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Rose Creek Mine

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Rose Creek Mine

Gem Mine and Gift Shop Rose Creek Mine in Franklin, NC is a family-run gem mine open since 1952. It really is Good, Clean, Dirty, Fun! Come see us soon.
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We are one of 2 in the county licensed to dig on our own property and find lots of garnets, rubies, sapphires and other gems. You can dig your own bucket from the mining tunnels or purchase an enhanced bucket.

06/13/2024

We would like to thank the Smokey Mountain Elementary School's Astro Camp for visiting our mine! Their students spent the afternoon looking for gems and learning about geology from our owner and local geologist, Sean Price!

The campers each received their own bag of gems, participated in a lecture on geology, and were able to work with real meteorites, dinosaur bones, and local rocks and minerals. They even used a special geologic microscope to see what meteorites look like on the inside!

If your school, summer camp, or special events group is interested in scheduling a day at Rose Creek Mine, please give us a call or visit us online for more details!

(828) 349-3774
rosecreekmine.com

06/13/2024

Have you seen our geodes?
It's always a surprise to see what is inside!
Come be the first to see what is inside your geode since they formed over 44 million years ago.

06/13/2024

It has been a beautiful week so far at the mine!
And the forecast for this weekend looks great too!

06/13/2024

This is so cool!!!

06/12/2024

When you're having fun at the mine and you make friends with one of the locals!
We made sure the frog made it home safe!

06/01/2024

Please consider showing your support for our local American Legion.

05/27/2024

Just as a reminder,
We are open today.

05/26/2024

Last week, we had the honor of hosting the Western Carolina University leadership tour group at the mine.

Rose Creek Mines's new owner, Sean Price, graduated from WCU back in 2018 with his degree in geology.

"It was wonderful seeing familiar faces and meeting everyone including Westerns Chancellor, Dr. Brown"
-Sean

We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

05/26/2024

Although we had a very rough morning with thunderstorms over the mine, today was a great day.
Memorial Day weekend is off to a great start!

05/24/2024

Did you know we offer customizable rockhounding tours?
We offer both rockhounding and geological day trips as well as our fan favorite black light mining tours.
Both are perfect for the summer months.
We offer trips all year long!

Visit our website for more details
Rosecreekmine.com

05/24/2024

Did you know we offer group rates for Schools, churches, summer camps, organizations and more!
We even include a geology lesson provided by a real local geologist!
Check out our website for more details
Rosecreekmine.com

05/24/2024

Planning your long weekend?
Come find your gemstones with us!

05/16/2024

Another amazing geode has been cracked at Rose Creek Mine. This one contains druzy smoky quartz, calcite, and many brassy needles of hematite.

05/16/2024

The Cossi family is visiting the mine from Georgia today.
They chose the 33 gallon barrel "Ultimate Experience" and a few "Dig-Your-Own" buckets!
Cant wait to see what they find!

05/09/2024

We apologize for any inconveniences. However, we will be closed today May 9th, 2024 due to the thunderstorms in the Franklin area.
Rose Creek Mine will reopen tomorrow morning at 9am

04/25/2024

The Miller family is having a great time at the mine sorting through our native pay-dirt. And it's a beautiful day today in Franklin, NC!

04/20/2024

Check out all these garnets that were found by one of our guests yesterday in the Dig-Your-Own, which is our unsalted mine dirt!

04/19/2024

Our website is live.
We will be working on it more throughout the week, but we are really happy to have our site back up!

04/17/2024

Here we have Kenny with the geode he cracked open!
Great Amethyst druze inside and it was a fluorescent green under black light.

04/10/2024

Attention guests,
We will be closed April 11th, 2024 due to the strong possibility of thunderstorms in the Franklin, NC area.
We will reopen April 12th, 2024 at 9am.
We apologize for any inconveniences.
That being said,
The weather for this weekend looks amazing!

04/06/2024

We have many excellent "Coconut geodes" in the rock shop here at Rose Creek Mine. You get to open them yourself! Come and discover what is inside yours today!

04/04/2024

Here we have Carter with the absolutely amazing geode he crached open at the mine!
He is the first to see what the crystals inside looked like after 55 million years!

04/01/2024

He's offering!
It's up to you!

03/29/2024

Please Join us for our opening day on Monday, April 1st, 2024.
We have been working hard to get everything ready for all of our amazing guests.
we are also proud to introduce geode cracking as the newest addition to our gem mining experience!
This season we are open Wednesday-Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 11am-5pm
240 terrace Ridge Dr. Franklin, NC 28734
(828)-349-3774

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone from the Rose Creek Mine Family
We look forward to seeing you soon!

10/31/2023

Thank you for a great mining season!
And congrats to the new owner of Rose Creek Mine, Sean Price, and his amazing staff for all their hard work this year.

We will be posting our 2024 schedule very soon

10/29/2023

It was such an amazing day at Rose Creek Mine. Our Halloween party was fun for all, and several people showed up in costume.🎃
Our winners of the costume contest were:
Lenny and Roberta Pipitone with their medieval costumes, And 12 year old Dayson, from Atlanta, GA, in his wizards cloak!
Congratulations 🏆🍁🍂

The geodes were a big hit, with several folks cracking into their geodes to reveal the crystals inside!
The rock painting was enjoyed by many, and we hope to see some of those works of art posted soon.
Also, a big thank you to the families of the Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine for coming out and supporting us today. It was great to see all of you! 🍂🍁

10/28/2023

🎃We have a brand new Geode Cracking Table at the mine. We are introducing this for our Halloween party today, and we will continue to use it throughout the coming mining seasons.
The geodes are for sale, and we crack them open for free! 🍁🍂

10/28/2023

Today is the day,
We hope to see all of you in your costumes ready to have fun!

10/25/2023

🍂Such Beautiful Fall Colors🍁

Address

240 Terrace Ridge Drive
Franklin, NC
28734

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

Telephone

+18283493774

Website

http://www.rosecreekmine.com/

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Another amazing geode has been cracked at Rose Creek Mine. This one contains druzy smoky quartz, calcite, and many brassy needles of hematite.

We get to experience so many amazing things here at the mine. Check this out!

We have many excellent "Coconut geodes" in the rock shop here at Rose Creek Mine. You get to open them yourself! Come and discover what is inside yours today!

Minks at the mine!!! A family of Mink was at the mine today. These specifically are American Mink (Neogale vison) and they are native to most of North America.