This section provides a listing of "Gold Country" tourist attractions; old mining towns/ghost towns, exhibits, campsites and other fun things to do & see.
| Note: There are also some great vacation places that are listed under "Ghost Towns." There is great gold mining towns of our past to explore! |
Argo Gold Mill
Idaho Springs, CO USA
Contact: Jim Maxwell
This mill was listed on the national register of historic places in 1978. We offer a tour which includes a brief history lesson, a tour of the "Double Eagle" gold mine and a tour of the "Argo Mill." Most of the milling equipment is still in place and includes a small museum with old mining and milling artfacts. The tour ends with a free gold panning lesson.
El Dorado Gold Mine
1975 Discovery Drive
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 USA
Toll-free Phone: 866-479-6673 or fax: 1-907-479-4613
E-Mail: reservations@eldoradogoldmine.com
Join the Binkley family for a trip through Alaska's gold mining history at the El Dorado Gold Mine. Ride the Tanana Valley Railroad for an adventure into the gold fields of the Interior. A two-hour guided tour takes you through a permafrost tunnel where Alaska's history comes alive. Enjoy a walking tour of our mining camp. Meet and talk with Alaska miners as you learn about present day placer mining methods. After a short course in gold mining, grab your own "poke" filled with pay dirt right out of a sluice box and try your hand at panning for gold. Everyone finds gold.
Ganes Creek Gold
Doug Clark - Clark/Wiltz Mining
P.O. Box 586
Talkeetna, AK 99676 USA
Ph: 1-907-733-2488
E-Mail: goldin@alaska.net
The opportunity of a lifetime! Your chance to metal detect for large gold nuggets on one of Alaska's premier large nugget producing creeks - Ganes Creek, Alaska. The largest nugget found at Ganes Creek weighed 122 ounces - over ten troy pounds!
Miners Doug Clark and Dan Wiltz are making their ground available to the general public for the first time. Ganes Creek has produced over 250,000 ounces of gold... and much of the gold has been some of the largest nuggets ever found in Alaska. Thousands of acres of tailing piles contain nuggets lost by bucketline dredges and inefficient bulldozer operations of the past. Nuggets have been found here by simply walking along and picking them up. The chances of finding very large nuggets on Ganes Creek with a metal detector are some of the best in Alaska. Roads and trails run the length of the operations, making access a breeze.
GoldBottom Mine Tours
Box 912
Dawson City, Yukon, Canada
Y0B 1G0
Ph: 867-993-5023 or Fax: 867-993-6715
E-Mail: dlmillar@yknet.yk.ca
We provide escorted tours of our authentic gold mining operation on Gold Bottom Creek. We give explanations and demonstrations of historic and modern placer gold mining methods and processes; everything from staking a claim to selling the gold. We share our personal experiences and stories about life on the creeks! We have four clean, comfortable 12'X14' log cabins available if you'd like to stay over.
Gold City Amusement Park
9410 Sylva, Hwy. 441
North Franklin, NC 28734 USA
1-800-713-7767
Tours, rentals, gold mine for a day.
Goldfield Ghost Town
1-602-983-0333
Authentic ghost town located at the base of the Superstition Mountains, Arizona. Mine tours, gold panning, rattlesnake exhibit, horseback riding, jeep/hiking/helicopter tours, and more.
Spirit of the West: American Theme Park
Retallack Park - Winnard's Perch
Nr. St Columb - Cornwall TR9 6DE
Tel: +044 (0)1637 881160
Fax: +044 (0)1637 881104
Pan for Gold at the Mining Camp!
Simply a great gold mining theme park in the UK.
Heather Grove Gold and Gems
Heather Grove Gold & Gem Panning
43 Polly Spout Rd
Marion, North Carolina 28752 USA
Ph: 1-828-738-3573
A family recreation area in North Carolina, USA
Historic Gold Hill and Mines Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 206
Gold Hill, NC 28071 USA
Contact: Vivian Hopkins, Dir. Edu.
Ph: 1-704-267-9439
E-Mail: Vivian@HistoricGoldHill.com
Gold Hill Mines Historic Park:
We offer Historic/ Educational Tours for all ages, Schools, Church or Civic Organizations, Clubs, etc.
The Ghost Pages: 'Haunted' Historic Gold Hill
Gold Hill is reported to have its share of ghosts and it is the perfect time of year to introduce them to the visitors on our website and visitors who dare to visit Gold Hill Mines Historic Park and Village.
Join us this year on Saturday, October 28, 2006 for the first ever 'GHOST TOUR'.
