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This was my first time visiting a gold mine, and enjoyed it! The tour took us down into the mine and explained the tools and process of finding and extracting gold. It did involve a lot of walking and some steep, wet declines and stairs, so I would not recommend to anyone with mobility issues. Our tour guide was informative and entertaining! We ended the tour by panning for gold (included with the tour price, but panning for gems is an additional fee). You get to take home one gold flake which they put into a tube of water for you. Gift shop had a large variety of items. Highly recommend!
Although the price of admission is a bit steep for its size, it was worth it since I got to take home a sample of gold and got to see what the mine was like back then including the working conditions.
our tour guide Cam was amazing! His outgoing personality and humor made the tour so much more special.
This place was fun and informative. It was pretty cool going down into the old mine and learning about the history of the mind. I loved that they paired the experience with gem mining and panning for gold. My entire family enjoyed the experience. This place great for families and couples!
Definitely a great tour. Our tour guide is very knowledgeable. We learned a lot on this tour. Bring a sweater it can get cold 55F underground.
Hubby and I were in Dahlonega for the weekend and had originally planned to do a waterfall hike this morning. When we woke up, however, it quickly became apparent that Mother Nature would not be cooperating with our Plan A. I did some research on indoor alternatives and stumbled across the Consolidated Gold Mine. This caught our attention because in addition to the typical panning for gold experience, this place offers a tour of an underground mine. We were the first ones there at opening this morning. First, we watched a video on how to pan for gold. Then we spent about 15 minutes panning a plate of sand. When we were done, employees helped us sift the remnants of the sand to find a few flakes of gold in each plate, which were then transferred to a small plastic tube that we got to take with us. We had never done anything like this before, so it was a pretty cool experience. After we panned for gold, we hung out at the gift shop for a little bit while waiting for the tour to start. They have a wide variety of quartz and gem gifts along with geo rocks and miscellaneous items. The tour of the mine itself was by far the best part. We went down a few stairs and an incline to reach about 200 feet below, which is where the tour gets started. Hearing our guide talk about the mine and explaining the tools miners would use, the conditions they had to work under, and the amount of money they were paid for various roles was fascinating. We learned a lot and really enjoyed soaking it all in. While there are some low hanging areas where you need to watch your head and some potentially slippery spots, there were many young children in our tour group that had no trouble at all going through the whole thing. It would not be suitable, however, for people with major mobility issues due to the stairs and rather steep ramp back up when the tour is over. I normally would not opt to come to a place like this because gold mines have never really appealed to me and most of them seem like annoying tourist traps, but I am glad Mother Nature steered us in this direction today. It was a fun doing something different and learning some interesting history in the process. Our tour guide was friendly and enthusiastic, which helped make the whole experience a lot more enjoyable too.
I went on tour today of Consolidated Gold Mine Company with my friend and her daughter. It was so fascinating to learn the history of mining and actually get to go in the mines on a tour! Easton was our tour guide and he was fantastic, funny, and gave us great facts on our tour. We also got to pan for gold after! I highly recommend this really cool, one of a kind experience! Ask for Easton!
If you're looking for something to do in North Georgia that isn't vineyards, this might be your spot. But for me, I spotted the historical marker and had other places to go. The marker is easily visible from the road and there is room to stop and read, "One mile southeast of here, from 1900 to 1906, the Dahlonega Consolidated Mining Company operated what is considered the largest gold plant ever constructed east of the Mississippi River. Capitalized at $5,000,000, the plant included a 120-stamp mill, a large chlorinator, a 550 foot tunnel and numerous small buildings. The Consolidated Mining Company furnished much of the setting for one of the earliest moving picture westerns, "The Plunderer", starring William Farnum. The film was made in Dahlonega and its environs before the First World War." This is marker number 093-4 and it was erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission. [Review 20365 overall - 694 in Georgia - 1343 of 2023.]
