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GEORGIA
Gold n' Gem Grubbin, The Mine
75 Gold Nugget Lane
Cleveland, Georgia 30528
(800) 942-4436
E-mail: info@goldngem.com
Web site: www.goldngem.com
Commercial mine sharing ore reserves with you. Mine Gold 'n Gem concentrates or
mine ore from mining pit using stream and equipment. At the stream- $15 1/2 day,
$25 full day. Gold 'n Gem buckets of concentrate with many options prices on website.
We ship year round. RV full hookups, tent sites on river.
MAINE
Poland Mining Camps
PO Box 26
Poland, ME 04274
Ph. (207) 998-2350
Website: polandminingcamps.com
June-September with just 8 cabins, you're assured no crowds. Each day a different
mine. Frequent blasting at ours and other sites, Fresh rock, new potential. 3
meals and snacks are part of the package. Even your pets are welcome. We cater
to beginners and advanced collectors and micromounters.
MONTANA
Gem Mountain
Cooney's Sapphire Village Inc.
PO Box 148
3835 Skalkaho Road
Philipsburg, MT 59858
Ph. (406) 859-GEMS (4367) Toll Free (866) 459-GEMS (4367)
Website: www.gemmtn.com
Sapphire gemstones hidden in the Mountains of Montana. Sapphire gemstones and
jewelry, gravel concentrate, heat treating and faceting. Located in southwest
Montana between Philipsburg and Hamilton on MT Hwy 38 about an hours drive from
Butte or Missoula. Open seven days per week, mid-May to mid-October. We ship concentrate
year-round.
Sapphire Studio
P.O. Box 312
140 Aspen Grove Lane
Hamilton, MT 59840
Phone (406) 363-6650
Fax (406) 363-6650
Website: www.sapphiremining.com
Sapphire Gravel Concentrate available online in 3-4 pound bags. Retail shop gravel
washing operation located in Hamilton, Montana open June through October, gravel
available year round. Vacation Lodging and sapphire packages near Rock Creek/Philipsburg
Sapphire Mining area available June 2008. Advance reservations required for cabin.
Visit website for details www.sapphiremining.com.
NEW YORK
Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground
161 Co. Highway 114
St. Johnsville, NY 13452
Ph. (800) KRY-DIAM
E-mail: fun@crystalgrove.com
Website: www.crystalgrove.com
Mine your own "Herkimer Diamonds" in beautiful upstate New York. 3 large
areas, no claims. Rent our tools or bring your own. Stay next door in our spacious,
wooded campground-sites for tent or RV, camping cabins, modern facilities. Mining
daily April through October, 8AM to dusk. Camping begins mid-April.
Herkimer Motel
Exit 30, NY Thruway, I-90
Ph. (315) 866-0490; Fax (315) 866-0416
E-mail: herkmotl@mybizz.net
Website: www.herkimermotel.com
Herkimer Diamonds: Herkimer N.Y. Thruway I-90, Exit 30: Mining April 1st thru
December 1st (barring snow). Special rates for prospectors and families. 60 clean,
comfortable, and reasonably priced rooms. Continental breakfast, in-ground heated
pool, year-round fitness room and 24-hr Denny's. Herkimer Motel resv. (877) 656-6835.
NORTH CAROLINA
Emerald Village
PO Box 98
331 McKinney Mine Rd.
Little Switzerland, NC 28749
Ph. (828)765-6463; (828) ROK-MINE
E-mail:info@emeraldvillage.com
Website: www.emeraldvillage.com
Emerald Village is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
At the NC Mining Museum tour the historic underground Bon Ami Mine, home of over
53 minerals. The Gemstone Mine offers gem bucket mining at a real flume. Search
for genuine gems & keep what you find!
