Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine, Franklin

The staff were amazing! Helpful, friendly, and absolutely pleasant. The process was easy and they wouldn't let you accidentally dump a gem, checking your screen and offering tips. We will definitely come back when we visit again from Colorado.

We really enjoyed our trip here. This was fun for the whole family. The ride was beautiful and your website was so helpful! The staff is amazing, not only helping you but teaching you as well! We spent the day here and packed a picnic lunch. What more can you ask for, a day to play in the dirt and kids were worn out! Perfect!

Took the family gem mining for the day! My oldest loves gems and this was the perfect spot for her. She got to dig for her own sapphire’s and absolutely loved every moment. The staff was very helpful with finding the stones and any questions we had were answered! This was our first time going but won’t be the last! Love that there’s a flat rate and no time limit to how long you can look for stones! Highly recommend going!

We had a blast. We dug straight out of the clay piles, no seeded India stuff for us, just native sapphire hunting. I ended up with over 11 carats of Sapphires and my sister got over 16. Some lady found a 33 carat single stone from the same area we were digging. The helpers were awesome at making sure we knew what we were looking for and keeping us from throwing out any stones. They were obviously very into gemstones in general and Austin even let my niece hold their meteorite! Fun was had by all.

Went there yesterday with my son and had a great time. It's physical work but we came away with sweaty t-shirts and 17.05 carats total. The biggest just over a carat with 2 1/2 hours work. Saw a 3ct and a 5ct found while we were there. If you native mine you will get dirty and a little wet in the flume. See their website and watch the video! All the people there were super friendly to my son and I. Thank you everyone there for a fun experience! We will go back for sure!!!