It might be because I've done mine tours before, but i did not find anything novel or outstanding about this one. For $130 for a family of four (for the tour and a mini bucket for gem mining), it was moderately fun but not something we would do over if we had the choice. Our tour guide was young and friendly, but she wasn't wildly entertaining, and we experienced a traffic jam as our group was leaving and another group was entering, all of us using the same narrow, steep passageway. I was hoping for more history of the mine and the important figures, but the tour gave minimal historical context, focusing almost exclusively on just the mining tools and procedures. The gift shop is reliably tacky and touristy, but the staff in the shop and the mining operation were enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The jewelry display cases were beautiful and interesting to peruse, though. Ultimately, if this is your first time doing anything like this, you'll probably have a 5-star experience. If not, you might want to save your money.
This was well worth the money! Family of 4 - two kids 9 and 12. We all loved the experience. The mine was so much more fun than I expected. Our guide was funny and well informed. Forewarning: traveling back up could be difficult for someone with low mobility. It is steep and wet. You get a pan of dirt to mine with each ticket. We got 6 teeny tiny nuggets between our 4 pans. The staff who help sift the last handful of dirt couldn't be any nicer. We bought the extra gem bucket and that was a lot of fun for the kids.
So friendly and funny! A cool outing to learn some history and fun facts. Good for adults and kids. Our mining guide was exceptional. Make sure you wear good outdoor shoes!
Miner Matt is awesome. Well here's the backstory - I have two kids and we were looking for a something fun to do that's fairly COVID friendly (still) and more of an adventure than a pool day or whatnot. We met our "pod" at Consolidated Gold Mine in Dahlonega. We were interested in this mine because of it's your + panning activity. You can take a 30 minute tour of a gold mine with a "miner". Super interesting. Full of interesting facts and tidbits about the miner life. Consolidated closed in 1906 but it's quite interesting to see some of the tools and learn some of the facts. Right now they're at 20 persons per tour. Their signs say "we suggest masks and social distancing". They did well. My group wore masks but that is because that is what we're trying to establish with the kids. No one said anything. Inside was about 1/2 masked and the staff was not at all, but we're in the stage of the pandemic when it might be ok if someone is unmasked. It's really how you feel. Anyway. The tour was great. My 3 year old was able to walk/climb stairs the whole time. They turned on one of the drills ... it was super cool. Afterwards we were able to pan for gold and gemstones. One gold pan per ticket is available. The kids had a blast but I think it's because of the flowing water. We found a total of 5 flecks of gold and a lot of pretty colorful rocks/gems. Recommend. (Even if it's off the Walmart Parking lot. Don't let that deter you.) Total cost : $89.64 for 2 adults, 2 kids, and 1 $15 GEM bucket.
We were out day tripping and decided to do something we haven't done in years and we went mining at the Consolidate Gold Mine. We can't say enough about how friendly and helpful everyone was on our visit. We want to give a shoutout to Tyler for checking on us while we were mining for hidden treasure and helping us identify what we found. We saved exploring the mine for our next trip here bringing the grandkids. Great family friendly atmosphere. read more
23 days ago
A very cool and educational experience! It was very interesting to go down into the mine and learn how they did things way back then. Our guide Chandler was very informative and made the tour fun. Gold panning afterwards was also fun to do! An overall fun activity to do when in the area. read more
This was my first time visiting a gold mine, and enjoyed it! The tour took us down into the mine and explained the tools and process of finding and extracting gold. It did involve a lot of walking and some steep, wet declines and stairs, so I would not recommend to anyone with mobility issues. Our tour guide was informative and entertaining! We ended the tour by panning for gold (included with the tour price, but panning for gems is an additional fee). You get to take home one gold flake which they put into a tube of water for you. Gift shop had a large variety of items. Highly recommend! read more
6 months ago
5 months ago
our tour guide Cam was amazing! His outgoing personality and humor made the tour so much more special. read more
1 year ago
