10 Mines in North Carolina Mountains That You Shouldn't Miss

Covered outdoor and Indoor gem mining all season. #1 gem mine in the Carolinas on TripAdvisor. No reservations needed. Come pet and feed our goats and see our chickens. We double all competitor’s coupons and we’ll even buy you a coke! At Elijah Mountain Gem Mine, in Hendersonville, NC, you become a prospector from the 1800's and mine for real gem stones that you can keep! Gems that are found daily include Rubys, Sapphires, Emeralds, Quartz crystals, Citrine, Amethyst, Garnets, Adventurine, Sodalite, Opal, Fluorite, Aquamarine Crystal geodes and many more! We have covered outdoor and climate controlled indoor mining for your comfort! Find something really special and have it cut into a pendant for a necklace right here! Sometimes while you watch! You can even bring a picnic and relax at one of our picnic tables by the creek! Our Rock Shop is the best around and no one can beat our prices! See 400 million year old fossils.

Brevard, NC's Crystal Mountain Gem Mine brings you the unique experience of engaging in your own Gem Mining adventure! By joining us in our downtown Gem Mine - full of precious gems from private mine shafts around the world - you're able to mine for your own gemstones and try your luck at striking it rich! Just like a real prospector from the 1800's! You get to keep everything you find!

We are a little rustic gem mine in Franklin NC , We welcome you to our gem mine. Thanks Darcel Charles, Morgan & Isaiah

Gem Mine we have the finest buckets of Gem material available for you to hunt through, in the safety and comfort of our flume line. Your stone will be turned into jewelry by expert cutters Bob/Elaine in house. We Offer a Lapidary School for those interesting in learning to Faceting or Cabochon. We also have Lapidary supplies. Gift Shop, Speciemens and Fine jewelry in Gold and Silver. We are Veteran owned and offer our fellow veterans a 10% discount on all our Gem Buckets.

Located in the beautiful mountains of NC, Gem Valley is a family "own and run" public gem-mining and gold panning attraction. We are located near the Blue Ridge Parkway and beside the New River State Park.

We have enriched gem dirt buckets in many different kinds that you can purchase and sift through the dirt in our sleuce. We have a store that is packed with gemstones, crystals, specimens, jewelry, fossils, and much more! We offer gemstone cutting services. You can pick out a ring, pendant, or pair of ear rings and then choose from a wide variety of facetted and cabochon cut stones to have set in your ring, pendant, or ear rings. We sell rough gemstones and whole geodes too !

We have a challenging 18 hole course and brand new gem mine located in a beautiful mountain setting. We have four sizes of gem mining material to choose from which include gems, fossils and sharks teeth! After you complete the course come in and enjoy a Mayfield hand dipped ice cream, milkshake, soda, nachos or a snack!

Become a treasure hunter right in the heart of downtown Asheville! With the gem mine plus the Rock, fossil and jewelry shop there's something for everyone!

Mason's Sapphire Mine is an all-natural, dig your own sapphire mine that has been in operation since 1942 in Franklin NC. We also offer enriched buckets so everyone can find something to love! Masons mine is a safe, fun, and unique experience to add to your family trip! We will open for the Season March 19th 2020