Had a Awesome time at the Cove spring festival with Foot Hills gem mining. Our kids where so…read moreexcited to have something there that they really enjoyed doing. staff was very helpful getting us setup and knowledgable on the gems we found, highly recommend them and will be booking our sons Birthday party and looking forward to their next event they will be attending as this was great family fun.

Excellent service and very friendly. We had a great time and learned a lot! Can't wait for our cut…read morestones to arrive. Will definitely be back again...and again!

Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. Grandkids loved it. They loved every rock they found…read more Decent price for the experience.

We have visited numerous gem mining venues in NC and TN with very satisfactory results. These…read morepeople fill their buckets with gravel (not sand) and our experience was that less than 1/2 of 1% contained any rocks not considered gravel, so at 99.5% gravel they are making a lot more money than all the other gem mining operations. Our $129.99 "Gloryhole" bucket was junk literally and in reality. A word to all who read this: AVOID THIS JOINT!!!!!

I came here with my family and we got the big bucket, we got lots of great gems. The value was…read moregreat for the amount of gems we got. I can't wait to go back ! The service was amazing, the people up front were so nice.

The people who own it are very nice. Good selection of gems and it's just extremely relaxing.read more

Fun, fun, fun + more fun! Coco is a fantastic tour guide!…read moreMine is a great escape from a crazy world!

What a fun experience! We got the $45 bucket and found all kinds of good stones. Very friendly,…read morehelpful staff. Definitely a must do.

My family had a wonderful time, my boys 8 and 10 years old had a blast!! I would highly recommend…read morethis place, especially for rainy days since the mining area is covered.

Everything was absolutely amazing. The staff was extremely knowledgeable about the gems, the area…read moreand everything involved. They were so kind and courteous and respectful. The area itself was beautiful. Me and my family had such a blast. Highly recommend this to anyone of any age. Absolutely worth every penny.

One of our favorite places to go during the summer! We love going down to the creek to see what we…read morecan find. We always walk away with some awesome stones and memories we will never forget. Make sure to wear water shoes... it's slippery lol. Employees are always nice and fun to talk to.

The owner was very rude about her lack of knowledge of bone preparation and taxidermy. Extremely…read moremean shop owner do not shop here.

I have never in all my life seen anything like this. I am a Floyd county native who spent most of…read moremy life here and I decided to take my out of town friend to this store because he loves dragons and fantasy and both of us were kicked out because he was taking pictures of all the beat things for his scrap book and for his website. The owner was a complete control freak who basically had the air of, well I own this place, I can do whatever the hell I want and told us that she didn't need to put up a no photograph sign. Basically a thing of I'll do whatever the hell I want and screw you if you don't like it. I have never been so offended by my own town in my entire life, who embarrassed me in front of my friend who I was trying to cheer up by showing the sites. Do yourself a favor, never go to this place, you deserve to be treated better.