Highlights
Mine for gems & fossils in covered outdoor or indoor rushing water flumes. Feed the goats and visit the Aviary. Largest crystal store in NC.
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About This Deal
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What's Included:
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Prospector’s Dream Bucket
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Visits to the goat farm and aviary where you can feed the goats and discover our collection of live exotic birds!
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Take home whatever treasures you find!
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Fun for kids of all ages!
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Covered outdoor water flumes and indoor flumes open 7 days a week.
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Wheelchair access to mining, store and steam.
Become A Prospector
At Elijah Mountain Gem Mine, You become a prospector from the 1800's and mine for real gem stones and gold that you can keep! Find Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, Quartz crystals, Citrine, Amethyst, Garnets, Aventurine, Sodalite, Peridot, Opal, Fluorite, Aquamarine, Topaz, Peacock Copper, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Amazonite, Labradorite and dozens more!
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About Elijah Mountain Gem Mine
Families fill their buckets with the gem-studded dirt and sift through the loot with the help of wooden flumes. The flumes, all-weather and wheelchair-accessible, wash away dirt to reveal fossils, quartz crystals, uncut emeralds, and other treasures to take home. Miners can opt for specialty buckets that contain higher concentrations of certain stones and fossils. A 3,000-square-foot rock and fossil shop is stocked with sundries from the United States and Europe that, unlike precious stones or the White House's water slide, are displayed in plain sight. Enjoy the petting zoo which features baby goats.