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February 2024 by Lisa Broome
Awesome place for family fun , souvenirs and gifts The staff was very friendly and knowledgeable of the gemstones.We Will definitely revisit.
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February 2024 by Destiny Sanchez
Amazing time. Very knowledgeable, answered all my questions. They helped me figure out which gem I wanted to turn into jewelry. I will definitely keep coming back.
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January 2024 by Sarah Offner
Great experience with friends. Lots of options for gem panning. Great friendly staff. Amazing time
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January 2024 by Isaac Smith
Very good prices! Amazing gems, my partner is a gem nerd (in a good way) and was STOKED with what they received! The owner (I think) was one of the nicest business owners I’ve ever met. Truly cared about crystals and keeping you happy! He has interesting stories and is just a sweetheart.
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November 2023 by John Branch
Fun place. The kids love it. Staff is great.
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September 2023 by Dottie Townsend
Put this place at the top of your Helen, Georgia To-do-List! Outpost is one of the best mining operations I've been to. The sluices were covered and had fans for hot days, very clean and well maintained. I was also impressed ( no easy task) with the amount and quality of the stones I found in my bucket. A family run business, the father and son duo, both veterans, who operated the mine were very nice and shared their knowledge of rocks. I was even given a tour of the lapidary shop. I will definitely make orders from here when the mining bug strikes again
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September 2023 by Curtis Wynn
We had a fun time at the Outpost Gold. The staff is knowledgeable, friendly, and make you feel you are a treasure hunt.We found a piece of pink quartz that we wanted to make into ear rings. Ron helped us with our selection, explained the process and gave us a time line . We just received the ear rings early and they are exactly what we ordered.
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September 2023 by Christina Duke
Hands down the place to go for a fun and educational time. Zach, Ryan and Ron made our experience even better. Thanks guys! We did both a gold bucket and a prospectors gem bucket. We received cool treasures from both. It was a rainy morning but didn't bother us at all due to the mining area being covered. The store has some really neat treasures as well. Highly recommend and will definitely be back when we visit Helen again.
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July 2023 by Yong Choi
It is a hidden gem in Helen, GA. Kids love it, and I love it. Very educational activity and we learned a lot about gem and stone. Staff are friendly and taught us what the each stone is.
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July 2023 by Lyndsey Hetu
The customer service was awful! We never even asked for help identifying our stones and the female employee came out snapped at us to just take a picture of the board to identify our stones cause she didn’t have time to help, even though we didn’t ask for help. She told us to get a blacklight to identify rubys but never offered us one or told us where they were. This was after buying a $45 bucket. The male employee was a little helpful but would never have wasted our money or time to be talked to the way we were by the female employee! Definitely worth it to find a different place to mine gems!
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June 2023 by Crissie Manning
We took our daughter today and we had a great time! We did 2 of the small buckets and she ended up finding a ton of really cool gems and rocks! Very nice and knowledgeable staff. Beautiful jewelry and collectibles inside the store too. I would definitely recommend them for anyone, but especially if you have kids.
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June 2023 by K P.
The Outpost was really fun and knowledgeable. Only one of our family had ever been gem mining. We all had fun! After we were finished mining, we went into the shop and the guys working inside we so nice and patient. They spent a lot of time with our two teens explaining the different rocks. It was such a cool experience, we went back the day before we left and mined for fossils.
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May 2023 by Lani Mizell
We loved this place! We are on our honeymoon and came to Helen for a day trip, more specifically to ride the mountain coaster, which happened to be closed. We then decided to play some mini golf, but missed the turn and pulled in to the Outpost parking lot by mistake. BEST “MISTAKE” EVER! I had always wanted to pan for gems and I’m so glad we decided to try it out!I really wish I could remember their names, but all 3 gentlemen that we saw were absolutely wonderful!We were the only ones there at the time, so we really got the one on one experience. We even came on “geode Wednesday” and got some free geodes!We got the 3 gal deluxe bucket and absolutely had a blast! I think this is going to be an anniversary spot for us now!These gentlemen are so knowledgeable, passionate, and friendly. You can tell that they all love to wake up and come to work in the morning! We had so much fun talking rocks and jewelry!We saw a lot of gem mining places during our stay, SO happy that Outpost was the one we got to experience!Memories that will last forever!We are moving to Ellijay in a few months and will absolutely be making trips back to Helen, specifically for Outpost!
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April 2023 by Naomi Ouellette
Fun for 3 generations! The hosts were super - they shared their knowledge and excitement and did everything to make it a special event. The kids loved it and their energy was infectious. We found plenty of treasures in the bucket and the gift shop had a wide variety of interesting items. Highly recommend!
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March 2023 by Nicole Strubbe
Took our 11 year old and he had a great time searching for some cool gems! He has two bags full of fun and unique stones and ordered a necklace in the making! The staff was friendly and helpful, price was decent and felt reasonable compared to others we've been to.
