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Pigeon Forge Gem Mine

3.8 (76 reviews)
Closed 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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We broke open the geode once we got home.
Jessica C.

We stopped by this Gem Mine and another. We paid more at this mine, but I think my soon enjoyed this one more as well. (Almost 11 year old). I also think he received better gems.

Uncut gemstones.

Me and my kid had fun doing the gem mine. They had a lot of really nice stones in even the lower price buckets. We went to the museum in the back which was pretty nice and really well laid out. We got helped by Gracie, and that was a wonderful experience. She let us know which gemstones were which, and then recommended certain sizes of cuts for the stones. We're getting them back for a Christmas present for one of our family members. It's a little on the pricier side, but the experience is worth it. Especially with the kiddo. I can't recommend Gracie enough if you go here. Overall, I would 100% go again.

Mined crystals
Jaylin W.

The store was gorgeous and a calming environment for my friends and I to enjoy mining and conversing together. The service was great the lady was really sweet, open to any questions and explained everything fully. The selection was great with different sizes of buckets to mine, merchandise and the types of crystals. My 2 friends and I shared a 35$ bucket which was honestly plenty to split for the experience (we each roughly got 22-25 crystals each). But with the price value and how much we enjoyed it so much we bought another to share. The employee shows and sorts out exactly what you found. You can also make jewelry out of the mined crystals but we didn't have time to sadly.

I had a great time! I got the $65 bucket, I found lots of good gems and minerals, I will say they misidentified some of the rocks, they told me some of my teal amazonite was actually turquoise which it's pretty difficult to decipher so it's fine. Their shop is wonderful and I'm glad I went.

The experts showing which stones you found are of higher value.
Kevin G.

We had 7 children 12 and under. We had 6 adults. And every single one of us loved this place! We bought the $100 bucket which seemed to be the perfect amount for all the kids to have a solid 15-20 minutes of fun! Everyone found some stones they really enjoyed. This business offers a professional to identify all of the stones found which truly enhances the entire experience! I highly highly recommend doing this after you've finished finding all of your stones. You can then have your stones cut into jewelry which was pretty cool. Overall, this was a great experience and our kids wanted to do it again the next day!

Finding his treasure
Martha W.

The guy that greeted us, very personable and helpful. And if you can't lift the bucket, he will gladly assist you.

Peter P.

This is a good place for the kids to do some gem "mining". You buy a bucket of sand (there are several different sizes/prices). Then you take it to a flume and "pan" for gems using the supplied wire mesh box. Each of the buckets is seeded with "gems" and they guarantee you'll find some. When you are finished, you bring your booty to the "gemologists" who tell you exactly what you found. There's also a little gem museum/gift shop where you can look at some rocks and fossils. This is a good place to spend an hour with the kids.

Some of our treasure.
Stacy T.

Elliot was spectacular. Everybody at this place was wonderful. My two boys had so much fun searching for gems out of their big bucket. Then being able to look through everything with Elliot's help, made fining treasure lots of fun. Thank you to Elliot and the rest of the team at pigeon Forge gem mine. You helped one of my sons check some thing off of his bucket list. Highly recommend this place.

Angel N.

We past by here on our way to our hotel and decided to stop by, we were not disappointed at all! My girls and I had so much fun finding all our gems and crystals. We got each one of our girls a $35 bucket each of a different color and it was perfect. When you finish mining, you can take your new gems inside the cute little store they have and have them appraised. It was all around a really fun and great experience!

Daphne B.

Big rockhounds here! We truly enjoyed this experience. We did the $65 bucket and got plenty of minerals and precious stones, it was fun to uncover what was hidden in our bucket. I had never done mining like this before but I did research to make sure that what we got was real. They also will sit down with you afterwards in the shop and tell you got. We got almost 1-4 pieces of each semi preprecious gem plus half a gallon sized zip bag of minerals. We also ordered a ring that's set with a gem that we found.

Aquamarine Gems

Our family bought a big bear sized bucket of sand and walked away with two bags full of rocks and gems! We loved having the specialist identify them after to understand what we found.

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This place was such a joke. U could tell they die the Crystal's here and the prices were absolutely rediculous!

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Super fun super cool setup for the kids. Generally good prices. Disappointed with jewelry everything else was awesome though

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Can you take home the jewels you found?

Absolutely! You get to take home all the gems you find—they're yours to keep! 💎 Whether you're sifting for sparkling stones or hunting for fossils, every treasure you uncover goes home with you.

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He was very helpful and eager to assist us in identifying the types of gems we had found in our bucket.

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