This place was fun and informative. It was pretty cool going down into the old mine and learning about the history of the mind. I loved that they paired the experience with gem mining and panning for gold. My entire family enjoyed the experience. This place great for families and couples! read more
10 months ago
Definitely a great tour. Our tour guide is very knowledgeable. We learned a lot on this tour. Bring a sweater it can get cold 55F underground. read more
Hubby and I were in Dahlonega for the weekend and had originally planned to do a waterfall hike this morning. When we woke up, however, it quickly became apparent that Mother Nature would not be cooperating with our Plan A. I did some research on indoor alternatives and stumbled across the Consolidated Gold Mine. This caught our attention because in addition to the typical panning for gold experience, this place offers a tour of an underground mine. We were the first ones there at opening this morning. First, we watched a video on how to pan for gold. Then we spent about 15 minutes panning a plate of sand. When we were done, employees helped us sift the remnants of the sand to find a few flakes of gold in each plate, which were then transferred to a small plastic tube that we got to take with us. We had never done anything like this before, so it was a pretty cool experience. After we panned for gold, we hung out at the gift shop for a little bit while waiting for the tour to start. They have a wide variety of quartz and gem gifts along with geo rocks and miscellaneous items. The tour of the mine itself was by far the best part. We went down a few stairs and an incline to reach about 200 feet below, which is where the tour gets started. Hearing our guide talk about the mine and explaining the tools miners would use, the conditions they had to work under, and the amount of money they were paid for various roles was fascinating. We learned a lot and really enjoyed soaking it all in. While there are some low hanging areas where you need to watch your head and some potentially slippery spots, there were many young children in our tour group that had no trouble at all going through the whole thing. It would not be suitable, however, for people with major mobility issues due to the stairs and rather steep ramp back up when the tour is over. I normally would not opt to come to a place like this because gold mines have never really appealed to me and most of them seem like annoying tourist traps, but I am glad Mother Nature steered us in this direction today. It was a fun doing something different and learning some interesting history in the process. Our tour guide was friendly and enthusiastic, which helped make the whole experience a lot more enjoyable too. read more
8 months ago
I went on tour today of Consolidated Gold Mine Company with my friend and her daughter. It was so fascinating to learn the history of mining and actually get to go in the mines on a tour! Easton was our tour guide and he was fantastic, funny, and gave us great facts on our tour. We also got to pan for gold after! I highly recommend this really cool, one of a kind experience! Ask for Easton! read more
If you're looking for something to do in North Georgia that isn't vineyards, this might be your spot. But for me, I spotted the historical marker and had other places to go. The marker is easily visible from the road and there is room to stop and read, "One mile southeast of here, from 1900 to 1906, the Dahlonega Consolidated Mining Company operated what is considered the largest gold plant ever constructed east of the Mississippi River. Capitalized at $5,000,000, the plant included a 120-stamp mill, a large chlorinator, a 550 foot tunnel and numerous small buildings. The Consolidated Mining Company furnished much of the setting for one of the earliest moving picture westerns, "The Plunderer", starring William Farnum. The film was made in Dahlonega and its environs before the First World War." This is marker number 093-4 and it was erected in 1954 by the Georgia Historical Commission. [Review 20365 overall - 694 in Georgia - 1343 of 2023.] read more
It might be because I've done mine tours before, but i did not find anything novel or outstanding about this one. For $130 for a family of four (for the tour and a mini bucket for gem mining), it was moderately fun but not something we would do over if we had the choice. Our tour guide was young and friendly, but she wasn't wildly entertaining, and we experienced a traffic jam as our group was leaving and another group was entering, all of us using the same narrow, steep passageway. I was hoping for more history of the mine and the important figures, but the tour gave minimal historical context, focusing almost exclusively on just the mining tools and procedures. The gift shop is reliably tacky and touristy, but the staff in the shop and the mining operation were enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The jewelry display cases were beautiful and interesting to peruse, though. Ultimately, if this is your first time doing anything like this, you'll probably have a 5-star experience. If not, you might want to save your money. read more
