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The OceanView Mine
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Address: 37304 Magee Rd, Pala, San Diego, California, United States |
Opening Hours: 9:30am (SHARP) – ends 4 hours after dig starts, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays Only.
Web: http://www.oceanviewmine.com/
Finds: Tourmalines, kunzites, morganites and more. | Fees: See booking Calendar for current rates!
Opening Hours: 9:30am (SHARP) – ends 4 hours after dig starts, Thursdays, Saturdays & Sundays Only.
Web: http://www.oceanviewmine.com/
Finds: Tourmalines, kunzites, morganites and more. | Fees: See booking Calendar for current rates!
A visit to the Oceanview Mine allows you a unique view of the only actively open to the public mine in the world famous Pala Gem mining district and a chance to find your own gems—tourmaline, kunzite (type location), morganite, aquamarine, schorl, lepidolite, beryl, quartz and more. Screen the dump piles of material we take out of our mine and find the gems we’ve missed—and we miss a lot! You get to keep everything you find at no extra charge; the standard dig fee allows you to keep all you find and you can take home one 5-gallon bucket of rocks that you have screened and washed. Guests also get a jeep tour of Chief Mountain where you can see all of the currently active mines and prospects, as well as views of the famous Pala Chief, Tourmaline Queen and other historic mines.
We’ve taken care of everything you need. We provide you with screens, water, buckets and shovels–and most importantly, a big pile of gem-rich dirt and gravel taken from our mines! After a brief training session, you have four hours to work the pile, looking for your gems. You get to keep everything you find at no extra charge; the standard dig fee allows you to keep all you find. In addition, you can take home one 5-gallon bucket of rocks that you have screened and washed if you want to more carefully sort through them at home. Guests also get a jeep tour of Chief Mountain where you can see all of the currently active mines and prospects, as well as views of the famous Pala Chief, Tourmaline Queen and other historic mines.
Book your day at the Ocean View Mine. Select date from Calendar below and select the number of people, etc.:
See booking Calendar for current rates!
Ocean View Mine Booking Calendar.
GREEN colored dates are available other colors not.
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After you book you will receive all needed instructions by email.