How to be a miner at Mason's Ruby & Sapphire Mine

[@jonathanlemaire5571]

I got my wife addicted to mining on our honeymoon trip, I kept her busy with loads of dirt and she found several "bell ringers". I cabbed her some nice stones out of them and thankfully she got hooked! Now we go mining pretty regularly, hitting several different mines in different states for our vacations. We do look forward to visiting you all again.

[@jumpykd]

I loved this video! Really put a smile on my face. I visited this mine in 1998 and spent the day searching for stones with my dad. We found a few stones that we had cut into beautiful jewelry. We didn't get a bell ringer but I would love to go back some day and do it all over again.

[@alanfredericks926]

You can see him add the stone to the bucket at 5:01 with his left hand. The likelihood of finding a 14ct sapphire in two shovels of dirt is pretty slim.

[@Matsci101]

No joke I slowed it down and seen that Shitake!!!!

[@michaelminner4905]

it might be staged? but its an advertisement. they weren't going to sift 100 trays and hope to get one.. they had to set up the shot for the video.

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

youre nutssssss

[@johnnyllooddte3415]

his hands empty at 450 ahaha yall are nuts..so what..its a commercial for their mines...1000s have found bigger ones

[@HDshovelEd]

Empty over the bucket, slide down the the side of him and up and into the bucket it goes with a closed hand... Man, would you like to play cards with me... Slight of hand I'll make out like a bandit... but yes, its only a commercial...

[@lawrenceosman1227]

Was there a few years ago and was thoroughly pleased with gems I found. Help was great! Heading down again next month! Can hardly wait.

[@gilbertwilliams3124]

Just saw my old friend Charlie. Rip little bro. Been here, it's a great fun place.

[@rafaelrivera1995]

I just love the video from the masons video they are just so funny abd everyone is having fun looking for emeralds I will be checking them out when we go down there for vacation thank you for that wonderful and funny video

[@redcandi01]

Well I'll def be bringing the family here!! Lol watched this video in 2021!!🤪😁 Cant WAIT!!😄

[@marionky3249]

Thanks for sharing! Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum in Marion, KY houses an outstanding collection of minerals, gemstones, carvings, period journals, photographs, mining tools and other items. The collection has been visited by various authorities on minerals and is believed to be one of the finest in existence. The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum, Inc. was formed in June 1990 to make the attraction something that would generate outside interest in the mineral and mining heritage of West Kentucky.

[@Reitz86]

Just there a couple months ago, wouldn't go back, if you dig wash and sort, keep all the stuff you cleaned, take it home and look thru it some more, they encourage you to dump the cleaned rocks in front of your work station, at the end of the day they clean up all your cleaned washed rocks that you cleaned

[@Ryan-ps5xc]

They have to make it look good. They do seem like good people.

[@524sbth]

That was a treat!

[@bubbadude11]

bout 40- 60 miles below cherokee nc as i recall.within driving distance of gatlinburg.

[@pozionmynd]

lol i didnt realise it was a stich up untill the end!! seems like a great place to visit. if one did find a stone like that whats its value?

[@Thecomments3]

Where is this?

[@johnlawson7306]

Theatre of the Absurd! Got so thick I had to get my chest waders on!

[@thegemmonster1143]

I think it's fun, even if you don't find anything. I would love to visit places like this.

[@markvining9850]

Hats off to homer (Boots) Randolph for the music.

[@debiesubaugher]

What a lovely couple of goof balls. I'll be taking the whole family here just because of that.

[@crazyoldman1965]

if i could come over there to the states i would be working there all day....finding stuff...jumping around like this guy...but i'm too far away....

[@aprylspage5852]

The owner need a novice safety tip?

[@brandonmcallen5397]

so how much would that thing be worth?

[@MsJesusLovesYou]

Where's it at?

[@randykirby1460]

How's the gold up there?

[@johnlomax2502]

None of this corundum from these mines is gem quality. That's why it was mined for abrasive.

[@chiefpygmy]

way more profitable charging people to dig than doing the digging, but it is fun.

[@SugarMapleForge]

If you wanna find some nice sapphires go to Montana or Austrailia. This place looks fun but they dont look like quality. Gotta self guide and do some research to find the good stuff!

[@lorihicks2240]

been there mining times and trust me bell ringers dont come that easy that is such false advertising

[@rhyannonp8231]

lol I want to do that!

[@nordafrica6193]

Azul tanmmirt ayouz

[@jamesanagnos6123]

the stones these mines have are not even cab grade quality, they suck unless you like mining rocks lol

[@skirm123]

tourist trap..

[@Stirilite]

Sapphire is a she! Not a he!

[@skiphughes7705]

My that was terrible acting haha

[@benjaminsimmons3349]

Corny as hell