1 year ago
So fun.... Not just for kids! Interesting history and a cool experience. A little pricey, but overall worth it. Try it! read more
2 years ago
This was well worth the money! Family of 4 - two kids 9 and 12. We all loved the experience. The mine was so much more fun than I expected. Our guide was funny and well informed. Forewarning: traveling back up could be difficult for someone with low mobility. It is steep and wet. You get a pan of dirt to mine with each ticket. We got 6 teeny tiny nuggets between our 4 pans. The staff who help sift the last handful of dirt couldn't be any nicer. We bought the extra gem bucket and that was a lot of fun for the kids. read more
2 years ago
So friendly and funny! A cool outing to learn some history and fun facts. Good for adults and kids. Our mining guide was exceptional. Make sure you wear good outdoor shoes! read more
5 years ago
Miner Matt is awesome. Well here's the backstory - I have two kids and we were looking for a something fun to do that's fairly COVID friendly (still) and more of an adventure than a pool day or whatnot. We met our "pod" at Consolidated Gold Mine in Dahlonega. We were interested in this mine because of it's your + panning activity. You can take a 30 minute tour of a gold mine with a "miner". Super interesting. Full of interesting facts and tidbits about the miner life. Consolidated closed in 1906 but it's quite interesting to see some of the tools and learn some of the facts. Right now they're at 20 persons per tour. Their signs say "we suggest masks and social distancing". They did well. My group wore masks but that is because that is what we're trying to establish with the kids. No one said anything. Inside was about 1/2 masked and the staff was not at all, but we're in the stage of the pandemic when it might be ok if someone is unmasked. It's really how you feel. Anyway. The tour was great. My 3 year old was able to walk/climb stairs the whole time. They turned on one of the drills ... it was super cool. Afterwards we were able to pan for gold and gemstones. One gold pan per ticket is available. The kids had a blast but I think it's because of the flowing water. We found a total of 5 flecks of gold and a lot of pretty colorful rocks/gems. Recommend. (Even if it's off the Walmart Parking lot. Don't let that deter you.) Total cost : $89.64 for 2 adults, 2 kids, and 1 $15 GEM bucket. read more
4 years ago
4 years ago
We panned for gold after the tour. How does gold turn brown Never been opened either. The tour was fun and would recommend it but I want to hear the explanation as to why one turned brown and the other is fine? read more
1 year ago
5 years ago
We had so much fun on this tour! I'd highly recommend it if you're in the area or if you're planning a day trip in the North Georgia area. It's great for all ages and groups. We planned the visit for the children in our group whose ages ranged from 3 to 15 but the adults had a great time too. It really was the highlight of our time in North Georgia! Our tour guide was very captivating and was full of knowledge and humor. The history behind the mine was interesting and it was just a really cool experience to walk through one! At the end of the tour you pan for gold and at an additional fee, you can purchase a gem mining bucket. If you have kids in your group, you definitely want to add the gem mining package. Of all the gem mining experiences my kids have done in the area, this one had the best gems by far! read more
5 years ago
Highly recommend this tour if you're visiting the Helen/ Dahlonega area. We'll worth the price. Our tour guide, Liam, was informative and humorous. Definitely gave us an appreciation for the mining trade. The gold panning and gem mining after was fun. I now will look at rocks differently. We found garnets, ruby's, an emerald, and lots of other gems. Mary was helpful as we chose rocks to get some finished and polished. read more
1 year ago
3 years ago
This is an amazing opportunity to go into a gold mine and sample some of the history that made this region. Don't miss this stop if you are in the area. Taylor was an excellent historian and guide for the day! Thank you! read more
3 years ago
A very educational and fun attraction. The staff are very pleasant and the tour, panning and shop was very well done. read more
4 years ago
Miner Rusty is the man! His style of tour is worth the trip. The mine is a sigh to behold. The trip down is educational and fun! It's good for kids as they participate in the tour. The end let's you mine your own pan and you can add on the gem mining too. They can design your own way to display your funds. The price is reasonable and worth it. It was a great history lesson in mining. read more
