Dells Mining Co.
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المنطقة
العنوان
أفضل الأماكن القريبة
المطاعم
138 على بُعد 5 كيلومترات
معالم الجذب
53 على بُعد 10 كيلومترات
4.0
168 تعليق
ممتاز
52
جيد جدًا
62
متوسط
37
سيئ
12
سيئ جدًا
5
Travelling Engineer
9 مساهمات
مايو 2023
Avoid at All Costs! They don't list the price of buckets on site (or their website as of 5/28/23) but the young salesmen wave their hands and call out prices. We took two (2) buckets that we thought should cost ~$125 so image when I found out they charged us $210. Don't go there unless you get a firm price and you get what you paid for.
كُتب بتاريخ 30 مايو 2023
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Dave T
مساهمتيْن
أكتوبر 2021
Stopped on Oct 23rd with 2 families with 8 total kids. The staff was attentive and did a great job with the kids. We learned a lot about gems and had a fun time finding them. Prices seemed fair for what we got. Next time we're in the Dells we'll be back.
كُتب بتاريخ 25 أكتوبر 2021
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wingtips00
Godfrey, إلينوي26 مساهمة
العائلة • يوليو 2020
This was #1 on my Dells to-do list and it did not disappoint (I love rocks, fossils, and the like)!
We went to the one on Broadway. All of the employees were super helpful and friendly and not at all pushy! The buckets range from $15-$130ish dollars.
I got both of my kids a $30 bucket each and I got a $60 one. My husband complained about my bucket choices for about 2 seconds and then proceeded to “help” me go through mine! Haha! He was skeptical about it but quickly realized it was fun.
Our buckets guaranteed 1 polished gem. My kids got a 1.5 carat garnet and 1.5 carat blue topaz. I got a 3 carat topaz!
When we were done, the employee behind the water trough helped us pick out our “good ones”. We still got to keep everything we found, she just bagged them differently. Then you took your good ones to another employee who tells you exactly what you found. What looked like a bunch of rocks turned out to be amethyst, garnets, aquamarines, quartz, citrine, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires! My mom found a 900 carat sapphire!!! Of course they talk about their services
And prices, but it’s always presented in a respectful and knowledgeable way and not at all pushy!!!
I can’t wait to go back!!!!
We went to the one on Broadway. All of the employees were super helpful and friendly and not at all pushy! The buckets range from $15-$130ish dollars.
I got both of my kids a $30 bucket each and I got a $60 one. My husband complained about my bucket choices for about 2 seconds and then proceeded to “help” me go through mine! Haha! He was skeptical about it but quickly realized it was fun.
Our buckets guaranteed 1 polished gem. My kids got a 1.5 carat garnet and 1.5 carat blue topaz. I got a 3 carat topaz!
When we were done, the employee behind the water trough helped us pick out our “good ones”. We still got to keep everything we found, she just bagged them differently. Then you took your good ones to another employee who tells you exactly what you found. What looked like a bunch of rocks turned out to be amethyst, garnets, aquamarines, quartz, citrine, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires! My mom found a 900 carat sapphire!!! Of course they talk about their services
And prices, but it’s always presented in a respectful and knowledgeable way and not at all pushy!!!
I can’t wait to go back!!!!
كُتب بتاريخ 23 يوليو 2020
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Lauren C
Portage, Wisconsinمساهمة
العائلة • يوليو 2020
I was in the dells having a family day when my husband took me and our daughter to the mining company. We all had a blast! Super reasonable, super friendly, and extremely helpful. We got a 15 dollar bucket and a 30 dollar bucket, we’re going back for more this week! Loved the atmosphere and the thrill of the hunt!
كُتب بتاريخ 20 يوليو 2020
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Richard S
مساهمتيْن
يونيو 2020
My family's first time doing this, and my daughter's (5 & 7) had such a blast! There wasn't any pressure to buy anything to be cut or mounted. I had them give the presentation to my daughters and they listened intently. They love their bag of gems and we'll be doing this again next time we're here. We got the $15 buckets and found some large gems too. We'll probably get the $30 buckets next time. Such a fun place.
