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North Carolina Gemstone Mine - Gem Mining In NC
Mines and Activities

The North Carolina Gemstone Mine

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 MineThe 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



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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.

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