Pay-To-Dig Mine Directory
244 mines
| Mine Name | Price |
|---|---|
Yogo Sapphire Mine Utica, Montana (406) 423-5555 | $50–$150 per day |
Woodward Ranch Alpine, Texas (432) 364-2271 | $5-$15 |
Wisconsin Dells Gem Mine Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin (608) 555-0303 | $10-$25 per bucket |
Willie Rickard Rock Farm Mt. Ida, Arkansas | $10-25 per person |
Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines – Phantom Mine Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-2309 | $20-$45 per day |
Wegner Crystal Mines Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-2309 | $20-$45 |
Wegner Crystal Mines Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-2309 | $20-$40 |
Walker Mine Burnsville, North Carolina | $10-$20 |
Virgin Valley Opal Mines Denio, Nevada | $30-$60 |
Vermont Amethyst Mine Bristol, Vermont (802) 453-2333 | $15-$30 |
Venice Beach Shark Tooth Hunt Venice, Florida (941) 486-2722 | Free |
Vance's Crystal Mine Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-3348 | $15-$30 |
Treasure Mountain Mine Little Switzerland, North Carolina (828) 765-2809 | $10-$25 |
Topaz Valley Gem Mine Fillmore, Utah | $10-$20 |
Topaz Mountain Utah Delta, Utah (435) 743-3100 | Free (BLM land) |
Topaz Mountain Gems Delta, Utah (435) 743-3100 | $0-$10 |
Topaz Mountain Gems Delta, Utah | $0-$10 |
Topaz Mountain Gems Delta, Utah (435) 864-2660 | $10-$25 per person |
Toledo Bend Fossil Hunt Many, Louisiana (318) 256-4114 | $8-$15 |
Thomsonite Beach Collecting Grand Marais, Minnesota (218) 387-2500 | Free |
Theodore Roosevelt Badlands Fossil Hunt Medora, North Dakota (701) 623-4466 | $10-$25 |
Tennessee Meteorite & Gem Mine Nashville, Tennessee (615) 444-5550 | $12-$25 |
Sweet Surrender Crystals Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-4065 | $20-$40 |
Strickland Quarry Panning Portland, Connecticut (860) 342-1888 | $10-$20 |
Stillwell Ranch Agate Mine Marathon, Texas (432) 376-2244 | $20 per day |
Starfire Mine Utica, Montana | $50-$150 |
Spruce Pine Mining District Digs Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 765-9483 | $10–$30 per bucket |
Spruce Pine Mining District Digs Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 688-2139 | $15-$30 per person |
Spruce Pine Emerald Mine Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 765-9936 | $15-$40 |
Spokane Bar Sapphire Mine & Hotel Helena, Montana (406) 227-8989 | $25-$75 |
Spencer Opal Mines Spencer, Idaho (208) 374-5476 | $20–$30 per day |
Spencer Opal Mines Spencer, Idaho (208) 374-5476 | $30-$75 |
Spectrum Sunstone Mines Plush, Oregon | $20-$40 |
Spectrum Sunstone Mine Plush, Oregon (541) 947-3070 | $75-$125 |
Spectrum Mine & Tours Plush, Oregon | $25-$50 |
South Carolina Gem Panning Anderson, South Carolina (864) 225-3170 | $8-$20 |
Soldier's Delight Serpentine Barrens Owings Mills, Maryland (410) 922-3320 | Free |
Smoky Hill Chalk Fossil Beds Oakley, Kansas (785) 672-6200 | $10-$20 |
Sheffler's Rock Shop & Geode Mine Alexandria, Missouri (660) 754-6443 | $15-$25 |
Sheffler Rock Shop & Geode Mine Keokuk, Iowa (319) 524-5056 | $15–$30 per bucket |
Sheffield Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 369-8383 | $15-$40 |
Seneca Rocks Fossil Beds Seneca Rocks, West Virginia (304) 567-2827 | $5-$15 |
Ruggles Mine Grafton, New Hampshire (603) 523-4275 | $20-$25 per person |
Ruggles Mine Grafton, New Hampshire (603) 523-4275 | $15-$25 |
Ruggles Mine Grafton, New Hampshire (603) 523-4275 | $15–$25 per person |
Rubyvale Gem Festival Mine Burnsville, North Carolina (828) 682-6100 | $15-$25 per person |
Royal Peacock Opal Mine Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0374 | $35-$80 |
Royal Peacock Opal Mine Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0374 | $35-$100 per day |
