Shovel up your own bucket of raw gold ore, run it through a sluice using hand-built high bankers, and learn to pan the concentrates.

Duration

1 hours

About

Learn how gold was mined by the old-timers and is mined yet today! Each guest shovels up a 2-gallon bucket of raw gold ore. Then operating sluices, guests utilize the power of flowing water to separate gravel and rock from gold concentrates. And the final step: panning the gold concentrates cleaned out from the sluice. Panning gold, the process of separating the fine silts and grit from gold, takes technique; we will teach you! Keep your gold!

Here is what Leslie C. shared on Google Review:

"Maybe one of our best activities that everyone in the family could enjoy. The ladies working were so helpful and knowledgeable. This is an activity I recommend for the whole family. Lots of smiles and memories made. Thank you Prospector John’s! See you again."

The beautiful outdoor setting next to our store offers unrivaled views of Langille Mountain, elevation 4,422 feet, and features Prospector John’s hand built high bankers.

Casual, informal, and personalized enjoyment for families, grandparents, teens, and children, for friends traveling together, for groups and classes, and for solo sojourners wishing to answer the call of gold fever.

$75/Guest