Ghost stories and tours of reputedly haunted sites will run from 6 - 9PM. Refreshments will be available. Tickets for the event are $4 and may be purchased in the park on the night of the tour. Enjoy a safe, light hearted fun event as an alternative to Trick-or-Treating.
Lucky Strike Gold and Gem Mine
The Lucky Strike Recreational Gold and Gem Mine at Vein Mountain,Marion,NC
At the Lucky Strike Gold and Gem mine we have gold panning at the flume line with ore from the Second Broad River. We also have gemstone ore to screen thru to find your own precious gems. If you want to mine the old way, you can get in the river and use pans, sluice boxes, or a dredge.
Come and enjoy the learning experience of working with experienced miners and prospectors. Gem panning is very popular with our visitors. This can be a fun outing for the entire family.
We are located close to lots of fun things to do and we invite you to our area. Our recreational gold and gem mine is in Western NC at Vein Mountain just south of Marion off Interstate 40 on highway 221 in McDowell County. We have a campground at the Lucky Strike, and local camping in the nearby area.
Please note, we are open to the public all year long!!
Montana Gold Panning Trips
GMRV
P.O. Box 263
Marysville, Mt. 59640 USA
Ph/Fax: 1-206-350-4701
GildaRstone Mining & Restoration Venture; Your supplier of affordable Montana Decorative Landscaping and Accent Rock; provides some great outdoor gold mining fun!:
Can you think of anything more more rewarding and refreshing than freezing your hands and feet in crystal-clear ice water....and then picking up numerous small gold flakes from your pan???
Check our campout is schedule for this year!
Our mine is located approximately 35 miles west of Helena - capitol of Montana. The site is accessible by Lost Horse Creek Rd which provide good 2WD seasonal access to the mine.
For more information or to make your reservations today, please contact us by mail, fax, or e-mail!
Nederland Mining Museum
P.O. Box 1252
Nederland CO 80466
Contact: Dan Martin
Ph: (303) 258 7449
E-Mail: dmartin7000@starband.net
Location: State Hwy 119 at Hwy 72, 17 miles W. of Boulder, 40 miles N. of I-70
The Nederland, Colorado Mining Museum features equipment and documents (records, photographs, videos) relating to area gold, silver and tungsten mining. It is open weekends from Memorial Day to Labor Day or by request. Our prize acquisition is a Bucyrus 50B steam shovel, the only remaining tracked shovel left from 25 that dug the Panama Canal. This shovel was featured recently on the History Channel's "Mega Movers" series. Nederland is a small mountain town 17 miles due west of Boulder, Colorado. A great illustrated catalog of historic photographs is on view; surplus equipment may be viewed at <www.nedmuseums.com>.
Original Sixteen to One Mine
E-Mail: goldsales@origsix.com
Alligany, CA USA
Incorporated in 1911 in California, the Sixteen to One Mine continues to intrigue people the world over. We invite you to use this website as you would use a library. Learn about gold, geology, California history, contemporary issues and the specifics of the Original Sixteen to One mining company.
Mine Tours
Underground Gold Miners Museum
POB 907
Alleghany, CA 95910 USA
Ph: 1-530-287-3330
Go Underground! Tours of the Sixteen to One Mine are offered May through October. Tours are by reservation only.
Prophet Gold Mine
Contact information
Telephone and fax number:
07 5484 1226
Postal Address:
504 Rossmore Rd, Kilkivan QLD 4600
E-Mail: info@prophetau.com
Tours:Come and pan for gold, experts show you how, watch a gold pour, enjoy the bird life and take a stroll through our extensive gardens. We supply the pans and something to put your gold in. Yes, you can find gold! and if you do, you keep it. You can pan all day for $5.50 per person. No fossicking license required, as you are a guest of our mining lease. Small specs to match-head size are common. Nuggets are occasionally found. So remember, Lady Luck lays her treasure beneath the feet of those who would try.
Products for sale: Gold nuggets, opals, and other earth treasures. Stone products for landscaping and building industry. Mining and fossicking equipment.
Rainbow River Marshall Falls (Guyana) Ltd. (Amazonia)
Also trading as Rainbow River Safari Tours in Guyana.
Do you want the holiday of a lifetime? 16,800 acre Conservation area, the largest and oldest (1981) private Jungle adventure site in Guyana. 5 miles of river front, miles of trails.
are just some of our attractions as the only true Eco-tour adventure camp in English speaking Guyana. This is what we have to offer you at our camp at MARSHALL FALLS on the Mazaruni River, on our conservation area, which includes VIRGIN Rain Forest.
