604 Blair St, Keystone, SD 57751
Big Thunder Gold Mine
Historic to Present
Big Thunder Gold Mine was discovered by German Immigrants W.B. Krupp and J.A. Engle in 1892, during the Gold Rush ushered in by General Custer.
Throughout the years the mine has morphed into the fun and educational attraction it is today.
Touring the mine, learning to pan, and how to find gold are only a few of the things we offer at the mine. Come join us in person or order a kit at our online shop to get started!
Customer Reviews
Tuesday, 9am, June 2024
We (Family of 4) did the 4 hour claim dig and the kids had a blast. Jake was our host and he was really informative and very helpful. We walked just up the hill and got to dig and fill as many buckets as we could in the first 3 hours, sluiced and panned and got less than a gram of gold with a bunch of garnets. We heard that the largest haul here was between 1.5-2 grams of gold, but I think that was on an 8 hour venture. No nuggets to be found; we were told it’s super rare to find nuggets—more rare than not finding any gold at all. 😁😁
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Joe was our tour guide and he was amazing! He had plenty of knowledge and facts to share. He was able to answer the questions the group members had and was very happy and cheery! He even kept it pg for my daughter under 10 and was still able to tell us the story of the place! It was such a fantastic time! We did the gold panning, and it was pretty fun!!
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