点评:What a great time we had here! We spend about 3 hours here with some friends and really enjoyed searching through gravel looking for sapphires. Hailey? greeted us with a smile and lots of information about the mines and our choices in 3 differences bags of gravel we could purchase. The 3 options were the same size just from 3 different locations in the area. The Mother Load, where the most sapphires are being found was $100, the next $75, and finally one option for $50. After we made our selections, she helped us get started by giving us all the sorting supplies we needed and then teaching us what to do and what to look for. She was so friendly and knowledgeable! We were a party of 6 and we purchased a Mother Load Bag for $100 and a 2nd bag for $50. We found small sapphires in both, a few that could be faceted, as well as a garnet, and a number of pieces of hematite. In the Mother Load bag we found the biggest at 4.6 carat although a little rough still a nice piece. Haley? was so helpful through the entire process, especially at the end when she analyzed what we had found of value and not, and giving us even more information. I would definitely return. In fact we did and picked up a couple of bags to sort through at our leisure while traveling.
Go early if it’s hot, but don’t avoid sunny days. The sun is very helpful for finding sapphires. Bring water, sun screen, glasses if you need them and maybe even a magnifying glass.
翻译:我们在这里度过了一段美好的时光!我们和一些朋友在这里花了大约 3 个小时,真的很享受在砾石中寻找蓝宝石的过程。Hailey?面带微笑地迎接我们,并向我们介绍了很多有关矿场的信息,以及我们可以购买的 3 种不同砾石袋。这 3 种选择大小相同,只是来自该地区的 3 个不同地点。发现蓝宝石最多的 Mother Load 的价格为 100 美元,其次是 75 美元,最后一个选择的价格为 50 美元。在我们做出选择后,她帮助我们开始,为我们提供所需的所有分类用品,然后教我们该做什么以及要寻找什么。她非常友好和博学!我们一行 6 人,我们购买了一个 Mother Load 袋,价格为 100 美元,第二个袋的价格为 50 美元。我们在两个袋子中都发现了小蓝宝石,一些可以刻面,还有一颗石榴石和一些赤铁矿碎片。在 Mother Load 包里,我们发现了最大的一颗,重 4.6 克拉,虽然有点粗糙,但仍然是一块好宝石。Haley? 在整个过程中都非常有帮助,尤其是在最后,她分析了我们发现的宝石中哪些有价值哪些没有价值,并给了我们更多信息。我一定会再来的。事实上,我们确实回来了,还拿了几个包,在旅途中闲暇时进行分类。
如果天气炎热,请早点去,但不要避开晴天。阳光对寻找蓝宝石非常有帮助。带上水、防晒霜、眼镜(如果需要),甚至放大镜。