once a year event
Don’t Miss This Annual Mine Tour Opportunity!
Sponsored by the Quartz Corporation, the Mine Tours hosted during the NC Mineral and Gem Festival are a unique opportunity to not only tour a working quartz mine, but to also be able to collect and keep what you find (as long as it fits in your lap on the way back!)
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5.0 rating from 1.500+ tour participants
Join us for unique and memorable activity during Festival Week!
Hosted each year by the Quartz Corporation, the evening mine tours take participants lucky enough to get a ticket to an actual working mine.
Did you know Spruce Pine is home to the purest quartz in the world? Keep hearing the phrase rare earth minerals? That’s us! Without these high-quality minerals, you wouldn’t have an Iphone or a laptop! But other special minerals are also found in our mountains, and you can search and dig to your hearts delight to take home some of them for your own collection!
Stay tuned for the opening of tickets sales and reservations for the 2025 tours!
