Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine
Mining
Why pick this one
Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine offers native gem mining near Franklin, covered flumes, enriched buckets, and black-light sapphire hunts.
Best for
- Visitors seeking locally originated sapphires and rubies
- Families wanting a dig-your-own gem mining experience
- Visitors with limited time who prefer enriched buckets
- People seeking black-light sapphire hunts
- Campers wanting primitive campsites near Burningtown Creek and the Appalachian Trail
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors needing guaranteed results from native mining
- Campers requiring electricity or running water at the campsite
- Visitors needing Wi-Fi
- People unable to arrive by the native mining admission cutoff at 2:30 PM
Specialties
- native sapphire and ruby mining
- enriched rainbow gem buckets
- black-light sapphire mining tours
- primitive camping
What makes them different
- Operating as a tourist mine since 1958
- Native sapphires and rubies originate on the property and are not imported
- Four flumes accommodate about 100 people, including two covered flumes and a covered handicap mining station
- Nine primitive campsites with fire pits are available on-site
- Black-light tours state that participants will find sapphires
- Serves
- Franklin
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 6961 Upper Burningtown Rd, Franklin, NC 28734-6426
- Phone
- 18283699742
- Website
- https://masonsmine.com
Services
- dig-your-own gem mining
- enriched bucket mining
- black-light gem hunts
- tent camping
- cabin camping