Royal Peacock Opal Mine Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0374 | $35–$100 per day |
Ron Coleman Mining Jessieville, Arkansas (501) 984-5328 | $25-$50 |
Ron Coleman Mining Jessieville, Arkansas (501) 984-5328 | $25–$50 per person |
Ron Coleman Mining Jessieville, Arkansas (501) 984-5396 | $25-$60 |
Rock Creek Sapphire Mine Phillipsburg, Montana (406) 859-4367 | $35–$65 per bucket |
Rochester Garnet Beds Rochester, Vermont (802) 767-3910 | $10-$20 |
Roaring Fork Sapphire Mine Helena, Montana (406) 227-8989 | $25-$75 |
Riverside Gem Mine Merrill, Wisconsin (715) 536-2577 | $6-$20 |
Riverboat Discovery Gold Panning Fairbanks, Alaska (907) 479-6673 | $20-$40 |
Richardson's Rock Ranch — Thunder Eggs Madras, Oregon (541) 475-2680 | $10–$20 per bucket |
Republican River Agate Beds Benkelman, Nebraska (308) 423-2550 | $5-$15 |
Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine Denio, Nevada | $35-$65 |
Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0375 | $35-$80 |
Prospector's Paradise Helena, Montana | $10-$25 |
Prairie du Chien Fossil Beds Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (608) 555-0505 | $20 per person |
Pot of Gold Gem Mine Cherokee, North Carolina (828) 497-5100 | $10-$25 |
Poland Mining Camps Poland, Maine (207) 998-2350 | $30-$75 |
Plainfield Rhodonite Quarry Plainfield, Massachusetts (413) 634-8820 | $10-$25 |
Pine Ridge Crystals Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-3885 | $20-$45 |
Piedmont Gem Panning Piedmont, Alabama (256) 447-9010 | $8-$15 |
Petoskey Stone Beach Hunting — Traverse City Area Traverse City, Michigan (231) 326-4700 | Free (public beaches) |
Pennsylvania Pyrite and Mineral Collecting — Gap Mine Area Gap, Pennsylvania (717) 442-5252 | $15–$25 per person |
Peace River Fossil Dig Arcadia, Florida (863) 494-7175 | $15-$35 |
Papakolea Green Sand Beach Collecting Naalehu, Hawaii (808) 987-2300 | Free |
Pala Chief Mine Pala, California | $50-$100 |
Orella Fossil Beds Crawford, Nebraska (308) 665-2288 | $8-$20 |
Oregon Sunstone Public Collection Area Plush, Oregon (541) 947-2177 | Free (BLM land) |
Opal Hill Mine Palo Verde, California | $20-$40 |
Opal Hill Fire Agate Mine Palo Verde, California (760) 922-4735 | $25 per day |
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine Canton, North Carolina (828) 648-6320 | $25-$50 per bucket |
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine Canton, North Carolina (828) 648-6320 | $10-$25 |
Old Plantation Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 524-5853 | $10-$35 |
Ohio Caverns Gem Mining Sluice West Liberty, Ohio (937) 465-4017 | $7–$50 per mining rough bag (equipment included) |
Oceanview Mine Pala, California (760) 489-1566 | $30-$75 |
OceanView Mine / Pala Chief Mine Pala, California (760) 742-1220 | $75-$150 |
Noble Rose Rock Dig Noble, Oklahoma (405) 872-9888 | $5-$15 |
Newport Beach Pebble Collecting Newport, Rhode Island (401) 845-5800 | Free |
New River Gorge Fossil Hunt Fayetteville, West Virginia (304) 574-2115 | $5-$15 |
Nethers Flint Farm Hopewell, Ohio (330) 473-7041 | $10/person entry + $1/lb of flint taken home |
Natchez Fossil Beds Natchez, Mississippi (601) 446-6345 | $5-$15 |
Narragansett Beach Gems Narragansett, Rhode Island (401) 789-1044 | $5-$10 |
Mt. Antero Aquamarine Collecting Salida, Colorado (719) 539-7289 | Free (BLM land) |
Mount Antero Buena Vista, Colorado | $0-$5 |
Morefield Gem Mine Amelia, Virginia (804) 561-3399 | $20–$30 per person |
Morefield Gem Mine Amelia, Virginia (804) 561-3399 | $15-$25 |
Morefield Gem Mine Amelia, Virginia (804) 561-3399 | $20-$30 per person |
Morefield Gem Mine Amelia, Virginia (804) 561-3399 | $20-$30 |
Morefield Gem Mine Amelia Court House, Virginia (804) 561-3399 | $20–$30 per person |
