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Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine

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$10 bucket
$10 bucket
The largest gem from the $10 bucket.
The largest gem from the $10 bucket.
$10 bucket, the goodies.
$10 bucket, the goodies.
Mining
Mining
It is a very bumpy rocky road
It is a very bumpy rocky road
The shack "office"
The shack "office"
6771 Sylva Rd
Franklin, NC 28734
+1 (828) 369-5271
http://www.coweemtnrubymine.com

Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine is a renowned gemstone mining operation nestled in the picturesque mountains of Franklin, NC.

Visitors have the opportunity to explore and mine for rubies and other precious gemstones in a scenic and authentic mining setting.

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3.56 reviews
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Dana Q.
3/14/2015

Kids enjoyed it very much. We bought the smallest bucket at $10 each x 5 kids, not a cheap activity, especially since they had a strict no sharing policy. But the small buckets were full of...

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Yoomee H.
5/7/2024

I came all this way from Georgia and they only accept wholesale people!! Terrible!! They posted stone cutting free admission 9 am - 6 pm.. and they're closed?!? Never ever coming here and would...

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Amber S.
6/26/2024

The locals are nice. But this place is very much a hole in the wall. We went here based on yelp reviews. But nothing says that you are going back into the woods. Down a pretty bumpy river rock...

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Frank B.
8/1/2021

Great place to wash some rocks. We started with 2 buckets of gem stone dirt. We found so many rubies, emeralds, star rubies, garnets and amethyst that we bought several more. Good thing that we...

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Michael R.
10/9/2013

Open from March 1 - December 1 This is _the_ place for salted buckets. The 4+ stars are meant to reflect the salted bucket experience - if you're looking for a native mine experience you should...

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