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Today we are the ONLY operating mine in the famous Pala District and equipped to take visitors underground (while we are not in operation) in the gem districts of California. We offer a well rounded experience to the public. We do this as an educational courtesy to give the public a better understanding of gem mining.

You'll also want to visit our gallery of minerals with specimens from North Carolina and around the world. We also have a black light display that really shows off some of our more unique minerals and gems!

Many of the mine sites are in remote and not easily accessible locations. The gemstone material is brought to our bagging plant and bagged. It is then brought to our retail location in the Nantahala Gorge for your pleasure and enjoyment. You may search for a variety of precious gemstones including rubies, emeralds, sapphires, garnets, topaz, amethyst, citrine, peridot, moonstones, rhodolite, apatite, aquamarine, turquoise, ametrine, Mexican opal, rose quartz, smoky quartz, chrysophase, and a continuing variety of both precious and semi-precious gems. Gemstone miners are finding a treasure trove of gemstone quality finds every season!

Come to Gold City for a day full of fun and excitement for the whole family. Mine in our new and improved, covered flume rain or shine. Keep what you find! Take all mined stones in to our jeweler for free gem identification. Professional cutting is also available in our jewelry store along with a wide variety of gold and silver jewelry.

Beware- when you see that first glint of gold in your pan you will be hooked! Gold fever has no cure but to hunt for more gold. We also have Gold Panning at the flume line with local ore from the Second Broad River. When you get tired or hungry you can visit the Miners Diner , located next to the covered panning area and have a delicious Bonanza burger or Klondike dog with a frosty glass of Sluice Juice.

Hundreds of jewelry settings to choose from to keep your precious gems forever! Rings, pendants, earrings and more. We carry an excellent selection of educational toys including fossils for kids and Smoky Mountain Souvenirs of Native Heritage.

You can search for your special opal in our extensive showroom and can take advantage of our easy, secure payment system with the peace of mind of our unconditional guarantee. We also offer a layby option with no additional cost. If you are interested in having your opal set in Australia, please let us know at time of purchase and we will supply the email address of a designer/jeweller who has many years of experience with setting opal for jewelry.

This is a directory of companies involved in diamond exploration and mining in Canada. The diamond industry in Canada is relatively young and mining and exploration companies come and go at regular intervals. While we make every effort to keep this directory current the volatile nature of the diamond mining industry assures this is an ongoing exercise.

Aussie Sapphire is an Australian owned business based in Glen Innes, NSW Australia. It is a family run enterprise involving Andrew and Leah Lane and our two young sons.

Nothing compares to a natural Ceylon sapphire. So, what is a natural Ceylon sapphire? A natural Ceylon sapphire is the corundum mined and cut, faceted, and polished in Sri Lanka.

With an emphasis on safety, production and quality GEM consistently provide Time Domain Electromagnetic (TDEM) surveys that run on time and on budget. It is company policy to maintain the highest level of safety for our crews, and to restrict, to a minimum, our effect on the environment. For details of our OH and S manual and our Environmental Policy please contact us.