I chose thias place because their buckets are enriched. most of their rocks come from madagascar. Do yourself a favor if you can and get a bigger bucket as those come with a free cut of a more common stone. this does not include rubies, emeralds, or sapphires. their hours are not long so i ended up staying 2 days... More

I'm in a long distance relationship and my boyfriend came up to visit me from GA for Valentines week. I had a few things planned, and while we couldn't actually go to Foggy Mountain on Valentines Day (closed on Tuesdays) we went the following day and celebrated then. It was a blast. We got the "Big Daddy" because you get... More

We have done gem mines in the past. These guys are great. The whole staff jumped in and helped. My son (9 years old) got a bucket with a nice emerald in it. Will be fun to see if it is worth anything after being cut. Would go back again next time in town. More

We went with 3 young teen boys. They were bored, it was raining, and I was going stir crazy. They were surprised at how much fun it was and how many cool gems we found. We are having some cut and sent back. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. I was only sorry we did not get a bigger bucket! More

I googled attractions for Boone, North Carolina, and the most popular one was Foggy Mountain Gem Mine. I had wanted a new ring with the Christmas gift card my reps gave me. I decided to go "mine" for my gem. I went in and spent about 2 hours there. I got the smallest bucket ($17). They even gave me a... More

The buckets of ore were reasonably priced. The employees were very friendly and helpful. They have indoor and outdoor areas for gem mining, so although it was 28 degrees outside we were still able to "mine". Price for our bucket included one cabochon cut, and the prices for other stone cutting were quite reasonable. After we went through our bucket,... More

I loved visiting Foggy Mountain Gems. Not only was it fun, the staff was extremely helpful both during the rock "hunting" and afterward when they showed us what we had.. I chose several gems to be cut and set; and I must say, they did a super-fantastic job! The cut stones were large and beautifully faceted! I wish I lived... More

My 8 year old daughter and 6 year old son had a blast. She found all sorts of gems. Staff were very knowledgeable and friendly. No pressure to buy. We picked up a gem lamp while we were there too. My daughter asked if we could go back the next day. More

This was fun with my 9 year old grand daughter and her other grandmother.....we purchased the larger size (5 gallon) and she (we gave her ours) found some great gems. No pressure to have them made into stones, they go over each one and inform you what you have. The young man went back through what we thought were nothing... More