-Yorker-finds-diamond.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475398"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475402,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475398\/revisions\/2475402"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}