Moose Lake Agate Panning Moose Lake, Minnesota (218) 485-8200 | $8-$20 |
Mississippi Petrified Forest Flora, Mississippi (601) 879-8189 | $7-$15 |
Mineral Point Mining Co. Mineral Point, Wisconsin (608) 987-2024 | $10-$25 |
Meramec River Geode Hunt Sullivan, Missouri (573) 468-8346 | $10-$20 |
McCormick's Creek Gem Panning Spencer, Indiana (812) 829-2235 | $8-$20 |
Mason Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 524-4570 | $10-$35 |
Mason Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 369-9742 | $20-$35 per bucket |
Mason County Blue Topaz Mine Mason, Texas (325) 347-5758 | $25–$60 per day |
Mason County Blue Topaz Mine Mason, Texas (325) 347-5021 | $20-$40 per person |
Lula W. Mine Rosiclare, Illinois | $10-$20 |
Lucky Strike Mine Coker Creek, Tennessee (423) 261-2210 | $10-$20 per person |
Lucky Strike Gold & Gem Mine Gatlinburg, Tennessee (865) 436-8788 | $15-$35 |
Louisiana Opal Mine Shreveport, Louisiana | $15-$30 |
Linberg Mine (Gem Ridge Quarry) Council, Idaho (208) 253-4222 | $20-$50 |
Len's Rock Shop Iron River, Wisconsin (715) 372-5520 | $5-$50 |
Lawrence County Gem Mine Bedford, Indiana (812) 279-1131 | $8-$20 |
Lake Superior Agate Beaches Two Harbors, Minnesota (218) 834-2500 | Free |
Lake Superior Agate Beach Bayfield, Wisconsin | Free beach access |
Lake George Gem & Mineral Ranch Lake George, Colorado (719) 748-3289 | $30-$50 per day |
Lake George Gem & Mineral Ranch Lake George, Colorado (719) 748-3630 | $15–$30 per person |
Knox Mine Tours Roaring Brook Township, Pennsylvania (570) 289-5190 | $15-$25 |
Kilbourne Hole Las Cruces, New Mexico | $0-$5 |
Keystone Mine Gold Panning Keystone, South Dakota (605) 666-4847 | $15-$25 per person |
Keweenaw Copper Country — Lake Superior Copper Collecting Houghton, Michigan (906) 482-7982 | $5–$15 (mine dump access) |
Keokuk Geode Beds Keokuk, Iowa (319) 524-1050 | $10-$25 |
Kentucky Rock & Gem Mine Mammoth Cave, Kentucky (270) 773-3350 | $15-$30 |
Ken & Barb's Geode Mine Paducah, Kentucky (270) 443-8784 | $10–$25 per person |
Iola Agate Beds Iola, Wyoming | $0-$5 |
Indian Creek Gold Panning Atlanta, Idaho (208) 864-2347 | $15-$25 per person |
Hogg Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-6277 | $35 per adult, kids free |
Hogg Mine Royston, Georgia (706) 245-5600 | $20-$35 |
Hocking Hills Gem Mine & Gold Rush Logan, Ohio (740) 385-4295 | $10–$40 per mining bucket |
Himalaya Mine Mesa Grande, California (760) 782-9754 | $100-$200 per day |
Himalaya Mine Mesa Grande, California (760) 782-9200 | $100-$200 |
High Desert Gems Sunstone Mine Plush, Oregon (541) 947-3070 | $75-$125 per day |
Hiddenite Ruby Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-1171 | $10-$30 |
Hiddenite Gems Underground Tour Hiddenite, North Carolina | $15-$40 |
Hiddenite Gems Inc. Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $20-$50 |
Hiddenite Gems Earth Treasures Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $20-$40 per person |
Hiddenite Gems Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-0758 | $20-$50 |
Hiddenite & Gem Mine at Sheffield Stony Point, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $20-$45 per person |
Herkimer Diamond Mines (Ace of Diamonds) Herkimer, New York (315) 891-7355 | $15-$20 |
Herkimer Diamond Mines Herkimer, New York (315) 891-7355 | $15-$18 per person |
Herkimer Diamond Mines Herkimer, New York (315) 891-7355 | $12-$16 |
Hawaii Volcanoes Rock Shop Volcano, Hawaii (808) 967-7575 | $5-$30 |
Harrodsburg Geode Beds Harrodsburg, Indiana (812) 325-2200 | $10-$25 |
Hankins Diamonds Murfreesboro, Arkansas (870) 285-2826 | $15-$25 |
Great Salt Plains Crystal Dig Jet, Oklahoma (580) 626-4794 | $8-$10 |
Graves Mountain Rockhound Area Lincoln County, Georgia (706) 359-3554 | $15–$25 per event |
