Collecting amethyst at Jacksons Crossroads

There's a widely circulated rumor out there that the Jacksons Crossroads amethyst mine in Georgia is no longer open to collecting. Nothing could be further from the truth. Although there is a new guidebook on the market that lists it as closed to rockhounds, and several web sites contain the same misinformation, rockhounds can still visit this famous site.

When Terry Ledford purchased the property from the former owner, he immediately opened it to individual collectors as well as groups. He is working the site commercially, so access to the pit is not available. But you can still dig in the massive tailings piles and there are plenty of boulders that could contain vugs of amethyst that are just begging to be explored.

So, don't believe everything you see on the internet. The site is not closed. This location yields world-class specimens, and is well worth a visit.

I have been searching for the contact info to be able to go to the Jackson Crossroad mine. DO you have the info of who I would contact?
Thanks!

You can find the valid information about the site at [www.wncrocks.com]. Click on the photo of two guys in front of a mine entrance. Then click on "Collecting Sites" and scroll down to the list of Georgia locations.

The reason that I know the mine is open is because I am the e-mail contact to get permission to go to Jacksons Crossroads. I'm not a paid employee, I'm just handling the e-mail to help the owner keep the site open to collecting. There are a lot of rockhounds who love going through the tailings piles at this famous site, and I don't mind spending several hours a week answering their questions and arranging for them to dig there.

Lately, I've heard from an extraordinary number of collectors who have been telling me that they've heard that the site is officially closed. Nothing could be further from the truth, but if you do an internet search you'll find a lot of links that say collecting is no longer allowed there.

I just wanted to clear this up, so nobody who wanted to try to find some of that world-class amethyst would miss the opportunity.