Things to do / Travel Guide
Address:834 Country Road 136
Idaho Springs, Colorado
Tel:
(303) 567-0422
Our Factory Tour Expert Says:
When times are tough it's good to pan for gold. When you're enjoying vacation, it's great to pan for gold. Visit a working gold mine, take a tour, and, when the tour is complete, go panning for gold in a local stream. You can keep all the gold you find!
Open year round from 10 am to 6 pm.
Tours are guided. Advance reservations are required.
$$ (Moderately Priced)
The Phoenix mine is operated by the oldest continuous gold mining family in Colorado; owned and operated by Al and Dave Mosch. It is a working gold mine where miners actually do the work. After your gold mine tour, try some Gold Panning -- take home a little bit of Colorado Gold for yourself. Panning is included in the cost of the tour and you may keep any gold that you find in the stream while panning. Want to make a day of it pack a picnic lunch and make a day of it by the stream above the mine.