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Reviews for Big Thunder Gold Mine in Keystone, SD

Nichole 2 years ago
4

the mine went further back than we thought. fun experience the kids enjoyed it. they have an old mining cart that you can sit... in for photos inside the mine. tour guide gave great facts about the mine the entire tour. if someone needs to have awheelchair it's easy to push through the mine as well. Read more

Jon Schroeder 2 years ago
3

It was an okay tour would not recommend going unless you are unsure if you can handle tight or enclosed spaces as this is an... in and out mine so good for those that don't deal well with those. Or those who have small kids. Try to get with a small group as they do not limit the amount of people on the tour at once and we were with a bigger group which was hard to get the fullexperience of the tour and the cave. Read more

Jennifer Eatchel 2 years ago
5

We loved our tour of the Big Thunder Gold Mine. My husband is a mining engineer and he was impressed with how knowledgeable our... tour guide was. He told a lot of great stories too. There was also an impressive collection of old mining equipment. Read more

Timmothy Casey 2 years ago
5

Amazing experience?. We got the half day claim package on Groupon. The lady behind the counter who runs it was happy to walk me... around the shop and show me local stones I can find around the area. Trent the tour guide is amazing amazing! Very passionate,very knowledgeable. Could probably be a geologist anywhere, and does an amazing job teaching and making it fun!! Read more

Laurie Hutchinson 2 years ago
5

What a great time we had. Very affordable. Well trained staff. Cave tour guide Jacob did a fantastic job. High fives and thumbs... UPS all around. Don't forget to try your hand at gold panning. Read more

Leon Scott 2 years ago
5

We loved this place. The tour of the mine tells you the incredible history of the mine. It will also give you perspective. There... are several cool things inside the mine itself that you'll want pictures of. There is also a barn outside the station with goldprocessing equipment from the time period. Afterward, you'll definitely want to do the panning experience. The technique isrelatively simple, and you're very likely to find some flakes of gold. Again, this helps paint a picture of what some peoplewent through in their search for fortune. Read more

Sarah T 3 years ago
5

Our family did the 4 hour claim mining and had a great time! It was definitely hard work but loads of fun! Trenton and Mitchell... were great guides and gave us a solid history on mining in the area and an overall genuine experience. We found a few small goldpieces and quite a bit of garnet - the kids will remember this experience forever! Read more

Cyndi Huffman 3 years ago
4

Cool, kitschy old working mine to visit. Best part was the tour guide had lots of great info about how mining took place in... that area back in the day before modern machinery. Very interesting. A good bit of walking and for us tall people the hard hatscame in handy as some areas are a bit short. Fun place to check out. Temps are 50 in the cave which was nice on the hot day. We didn?t do the panning - but a lot of kids were having fun! Read more