We recently had an amazing trip to the Spruce Pine area of North Carolina! While we were there, we knew we wanted to take a look around the Crabtree Emerald Mine.
Before closing down in the 90s, the Mine was accessible through an underground mineshaft located several hundred feet underground. This shaft is now flooded at the bottom of a pond. But don't fret, the dump piles are open for collecting! If you would like to check out the Crabtree Emerald Mine, click the link below for more information on getting a permit. Thanks for watching, and we hope to see ya'll out there!

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The Crabtree Emerald Mine is owned by Mineral City Mining Company and leased to the MAGMA rock club (Mountain Area Gem & Mineral Association). Emerald Village is the local representative. Digging through the dumps is available for $25 per day for ages 13 and up, $5 per day for ages 5-12, and free for 4 and under. Only hand tools are allowed, and you can keep anything you find. You must have in your possession at all times a copy of a signed waiver of liability available at Emerald Village. No reservation is necessary, and you can come by Emerald Village any time it is open to buy a digging permit.

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