The Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS) and the North East Field Trip Alliance (NEFTA), in cooperation with the Sterling Hill Mining Museum, invite you to share an international collecting experience.

This field trip has attracted dedicated collectors from across the globe. Be one of them this year! It WILL be an historic and memorable event.

For a list of the rare minerals found at this site, visit http://uvworld.org/mineral_list.pdf

ON-LINE REGISTRATION ENDS AT 1a.m. EDT ON MONDAY, APRIL 19. You will have to spend time to register in person Saturday morning if not registered on-line.

Tools and UV lights will be available for purchase at the Franklin Museum and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum. The Sterling Hill dig and find area will have excavation / turnover of fresh NEW soil areas for your digging pleasure -- tens of TONS of new material has been pulled down from the mountain just for us (that's what this year's fees help to pay for).

Attendance is by advance reservation. Sign up early! We MUST have at least 100 people. And in case you are wondering, it IS “rain or shine” -- so come prepared!

We will have access to the upper workings! A complete walk through along with picking a sample of the last day of the mine minerals!

All collectors must carry liability insurance that covers damage to the property, such as the insurance offered by the EFMLS to its affiliate clubs. Your club must co-sponsor the activity in order to be covered by Federation policies. For liability reasons, you must show a photo ID at registration.

Age restrictions: 5 to 12 year olds can dig in "Mine Run Dump" with an adult. 12 years and older can dig in the pits (preferably with an adult).

If you have no other means of insurance, you may join the DVESS on-site (while registering) to get coverage by the DVESS insurance. (Proof of personal liability is also acceptable.) Collectors enter any site at their own risk and must sign a hold-harmless liability waiver when registering.

For payment by PayPal, we need to recover the $1 processing fee, so please choose the $21 option if paying by PayPal. [Note: with PayPal you can use your credit card or your own paypal account to pay. Remember, it will cost you 42 cents plus your time to write a check and mail it, so you don't save very much! And using check is really a lot of work for the Diggg staff, with more chances for problems. So PLEASE use paypal to register if at all possible.]

For payment by check, please mail early so you can be registered properly. If for some reason you cannot complete the registration form here, mail check for DVESS to PO Box 372, Maple Shade, NJ 08052 and mention that you have not registered on-line.

For more information and pictures, please visit the UV World website below. You will also find the latest news and description of the event at the website.