PANNING FOR GOLD & DIAMONDS: We'll show you how! Keep what you find. Demonstrations given. Great fishing, & white water rafting.
Wildlife, a great adventure but NO Mosquitoes. Under canvas or in Log cabins, camp has Solar Power.
Please contact:
GUYANA: Louraine & TED SABAT. Directors
Lot 6 Best Road. Best Village.
West Coast Demerara
E-mail: tedsabat@yahoo.com tedsabat@aol.com
Mrs Sabat, 592 254 0226. Mobile: 592 629 8910
LONDON AGENTS: Mrs. M Moore
53 Erconwald Road.
London W12 1AA
Tel; 0208 749 6657 Fax: 0207 703 5500
E-mail: Ellerslie59@aol.com
Mobile: 0756895390
http://www.wilderness-explorers.com
http://www.earthfoot.org/places/gy001.htm
http://www.ecotourism.cc
Reed Gold Mine
9621 Reed Mine Rd.
Midland, NC 28107 USA
Ph: 1-704-721-GOLD (4653)
Fax: 1-704-721-4657
Site of the First Documented Discovery of Gold in the United States
Portions of the underground tunnels at the Reed mine have been restored for guided tours. A visitor center contains exhibits of gold and historical mining equipment. An orientation film highlights the first gold discovery, and tours of a restored ore-crushing stamp mill are offered. A picnic area is available, and trails wind through the historic mining area.
Roaring Camp Mining Company
PO Box 278
Pine Grove, CA 95665 USA
Ph: 1-209-296-4100
E-Mail: roaringcamp@volcano.net
Roaring Camp is something special in the way of family recreation. It is an old goldmining camp on the Mokulmne River. In the past, it was accessibly only by horseback. Roaring Camp was once a camp for Forty Niners, but since it was so inaccessible, most of the gold still remains. Visitors can see our operating gold mine an can mine their own gold by panning, sluicing, dredging, and dry washing.
Rubi Mining Company
P.O. Box #1028
Weimar CA 95736 USA
1-530-637-4543 or fax: 1-530-637-9545
E-Mail: Sales@shirttailcreek.com
A Gold Prospecting Resort In the heart of California Gold Country. Shirttail Creek is a recreational gold prospecting resort with over 6 miles of gold bearing creekbed. Spend your vacation prospecting, panning, dredging , highbanking, Metal detecting, or just plain relaxing. Join us for a week, a month, or the whole summer. Come by yourself, bring a friend, or bring the whole family! Group Rates Available.
"Swift Creek Mine" Ruby, Alaska
E-Mail: blackbear@gci.net
We are "Swift Creek Mine Ruby Alaska". The largest gold nugget ever found in Alaska, 294 troy oz, was located by Barry Clay at Swift Creek in 1998. While Barry continues to operate a commerical gold mine a limited number of guests will be allowed to come and metal detect for gold nuggets at Swift Creek and other area claims.
Now you can turn your Alaska vacation into a fun and profitable adventure. Beginning this summer a limited number of visitors will be able to come to Swift Creek and go metal detecting on Barry Clay's claims near Ruby in the Long/Poorman area. Including the claim where Barry found the 294 ounce Centennial Nugget in 1998. There are still many nuggets to be found and you'll keep all the gold you find.
See web site for details on cost and requirements for this great vacation area.
This site also has lots of historic info on the Ruby, Alaska gold rush town.
The Call to El Dorado
Duration: 14 days
Overview: Visit the Only El Dorado in South America. Visit Guyana , with its rich mineral deposits and natural resources. Area to be worked include 20,000 acres, prime forest and proven gold and diamond bearing lands.Your tour includes visits to the mining towns on lands controlled and mined by us; get first hand knowledge of the "pock-a knoker's" dreams of riches , and his life story and more.... Pan for Gold in the Mazaruni, and in the Potaro. Join authentic miners whose lives depend on daily earning from the mine pits. Sleep among them in their "camp", pull hose with them, Pan for gold and diamonds, keep what you get and come away satisfied. Then spend 4 days visiting the magestic waterfalls, and a private island resort for that much needed rest".
Please contact:
Dagron Tours
35 Main Street,
Georgetown
Guyana
Tel/Fax:592-223-7921/227-1166
Email: dagron@solutions2000.net
Vulture Gold Mine
E-Mail: info@jpc-training.com
Vulture City, AZ USA
Prospecting info
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