Had a Awesome time at the Cove spring festival with Foot Hills gem mining. Our kids where so…read moreexcited to have something there that they really enjoyed doing. staff was very helpful getting us setup and knowledgable on the gems we found, highly recommend them and will be booking our sons Birthday party and looking forward to their next event they will be attending as this was great family fun.

Excellent service and very friendly. We had a great time and learned a lot! Can't wait for our cut…read morestones to arrive. Will definitely be back again...and again!

We brought our five year old grandson and 21/2 year old granddaughter to Foggy Mountain Gem Mine…read moreand it certainly surpassed our expectations. The staff was so friendly and accommodating and the educational overview of the gems they found was soooo interesting. I highly recommend !

We have visited numerous gem mining venues in NC and TN with very satisfactory results. These…read morepeople fill their buckets with gravel (not sand) and our experience was that less than 1/2 of 1% contained any rocks not considered gravel, so at 99.5% gravel they are making a lot more money than all the other gem mining operations. Our $129.99 "Gloryhole" bucket was junk literally and in reality. A word to all who read this: AVOID THIS JOINT!!!!!

I came here with my family and we got the big bucket, we got lots of great gems. The value was…read moregreat for the amount of gems we got. I can't wait to go back ! The service was amazing, the people up front were so nice.

The people who own it are very nice. Good selection of gems and it's just extremely relaxing.read more

Fun, fun, fun + more fun! Coco is a fantastic tour guide!…read moreMine is a great escape from a crazy world!

Super super cool activity to do with friends or family!! Went with three friends, we split the $100…read morefamily bucket between us and it was a really good deal for the insane amount of cool stuff we got from it. The whole experience is cool, especially at the end where the lady at the desk examines the gems you found. 100% recommend!!

to do. I've never participated in gem mining before. It was a new experience to me, but it was…read morefun. The facility was clean. I wish that they had somebody walking around while you're going through your bucket helping you to decide whether something is truly a gem or just a rock. As I was discovering what gems I had in my bucket I was sorting them in the little trays they gave you. I had questions on some things I wanted to ask about. When I went in the store part, she just dumped everything into one pile. I was not really allowed the opportunity to ask questions I wanted to. She basically just wanted to what was cutable from what was not. It was like she just wanted to go home. I really wish I could've had the opportunity to have questions answered as I was very excited about being able to do this activity. I don't know that I would return to this facility in the future. I think I would try a different one where the staff would be more attentive.

Everything was absolutely amazing. The staff was extremely knowledgeable about the gems, the area…read moreand everything involved. They were so kind and courteous and respectful. The area itself was beautiful. Me and my family had such a blast. Highly recommend this to anyone of any age. Absolutely worth every penny.

This place is a total rip-off. $30 to get in for the day per person, and you have 3 options. You…read morecan go to the creek and dig with a plastic garden trowel, and sift through the dirt with a beat up, classifier with holes all throughout the wire that is way too big. And you're required to use those crummy tools. Can't use your own. All you'll find are tiny pieces of quartz because they limit you to a tiny section of the creek that is TORN up. However, if you feel like pointlessly digging through dry, red clay you can use your own tools. Then, after tiring yourself out you can buy imported dirt buckets for ridiculously high prices. Because you won't get anything worth from the creek or "dig site"

One of my favorite stores it's a must stop at Floyd if you are interested in anything metaphysical…read morethe prices are great and the workers are very nice and knowledgeable about the products in the store

A HORRIBLE experience at Sacred Star & Stone Dear Ms…read more Gravely: I am the grandmother of the 9 year old boy who was so excited to have won a $50 gift certificate to your store. The raffle was part of the Floyd Comic Fest (7/11/26) that was a wonderful event geared toward the young folk in the community. It would be difficult for me to describe how thrilled he was to hear his raffle ticket number called out and how delighted he was to have won a $50 gift certificate to a store that he very much liked. We were having a great day! In fact, he was so excited that he wanted to go straight from the library to your store to see what treasures he could now afford. Even though it was raining, I indulged him and we enjoyed perusing the interesting items in your store. After much pondering, he chose a very expensive 3-d printed dragon that used every penny of the gift certificate. I can tell you this was one excited kid...he won a raffle and bought one of his beloved dragons. We got back to our vehicle and in the sunlight noted several cracks in the dragon's "antlers". I commented that it looked like someone had attempted to repair the antlers. We returned to your store within the hour. My grandson was adamant that he wanted to handle the refund/discount/exchange on his own and I reluctantly agreed. I waited outside for 10 minutes before entering the store to see how things were progressing. Imagine my dismay, disgust, and disappointment to find you berating my grandson, accusing him of lying, accusing him of changing his "story" three times, and then telling him "just because your grandmother is here doesn't make what you're saying true". I watched my grandson bravely keeping his composure and trying not to cry as you continued your barrage of accusations and insults. Only after my appearance, did you offer him the option of exchanging for another dragon. I am taking my time and effort to write this letter in the hopes that you never abuse another customer like you did my grandson. Your treatment of him was condescending, disingenuous, and traumatizing and will be something he will carry with him as a learning experience for a long time. We will not step foot in your establishment again and we will not hesitate to share our grandson's experience with you in your store with our extended family and friends. If there were a "minus" rating, you would get it!