Mine Tours & Gold Panning

Activities: Your tour begins In Argotown where an experienced guide will inform you of the history of the tunnel, the mine and the mill and give a live demonstration of the crushing, milling and rock drilling. You will be transported up to the mine which is the same level as the top of the mill. You can walk through the mine and down through the mill, reading and observing the equipment, tools and the process used to extract the gold. The Museum displays tools and relics used by the miners at the turn of the century.

Your tour ends with FREE panning instructions, try your luck with a pan of FREE GOLD ORE TAILINGS, or buy a sack of GUARANTEED GOLD OR GEMSTONE ORE. Many folks are surprised to learn that gemstones found in Colorado include: Peridot, Topaz, Garnet, Quartz, Amethyst, Citrine, Diamonds, Agates and the State Gemstone, ""Aquamarine". Keep everything you recover. On duty staff will identify all gemstones found.