The Crystal Gold Mine in Kellogg takes visitors on a journey into the depths of a famous hard rock mine in the Silver Valley. It is thought that gold prospector, Tom Irwin, discovered a gold-bearing vein in the silver valley in 1879. Guests don hard hats and miner’s lamps on guided underground tours, which explore the world of gold mining and how the miners traced quartz veins by candlelight using 1880 methods, tested for gold and drilled with single and double jacks. The mine features spectacular stalactite crystals of smithsonite, and visitors can see gold and wire silver in the quartz vein. Crystal Gold Mine Tours are offered seven days a week.

Crystal Gold Mine Tour, 51931 Silver Valley Rd, Kellogg, ID 83837, Phone: 208-783-4653

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