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| Sutter Gold Mine |
Sutter Gold Mine is a modern hard rock mine located on historic Highway 49 just north of Sutter Creek, south of Amador City at the site of several historic mines. Although originally developed for gold extraction in the late 1980s, the mine is now open exclusively for one hour underground tours deep into the heart of the Motherlode.
Sutter Gold Mine offers a comprehensive look into the gold mining process and its historical progression from gold panning and hydraulic mining to hard rock techniques. Besides that, it’s just plain fun to go underground and see what’s usually only seen by miners: the inside of the Earth.
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| 13660 Highway 49 |
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| Sutter Creek, |
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| 95685 |
Mid-May–mid-September: daily 9:00 am–5:00 pm. Mid-September–mid-May: weekdays 10:00 am–4:00 pm, weekends and holidays 10:00 am–5:00 pm.
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Adults, $14.95; children, $9.95. Gold panning, $5 each; gemstone mining, $4.50 small bag, $6.95 large bag.
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| (209) 736-2708 |
| www.caverntours.com |
 | | Deila, Co-op Member | | This was a great field trip and well worth the money. It is a little pricey, but we had an excellent tour guide that was knowledgeable and a real miner whose grandfather was a miner as well. He told great stories and the mine was so interesting. When do you ever get to go in a mine? It was like the Indiana Jones ride at disneyland, but real, (and not bumpy, crazy). I came home wanting to study more and learn. |
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