Spruce Pine, United States
1449 Emerald Mine Rd
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What is the best way to get the emeralds out of the matrix rock?
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Hey just FYI this is not the actual Crabtree emerald mine. This appears to be the tourist mine \Emerald Village\ which is on the way to the actual historic Crabtree emerald mine and is situated on the site of an old Feldspar mine. Just so everyone knows. This is a 'salted' mine. If you want to try your hand at finding ative\ emeralds you gotta research the real mine. The tourist mine is nice, but anything you find there is likely from another locality and salted there so you can find it. There are no covered flumes and definitely no gold at the actual Crabtree Emerald Mine. The real mine is a flooded mine tunnel down the road hidden in the woods and marked by a sign. You need to contact the management for permission to dig there as it can be dangerous, especially alone in the NC mountains
We got lost on the back roads and literally stumble on this gem mine. A lot of fun digging thought the rocks. We found a lot of good stuff. My favorite part was the gold panning and I actually found GOLD! I’m far from rich, but it was fun and rewarding.
Gotta love this place
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