The North Carolina Gemstone Mine
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One of the most exciting aspects about
Emerald Village is the
opportunity to prospect for gems and keep what you
find. The special thing that sets Emerald Village
apart from all the other “gem mines” is that we do
it in real mines that have produced a variety of
gems and minerals. Our North Carolina Gemstone Mine
is located in the awesome Big Deal Mine, an
impressive historic underground mine that produced a
variety of gems and minerals.
The
Gemstone Mine is all about having fun in a
comfortable, spectacular setting. We have two long
covered flumes that run with cold mountain water.
Mine for gems regardless of what the weather does.
Our staff will explain the various gem buckets
available and how to search for gems. We’ll help you
identify what you find and our trained professionals
will take your order to cut and polish your special
finds and make them into attractive jewelry. What a
great memento of your visit!
No reservations are necessary at our Gemstone Mine
and we provide the equipment. Wear comfortable
clothes but we’ve done the dirty work by providing
buckets of gem-bearing materials to search through.
All our buckets (except the Native Bucket below)
contain unsearched ore as mined from local mines,
along with rough gems added from other mines so we
can guarantee “A Gem Find Every Time!” The mixed
buckets contain up to 25 different mixed varieties
of gems including Amazonite, Amethyst, Aventurine,
Aquamarine, Carnelian Agate, Citrine, Emerald,
Fluorite, Garnet, Kyanite, Moonstone, Red Jasper,
Rose Quartz, Ruby, Sapphire, Smoky Quartz, Sodalite,
Topaz, Tourmaline, Unakite, and others.
We offer a “Native Bucket” containing unsearched
material from the Emerald Village mine dumps. Gems
are scarce and we make no guarantees except that
nothing has been added.
GEM BUCKETS AVAILABLE AT THE GEMSTONE MINE:
(To order gem buckets by mail visit our
Online Store)
1. KIDS
ONLY!
1 gallon with a variety of rough gemstones.
Students through high school only! |
$7.50 |
2. GEMSTONE
SAMPLER!
1 gallon bucket with our basic gemstone mix! |
$10.00 |
3. NATIVE BUCKET!
2 gallon unsearched bucket from our dumps.
Nothing added and NO guarantees! |
$20.00 |
4.
GEMSTONE MIX!
2 gallon bucket of our special gemstone mix! |
$20.00 |
5. SPECIALTY BUCKETS!
2 gallon bucket (YOUR CHOICE)
*Amethyst (birthstone for February)
*Aquamarine (birthstone for March)
*Corundum (Ruby & Sapphire)
*Emerald (birthstone for May)
*Topaz (birthstone for November) |
$35.00 |
6.
MINE BOSS BUCKET!
3-1/2 gallon bucket of our special gemstone
mix! |
$35.00 |
7. STAKE YOUR CLAIM!
4 gallon bucket concentrated gemstone mix!
|
$75.00 |
8.
STRIKE IT RICH!
5 gallon bucket super-concentrated gemstone
mix. A lot of ore! |
$125.00 |
9. THE EMERALD LODE!
5 gallon bucket containing only emerald
bearing ore from various mines! |
$125.00 |
10.
THE BIG DEAL!
10 gallon bucket super-concentrated gemstone
mix. A Big Deal! |
$250.00 |
11. THE BIG BONANZA!
20 gallon barrel of our super-concentrated
rich gemstone mix! |
$500.00 |
12.
THE TREASURE CHEST
30 gallon barrel of FUN! The Ultimate
special mix of gem and mineral treasures! |
$1,000.00 |
Click above for information on the Go Blue
Ridge card, a multi-attraction discount pass that
includes Emerald Village.
The more you use it, the more you save!
If you have any questions please contact us at
828-ROK-MINE (765-6463),
email us, or use our
online request form.
