Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine is Macon County's ONLY 100% Unsalted Gem Mine, located in the heart of the beautiful Cowee Valley of North …
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Dec 31, 2024
This was the best mining experience I have had the pleasure of having! The staff is very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful! They also offer military active or retired and family specials. I defi…Full review by Share D
Nov 20, 2024
We spent several hours at the Cherokee Mine and had a great time! As others have mentioned, you 'dig your own' and shovels and buckets are provided. Zach was extremely helpful and fun. He showed u…Full review by F4693FTtracyw
Nov 11, 2024
Great family fun if its something you are interested in! Great staff to assist with any questions you have and great demonstrations!Full review by Trey M
Wow...got it...don't take coon rd...but u list 20.00 for one bucket? U write too much its mind boggling...I got confused reading it...I don't know if its all day? Can we bring food? One bucket pre filled?
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Buckets are prefilled, but you pick your bucket. You sit as long as you want.
We will be traveling in the area pulling a trailer, will the parking area accommodate a truck and a trailer?
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The parking area is a mild slope field accessed by a gravel drive. I would think a 20 foot trailer should not be a problem; a thirty foot trailer might have difficulty pulling in off the road.
How likely is it to find gemstones for a wedding band? I am from the Midwest and am looking to plan a trip, it's important to me that I find one but I also want to dig up my own. How long do you think that would take?
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it is an unsalted mine so the potential is there to find what your looking for unless it's a diamond. Rubies and Sapphires are pretty abundant.
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