Thermal City Gold and Gem Mine
Mining
Why pick this one
Thermal City Gold Mine combines covered gem-mining flumes, daily trommel and high-banker rentals, and riverside camping between Rutherfordton and Marion.
Best for
- Families seeking gem mining for children and adults
- Visitors wanting covered gem-mining flumes
- Prospectors needing daily trommel or high-banker rentals
- Campers wanting Second Broad River access for personal prospecting equipment
- Travelers seeking gold-mining activities with cabins or campsites
Look elsewhere if
- Visits are planned outside the March 15 through October 31 operating season
- Cabin lodging is needed for guests bringing animals
- A cabin reservation must be completed online, since reservations are by phone only
Specialties
- Gold panning
- North Carolina gem mining
- Trommel rentals
- High-banker rentals
- River prospecting with personal equipment
Certifications
- Authorized Keene Engineering dealer
What makes them different
- Gem-mining flumes are covered for mining in rainy weather
- Trommels and high bankers run in daily morning and afternoon shifts
- The campground provides direct access to the Second Broad River for personal high-bankers, dredges, or river sluices
- Mining instruction and conversation are provided by people described as real prospectors
- The site includes riverside campsites, five cabins, a rock shop, and a mineral museum
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 5240 US-221, Union Mills, NC 28167
- Phone
- +18282863016
- Website
- http://www.thermalcitygoldmine.com/
- info@thermalcitygoldmine.com
Services
- Recreational gold mining
- Gem mining
- Mining equipment rentals
- Mining supplies sales
- Riverside camping
- Cabin rentals
- Rock shop
- Mineral museum