Beryl in Georgia
2 legal places to look for beryl — emerald and aquamarine among them in Georgia — fees, seasons, and official sources below. The historic record adds the underground story: 5 entries.
Where it's legal to look
Hours, fees, and access rules change. Verify with the operator or land agency before you go.
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Crisson Gold Mine
Dahlonega, GA
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Fee dig · Fee · General admission is required per person: $19.95 for ages 13 and up, $15.95 for ages 12 and under, free for children 3 and under with a paying adult. That covers the walk-through mining museum, one pan of gold ore, one two-gallon gem bucket and instruction in both. Extra ore is priced separately — $30 for a five-gallon bucket of gold ore, $60-$100 for a gemstone wheelbarrow, $10 to rent a trommel or Gold Cube.
Checked against its source August 16, 2026
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Hogg Mine
LaGrange, GA
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Fee dig · Fee · $35 per person for the Saturday public dig, no matter what time you arrive; ages 16 and under dig free. Scheduled machine-assisted dig days cost substantially more and require advance reservations.
Checked against its source August 16, 2026
What the record shows
Mineral history, not an invitation. This mineral history comes from a federal record of historic mines, prospects, and occurrences. It is not a list of places to collect. Historic mine sites are usually on private land, under active mining claims, or unsafe to enter — and often all three. The places you can actually collect are in the legal-access directory below.
The federal record lists 5 historic entries involving beryl — emerald and aquamarine among them in Georgia , clustered in Troup, Pickens, Morgan counties.
That geography is the honest clue about which corners of the state carry the right rocks —
read it as geology, then pick a legal place to test it.
Records from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System, a legacy federal database last revised August 2022 and no longer updated.
Questions collectors ask
Where can I find beryl in Georgia?
Start with the 2 legal places listed on this page — each shows what you can find, its fees, and its season, with a link to the official source. Hours, fees, and access rules change. Verify with the operator or land agency before you go.
Can I collect at old beryl mines in Georgia?
Treat Georgia's historic mines as history, not destinations. Most sit on private land or active mining claims, and old workings are dangerous even to walk. The mineral record on this page tells you what the ground holds — the directory tells you where you are welcome to look for it.