كُتب بتاريخ 21 يونيو 2020
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Charsmom022212
Neenah, Wisconsin142 مساهمة
مارس 2020
My kid wanted to mine for gems. There is quite the range in bucket prices (reasonable to quite pricy). My kids split a bucket. When they were not looking the employee dropped a few more gemstones into their bucket, which I REALLY appreciated. The store itself has many neat minerals and gemstones to look at.
كُتب بتاريخ 22 مارس 2020
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littleone1118
فورت لودرديل, فلوريدا312 مساهمة
أكتوبر 2019
Yes, gem "mining" is expensive. My kids have done it many times in many different places. I always cringe at the prices I'm charged. Here, the cheapest bucket is $15 but we went for the next one up, for $30 b/c those contain a polished 1-1/2ct gem.
Ours had a garnet. This gem was found in a plastic bag hidden in the bucket so that you don't miss it. Our bucket had quite a nice variety, including tiger's eye, topaz, quartz, garnet, bloodstone, iolite, emerald and ametrine. The young girl who assisted us did not hover or "bother" us while the girls were sifting thru the bucket.
Afterwards, she gave us a bag for the gems and invited us to sit down at the counter so she could tell us what was found. She did a great job of explaining all our finds and unlike any other place we'd been, she showed us what the stones would look like if we ever wanted to have them cut, polished & mounted. At no time did we feel pressured to do so. She just provided the information, the costs and showed us an example of what the finished product would look like.
For those that feel mining is not worth the price, the shop does have a ton of beautiful rocks/gems. Some polished stones are only $1, or $8.99 for a small bagful.
Ours had a garnet. This gem was found in a plastic bag hidden in the bucket so that you don't miss it. Our bucket had quite a nice variety, including tiger's eye, topaz, quartz, garnet, bloodstone, iolite, emerald and ametrine. The young girl who assisted us did not hover or "bother" us while the girls were sifting thru the bucket.
Afterwards, she gave us a bag for the gems and invited us to sit down at the counter so she could tell us what was found. She did a great job of explaining all our finds and unlike any other place we'd been, she showed us what the stones would look like if we ever wanted to have them cut, polished & mounted. At no time did we feel pressured to do so. She just provided the information, the costs and showed us an example of what the finished product would look like.
For those that feel mining is not worth the price, the shop does have a ton of beautiful rocks/gems. Some polished stones are only $1, or $8.99 for a small bagful.
كُتب بتاريخ 8 أكتوبر 2019
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Jason O
Green Bay, Wisconsin23 مساهمة
زوجان • سبتمبر 2019
We went to the down town location. We got the blue and red bucket. Since this was my wife’s first time she did the blue bucket and I did the red. I knew what to expect. She had a good time sifting for her gems.
كُتب بتاريخ 31 أغسطس 2019
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Lori D
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin71 مساهمة
أغسطس 2019
I brought my grandkids there. They did enjoy mining for gems. However, the staff seemed unhappy to be there. The guy that was working with the mining part, didn't really smile and interact with us. The gal that was talking about the gems, was monotone and I don't think she smiled once. She was more interested in trying to get us to get one of the stones cut and mounted.
كُتب بتاريخ 12 أغسطس 2019
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Charles B
شيكاغو, إلينوي225 مساهمة
العائلة • يوليو 2019
For younger kids, it's kinda fun to buy a bucket and sift for "gems".
But the price of the buckets escalates quickly...
My nieces and nephews had fun, each with $60 buckets.
My mom bought a $130 bucket and managed to pull one of the largest chunks of the day. A fist-sized unpolished amethyst.
Nice to do once. But way too expensive to do on a regular basis.
But the price of the buckets escalates quickly...
My nieces and nephews had fun, each with $60 buckets.
My mom bought a $130 bucket and managed to pull one of the largest chunks of the day. A fist-sized unpolished amethyst.
Nice to do once. But way too expensive to do on a regular basis.
كُتب بتاريخ 16 يوليو 2019
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