Emerald Hollow Mine - 484 Emerald Hollow Mine Drive, Hiddenite, NC 28636.

 - WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME THERE ... ORIGINALLY WE HAD PLANNED ON 1 DAY ... WE WENT BACK FOR THIRDS AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE LONGER BUT WE WANTED TO SAVE SOMETHING FOR NEXT TIME!!  OH YES!! ... WE WILL BE BACK!! THE PEOPLE THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY SPECTACULAR, THEY TREAT YOU WELL, ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS. EVEN HELP YOU SORT OUT & IDENTIFY YOUR GEMS ON THE SLUICE LINE. NO LOOK OF BOREDOM ON ANYONE'S FACE, IT'S ALL SMILES AND 'SURE I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT!' FRIENDLY PEOPLE, GREAT PRICES, FANTASTIC ATMOSPHERE, AND BEST OF ALL ... I GOT TO PLAY IN THE MUD WHILE SEARCHING FOR TREASURES WITH MY WIFE & DAUGHTER! JANE, OUR DAUGHTER, FELT THE WHOLE THING WAS AN ADVENTURE AND A TREASURE HUNT AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK UP THERE FOR MORE!! WE CAME HOME WITH EMERALDS, SAPPHIRES (ALMOST 7 POUNDS!), LABRADORITE, DALMATIAN JASPER, AGATES, PETRIFIED WOOD, BLOODSTONE AND EVEN A RUBY OR 3!! AND MORE ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED BY ALL OF US!!

• The Rock Shed - RUN BY A GUY NAMED SHAUN, AND A GREAT PLACE FOR ROCKS, GRITS AND TUMBLERS AMONG OTHER THINGS.
  
• Minnesota Lapidary Supply - BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME, BUT THAT JUST SHOWS HOW GOOD THEY REALLY ARE!
• The Gem Shop - ROUGH ROCK FROM EVERYWHERE!! THE PRICES ARE NOT THE LOWEST, BUT THE QUALITY IS AMONG THE HIGHEST!!
• Hand-2-Mouth Mining -  Purveyors of California Gem Rock!!  KRIS & AL ARE 2 GREAT GUYS AND THEY REALLY ENJOY THEIR JOBS!! WHETHER THEY AR MINING FOR THEIR STORE OR TAKING MEMBERS OF THE ROCK FANATICS ON AN OUTING, THEY ARE 100% COMMITTED.... YOU CAN DEFINITELY DO WORSE, BUT I CAN HONESTLY SAY YOU WON'T DO MUCH BETTER THAN TO DO BUSINESS WITH H2M MINING!!