Graves Mountain Dig Lincoln County, Georgia (706) 359-3777 | $5-$10 |
Graves Mountain Lincolnton, Georgia | $5-$10 |
Graves Creek Gold Panning Grants Pass, Oregon (541) 476-4300 | $15-$30 per person |
Granville Mineral Quarry Granville, Massachusetts (413) 354-6200 | $10-$25 |
Gold Prospecting Adventures Jamestown, California (209) 984-4653 | $20-$60 |
Gold Dredge 8 Fairbanks, Alaska (907) 479-2505 | $20-$35 |
Gold Bug Park & Mine Idaho Springs, Colorado (303) 567-2421 | $5-$15 |
Gold 'n Gem Grubbin' Cleveland, Georgia (706) 865-5454 | $10-$30 |
Glass Buttes Obsidian Collecting Burns, Oregon (541) 573-4400 | Free (BLM land) |
Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park Fee Dig Area Vantage, Washington (509) 856-2700 | Free (public land) / $10 park day pass |
Gillespie Gap / North Carolina Museum of Minerals Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 765-2761 | $5-$15 |
Gillespie County Rock Ranch Fredericksburg, Texas | $10-$20 |
Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine Philipsburg, Montana (406) 859-4367 | $25-$200 |
Gem Mountain Gemstone Mine Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 765-6130 | $10-$20 |
Gem Mountain Philipsburg, Montana (406) 859-4367 | $20-$75 |
Gem City Mines Franklin, North Carolina (828) 524-4106 | $15-$45 |
Garnet Hill Ely, Nevada | $0-$5 |
Franklin Mineral Museum & Dump Pile Franklin, New Jersey (973) 827-3481 | $15–$25 per person |
Franklin Mineral Museum Franklin, New Jersey (973) 827-3481 | $15-$25 |
Four Peaks Amethyst Mine Mesa, Arizona | $30-$80 |
Fluorite King Mine Cave in Rock, Illinois | $15-$25 |
Emerald Hollow Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $15-$30 |
Emerald Hollow Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $10–$25 per person |
Emerald Hollow Mine Hiddenite, North Carolina (828) 632-3394 | $15-$30 |
Emerald Hollow Mine Hiddenite, South Carolina (828) 632-4023 | $5-$30 |
Emerald Creek Garnet Area Clarkia, Idaho (208) 245-2531 | $20 per day |
Emerald Creek Garnet Area Clarkia, Idaho (208) 245-2531 | $10-$15 |
Ellensburg Blue Agate Claim Ellensburg, Washington (509) 962-2934 | $25-$50 per person |
Eldorado Bar Gold Mining Helena, Montana (406) 431-9300 | $20-$60 |
El Paso Turquoise Mine Cerrillos, New Mexico | $15-$30 |
El Dorado Gold Mine Fairbanks, Alaska (907) 452-3601 | $15-$30 |
El Dorado Bar Sapphire Mine Helena, Montana (406) 442-3890 | $25–$40 per day |
Eagle River Mining Co. Eagle River, Wisconsin (715) 555-0101 | $15-$30 per person |
Dugway Geode Beds Delta, Utah (435) 743-3100 | Free (BLM land) |
Dinosaur Footprint Quarry Morrison, Colorado (303) 278-7575 | $10-$20 per person |
Dig Maine Gems Auburn, Maine (207) 782-3921 | $25-$60 |
Diamond Mountain Mining Little Falls, New York | $15-$25 per person |
Diamond Hill Mine Dahlonega, Georgia (706) 867-6800 | $20-$35 |
Diamond Hill Mine Antreville, South Carolina (864) 314-1068 | $10-$20 |
Dent County Mineral Dig Salem, Missouri (573) 729-6440 | $10-$25 |
Delaware Mineral Panning Co. Wilmington, Delaware (302) 575-0600 | $8-$18 |
Dake's Crystal Mine Mt. Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-3778 | $20-$40 |
Crystals by Shirley — Ouachita Crystal Mine Hot Springs, Arkansas (501) 767-4600 | $30-$75 |
Crystal Park Gem Mine Dillon, Montana (406) 683-3900 | $5-$10 per person |
Crystal Park Polaris, Montana | $0-$5 |
Crystal Cave Spring Valley, Wisconsin (715) 778-4484 | $12-$20 |
Crisson Gold Mine Dahlonega, Georgia (706) 864-6363 | $10-$25 |
Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro, Arkansas (870) 285-3113 | $10-$15 |
Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro, Arkansas (870) 285-3113 | $10-$15 |
Crater of Diamonds State Park Murfreesboro, Arkansas (870) 285-3113 | $12 adults / $6 children |
