One of the best kept secrets of western North Carolina
240 Old Pressley Mine Road, Canton, NC
28716 828.648.6320
The Old Pressley Sapphire Mine
is featured in the Guinness Book of
World Records!!
Located in Haywood County, near Canton,
the Old Pressley Mine is one of the oldest operating
mines in western North Carolina. Made famous by
the discovery of the 1445-carat "Star of the Carolinas,"
the mine contains abundant quantities of minerals and Sapphires.
