Dig for Emeralds and Sapphires in North Carolina

A Variety of GemstonesLocated in Hiddenite, North Carolina, less than an hour from the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Emerald Hollow Mine is the only emerald mine in the world that is open to the public for prospecting.  It is located in the heart of one of the only emerald-bearing deposits on the North American continent.  Amateur treasure hunters often leave with gems worth hundreds and even thousands of dollars.

In addition to emeralds, more than 63 different types of natural gems and minerals can be found here, such as aquamarine, sapphire, garnet, topaz, amethyst, citrine, rutile, tourmaline, and hiddenite.  In fact, this is the only place in the world where the very rare gemstone hiddenite can be found!

There are three ways you can prospect for gems here:  sluicing, creeking, and digging in the mine itself.

 

Sluicing

This is the easiest way to uncover gems and can be done at any age and at any level of fitness.  Their sluice is a long, narrow, table-high channel of moving water where you can sit and wash buckets of ore to find gemstones.  The sluiceway is covered by a roof to protect you from the weather.

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Treasure Hunting Vacations in the United States

Summer is almost here and it’s time to plan your vacation.  Why not take a treasure hunting vacation and make some money while having a great time?  These vacation opportunities are available all year, which is a good thing because, once you’ve uncovered treasure and made a little or a lot of money, it becomes addicting!  Get ready to travel for fun and profit.

Did you know that right here in the United States you can dig for diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and opals in addition to gold?  While the destinations we’ll be discussing in the next few blog posts are mines and areas that are open to the public yet commercially managed, don’t underestimate your prospects for profit.  There are still a LOT of gems and precious metals to be found, and people walk away with hundreds and even thousands of dollars in treasure every single day!

While the profit potential is very good at these places, it’s also easy enough that children can do it.  These are wonderful family travel destinations.  Bring the kids and the grandparents and enjoy a unique and wonderful adventure that you’ll never forget.  Treasure hunting for fun and profit.  What could be better than that?!

Our first stop is digging for emeralds in North Carolina.

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Tips for Using Your Metal Detector

No matter how simple or sophisticated the metal detector is that you choose, your first step is to read the instruction book!  Seriously; read it carefully.  Many of them have online tutorials available as well.  It’s not as simple as turning on the power and waiting for it to beep or make some kind of sound.  You need to know how to adjust its sensitivity and what the different sounds mean and how to take care of it.

Practice with several items until you become familiar with the sound it makes when it finds a pull-tab from a beer can, a nail, a coin, and a gold ring (for example).  It will save you time digging for junk that you don’t want.

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