2 years ago
8 years ago
My wife and I booked two gold mining experiences while in Dahlanoga and this was one of them. We've never done such a thing, so we decided it would be an interesting experience. The store itself was filled all kinds of gold, gems, jewelry, and toys for kids... with the random stuff that would attract any child. Oh, there was A LOT of children there. The tour runs every 15 minutes and the wait wont seem that long because of all the things they have to look at in the store. The tour itself was fun, educational, and our guide was entertaining the whole 35-40 minutes. No one hit their head in our group, but remind yourself that you are underground and some of the clearance paths are low... however, they do provide some hard hats. The gold panning was a little fun, a little boring. Basically you're sifting through dirt to find gold. Dont expect to hit it rich. We did, however, find a tiny gold nugget. Overall, a great experience if you've never done it before. Definitely fun for kids. read more
5 years ago
The tour is absolutely fascinating both in terms of what you get to see and what you learn from the guide. Good for kids and adults. And after the tour, you get to mine gold (included in the tour) and gems (buy separate). The gemstone mining is best for younger kids. read more
6 years ago
On our way from Helen, GA I insisted we stop by this mine. It was a long drive and my hubs was hesitant but it was so worth it!!!! A hidden gem with a ton of family fun! The staff is beyond nice, friendly, fun and knowledgeable!!! We ordered the mine tour and there is gold panning included in the price. Oh what fun the gold panning was. The kids were in awe to find actual gold in their sand. The tour was beyond fun and educational. Our tour guy was the best!!!! Their gift shop is also amazing, one can spend a lot of time and money in there. read more
9 years ago
We took our son here for his 8th birthday. We panned for gems and gold. We had an absolutely great experience. The staff were welcoming and announced my son's birthday over the intercom. That was quite the surprise and he loved it. There is a large amount of seating, allowing them to accomodate small and large groups. There is a video you will watch that explains how to pan for gold. Our youngest had a little trouble but the staff helped him. Once they got their gold flakes they were placed in a small tube for them to keep. We were educated on our gems and the "keepers" were separated from the "fish tank fillers." The staff are FUN, kid friendly, knowledgeable and kind. There is a gift shop as well. Gems can be cut on site. Our son is heading there for a field trip soon and is looking forward to returning. read more
5 years ago
What an awesome experience for our family! Recommend to all that want to experience true gold mining! Our tour guide AJ was great and very informative and funny. read more
It was fun to come up for a quick one day trip! For 2 people it was around $40 to do the tour (includes gold panning) and then an added $30 to do a gem bucket. Overall had a great time! Staff was super friendly and so interactive with the guests. For just a $30 gem bucket, we managed to get enough stones to where we considered having them made into jewelry in the end. The mine tour was very educational yet entertaining, so it didn't feel like a school lecture or anything! Will say, the mine tour is similar every time you come so since I haven't come here in over 10yrs we just opted to go through it again. Definitely will be back! read more
2 years ago
One of the last, if not THE last, gold mines in the area that gives tours. We started off panning for gold. A short instructional video was helpful but did not prepare me for the "physical" labor that would entail. I do not know how the miners did this 100+ years ago all day, without chairs and A/C! It was a fun and interesting experience. We finished in time to tour around the facility, seeing the area for "gem mining" with posters of different precious rocks and information about them. We later were called on the intercom to meet in the patio. Our small group of about 6-8 people were perfect to go the tour in the mines. Helmets were offered as there were several locations where the ceiling was low and people could potentially hit their heads. Our tour guide was informative. Although he started working here in October (about 7 months ago), he was knowledgeable and fielded questions well. I like that the tour brought us to different locations with different props. That helped me visualize life in the 1800s. Notice upon exit that there are picnic tables (mostly shaded) for large (and small) groups. read more
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