Black Hills Mining Museum

Black Hills Mining Museum Official Mining Museum of the State of South Dakota The Museum is open, Monday through Saturday 9 to 5, for tours, gold panning lessons, and museum admission.
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All other times, by advance reservation only, Please email us:
[email protected]
or call ( 605-584-1605 )
Leave a detailed message of desired date and time, number in your group, a contact name and number (or return email)

or call
Tim: 6o5-584-8724
or
Dave 3o3-884-o357


The Black Hills Mining Museum was founded in 1986 by people who wished to tell and preserve the story of

hard rock mining in the hills, and of the men and women who lived and toiled in and under the beautiful Black Hills. More than 100 miners of the nearby Homestake Gold Mine combined their talent, money, time and experience to build this Museum and the realistic underground gold mine tour. The tour takes you through the history of the mine showing the changes over 125 years by the clothing, tools, techniques and equipment displayed, as described by your tour guide. Aside from the guided tour, the Museum also offers self-guided views of much of our collections, including multi-media screens that explain various processes and aspects of the mining industry; and an approximately 20 minute movie that tells the story of mining in the Hills. For those seeking personal riches, or, at least, to learn a new hobby, our team members will teach you how to pan for gold, indoors in our private 'stream' with local pay dirt that we can guarantee you find real gold. All the gold you find, you keep, to take home as a souvenir!

Address

323 W Main Street
Lead, SD
57754

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+16055841605

Website

Products

Simulated mine tours, Gold panning, Gift Shop
Historical Museum

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The Black Hills Mining Museum was founded in 1986 by people who wished to tell and preserve the story of hard rock mining in the hills, and of the men and women who lived and toiled in and under the beautiful Black Hills. More than 100 miners of the nearby Homestake Gold Mine combined their talent, money, time and experience to build this Museum and the realistic underground gold mine tour. The tour takes you through the history of the mine showing the changes over 125 years by the clothing, tools, techniques and equipment displayed, as described by your tour guide. Aside from the guided tour, the Museum also offers self-guided views of much of our collections, including multi-media screens that explain various processes and aspects of the mining industry; and an approximately 20 minute movie that tells the story of mining in the Hills. For those seeking personal riches, or, at least, to learn a new hobby, our team members will teach you how to pan for gold, indoors in our private 'stream' with local pay dirt that we can guarantee you find real gold. All the gold you find, you keep, to take home as a souvenir!