Jim's Gems and Gold
10327 East Highway 211, Bldg 1
Aberdeen, NC 28315
Ph. (910) 944-3703
E-mail: jimsgemsandgold@alltel.net
Website: Under construction
We are located in golf and horse country near Pine Hurst in the Sand Hills area
of North Carolina. We have enhanced buckets of gemstones from around the world.
We furnish all the tools to find gemstones and gold. Open year round. Wed. - Sat.
9am-5pm. And Sun. 1:30pm -5pm. Fee mining.
Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
6961 Upperburningtown Road
Franklin, NC 28734
Ph. (828) 369-9742
E-mail: dennisu357@peoplepc.com
Website: www.masonsrubyandsapphiremine.com
You dig your own dirt. All tools supplied. Help for those who need it. Open daily
8am -5pm all year. Native rubies and sapphires. Four flumes with bench seats with
handicap access. One flume covered. Snacks, beverages, and primitive camping available.
Quiet setting with a cool mountain stream.
Sheffield Mine
385 Sheffield Farms Rd
Franklin, NC 28734
Ph. (828) 369-8383
E-mail: ruby@sheffieldmine.com
Website: www.sheffieldmine.com
Native Star Rubies or gemstones of the world. Novice or experienced rock hounds
welcome. 488 carat ruby found in 2002! All necessary equipment supplied. Wear
old clothes; you’ll get wet and dirty. Fun for all ages! Lapidary Shop and
Rock & gift shop. Picnic area. Open 10am daily, April thru October. Group
rates.
Thermal City Gold and Gem Mine
5240 US 221 H Hwy
Union Mills, NC 28167
Ph. (828) -286-3016 (EST)
E-mail: jnanney@blueridge.net
Website: www.huntforgold.com
Panning, dredging, detecting, camping, gem mining for precious stones. A unique
experience hosted by people who are real Gold and Gem prospectors. We have on
display the largest known Hiddenite specimen. Thermal City Gold Mine is dedicated
to keeping the tradition and history of mining alive. Open March – November.
OREGON
Cracker Creek Mine Camp
39599 Bourne Rd.
Sumpter, OR 97877
Ph. (541) 523-2695
E-mail: goldmine@jwharton.com
Website: www.sumpteroregongoldmining.com
Pan and high-bank for gold from our genuine placer gold mine along historic Cracker
Creek. We provide all the equipment, tools and instructions necessary to find
gold and have a great time! Season: May 15 to Sept. 15 or by appointment. Hours:
9a.m. to 6p.m., closed Sunday. Walk-in or call for reservations.
Dust Devil Mining Co.
P.O. Box 279
Cloverdale, OR
Ph. (503) 965-7707; April 1 to closing (541) 219-1071
E-mail: ddmc@oregoncoast.com
Website: www.dustdevilmining.com
OREGON SUNSTONE. April to November 1. Dawn to dark 7 days a week. NO digging fee.
Better stones 1/3 of wholesale. Most stones free. Shovels and screens provided.
Camping on site. Friendly family atmosphere. Rough, cut stones, beads and jewelry
in mine store. See website for up to date digging information.
Spectrum Mine Free Sunstone-Red Labradorite Dig
Contact: Chris Rose
Cell: (775) 772-7724
E-mail: tourmalineminer@aol.com
Website: www.highdesertgemsandminerals.com
Two days free digging. Keep all you find, no charge. Abundant reds, greens, dichroic,
schiller Labradorites/Andesines. 22 miles north of Plush and one mile north of
Dust Devil Mine. May 15th - Nov 1st. Rock shop, camping, water available. Fully
accommodated housing (coming soon).
UTAH
U-Dig Fossils
350 E. 300 S.
Delta, UT 84624
Ph. (435) 864-3638; Fax (435) 864-4294
E-mail: udig@xmission.com
Website: www.u-digfossils.com
U-Dig Fossils provides you 40 acres of the best trilobite collecting property
in the world. This is an affordable experience for fossil enthusiasts and families
alike. Season, April 2 thru October 31. Quarry location is 52 miles west of Delta.
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