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Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine

Work through two-gallon buckets of ore at a flume line fed by Caler Creek, screening the gravel for ruby, sapphire and garnet.

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A visita

Tipo de visitaDig for your own
OndeUnited States
ReservaNão é necessário
ContextoAo ar livre
ÉpocaThe site lists admission hours as open March through December, daily 10am to 4pm and from 9am in summer, with all activities weather permitting
Custo, conforme indicadoUSD 30.00 per person as listed; age 6 and under free with an accompanying paid miner, with no bucket of ore provided

Por que vale a pena a viagem

The material is unsalted local ore, so what turns up in the screen is an honest sample of what a single Appalachian valley actually contains.

Antes de partir

The mine states that its ore is 100 per cent unsalted and native to the Cowee Valley, and that it does not offer salted, enhanced or enriched gemstones. Children under 11 are not permitted into the dig-your-own mining area, shirts and enclosed footwear are required at the flume line, and a waiver must be signed; the mine describes the work as strenuous.

Fonte oficial

Compilado a partir de cherokeerubymine.com, disponível em 16 de agosto de 2026.

Os horários de funcionamento, as épocas de funcionamento e os preços estão sujeitos a alterações, e nós não somos o operador. Confirme diretamente junto do local antes de viajar. Não cobramos qualquer comissão sobre as visitas.

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