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Southeast, North Carolina

Jackson Hole Gem Mine, Cowee NC

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: ruby, sapphire.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

A Cowee Valley fee mine running native local gravel for ruby and sapphire.

Commercial fee-dig locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Working dig site
follow the operator's rulesWatch footing and sun.

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