Crater Mountain Gems Pigeon Forge, Tennessee (865) 366-3999 | $15-$30 |
Crater Lake Mining & Panning Jacksonville, Oregon (541) 899-1847 | $10-$20 per person |
Country Girl Mine Deadwood, South Dakota (605) 394-9653 | $10-$20 |
Coral Castle Gem Shop Homestead, Florida (305) 248-6284 | $5-$20 |
Copper Queen Mine Tours & Collect Bisbee, Arizona (520) 432-2071 | $15-$30 per person |
Consolidated Gold Mine Dahlonega, Georgia (706) 864-8473 | $15-$25 |
Clement Mineral Museum Dig Elizabethtown, Kentucky (270) 765-6082 | $15-$25 |
Chester Emery Mine Panning Chester, Massachusetts (413) 354-7752 | $10-$20 |
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 349-2941 | $25-$50 |
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 349-2941 | $25 per bucket |
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 349-2941 | $25-$50 |
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 349-2941 | $25 per bucket |
Cherokee County Mining District Baxter Springs, Kansas (620) 856-2300 | $10-$25 |
Cave of the Mounds Blue Mounds, Wisconsin (608) 437-3038 | $16-$22 |
Catahoula Agate Beds Harrisonburg, Louisiana (318) 744-5790 | $8-$15 |
Castanea Mine Lock Haven, Pennsylvania (570) 748-2031 | $10-$20 |
Case Mountain Gem Panning Manchester, Connecticut (860) 646-2841 | $10-$25 |
Cape Henlopen Fossil & Mineral Panning Lewes, Delaware (302) 645-8983 | $5-$15 |
Cannonball Concretion Beds Mandan, North Dakota (701) 663-4903 | $5-$15 |
Canadian River Selenite Beds Norman, Oklahoma (405) 325-0000 | Free |
Calvert Cliffs Fossil Hunting Lusby, Maryland (410) 586-1090 | $5-$10 |
Caledonia Mine Ontonagon, Michigan (906) 884-2042 | $15-$30 |
Burkhard's Rocks & Gems Rio, Wisconsin (608) 332-6145 | $5-$25 |
Brushy Creek Gemstone Mine Spruce Pine, North Carolina (828) 765-3000 | $10-$20 |
Brushy Creek Amethyst Mine Mason, Texas (325) 347-5416 | $15-$25 per person |
Brushy Creek Amethyst Mine Dahlonega, Georgia (706) 864-3711 | $15–$35 per bucket |
Bonanza Opal Mines Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0376 | $30-$75 |
Bonanza Opal Mine Denio, Nevada (775) 941-0387 | $30–$85 per day |
Board Camp Crystal Mine Mena, Arkansas (479) 394-0016 | $25-$50 |
Blue Gem Mine Stearns, Kentucky (606) 376-2244 | $10-$20 |
Blaze-N-Gems Philipsburg, Montana (406) 859-3201 | $25-$100 |
Black Hills Gold and Gems Custer, South Dakota (605) 673-3000 | $10-$30 |
Benitoite Mining Company San Benito, California (831) 389-4706 | $200 per day (guided) |
Benitoite Mining Company San Benito County, California (559) 935-0620 | $300–$500 per trip (guided) |
Benitoite Gem Mine San Benito, California (831) 628-3840 | $65-$120 |
Belvidere Mountain Quarry Eden Mills, Vermont (802) 635-7730 | $10-$25 |
Beckett Creek Gemstone Mine Franklin, North Carolina (828) 349-3543 | $15-$35 |
Barton Mines Garnet Mine Tours North Creek, New York (518) 251-2706 | $10–$20 per person |
Barker's Island Gem Panning Superior, Wisconsin (715) 395-7229 | $8-$15 |
Baraboo Quartz Quarry Baraboo, Wisconsin (608) 555-0707 | $18 per person |
Arrowhead Gem & Mineral Show Mine Lake George, Colorado (719) 748-3509 | $25-$60 |
Arkansas Crystal Works Mount Ida, Arkansas (870) 867-3411 | $20-$50 |
Arizona Peridot Mesa Globe, Arizona | $10-$20 |
Anza-Borrego Pegmatite Mines Borrego Springs, California | $10-$30 |
Antero Reservoir Aquamarine Site Hartsel, Colorado (719) 836-2031 | $30-$75 |
Alabama Gold Camp Lineville, Alabama (256) 396-5922 | $20-$40 |
Alabama Gold Camp Lineville, Alabama (256) 396-0210 | $5-$20 |
Agate Beds at Fairburn Fairburn, South Dakota | $0-$10 |
Ace of Diamonds Mine Middleville, New York (315) 891-3855 | $15 per person |
Contact info may change — always verify by calling ahead before visiting.