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Broken Boot Gold Mine


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 15 attractions in Deadwood
Traveler Description: Pan for gold in this historic gold mining area.
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Attraction type: Mine
Activities: Prospecting
Address: Upper Main St Deadwood, SD
Tel: 605-578-1876

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3 of 5 stars
wrldpeac   51 contributions
Blue Springs, Missouri
Aug 21, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This tour takes you underground through a small mine and the tour guide was very knowledgeable. This tour provides a great overview of mining gold on a small scale. At the end of the tour, they present everyone with a "stock certificate" for the Broken Boot Gold Mine. Although we didn't participate, everyone has the opportunity to pan for some... more

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2 of 5 stars
Rockolamamma   84 contributions
Mentor, Ohio
Aug 17, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Our guide tried really hard to get us excited about touring the gold mine. She made a few jokes and tried to be enthusiastic, but she just couldn't pull it off. We toured the mine at the beginning of August. We were the only ones at the mine the entire time we were there. When we walked up to buy... more

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5 of 5 stars
finnickytraveler   15 contributions
upstate NY
Aug 11, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

We rolled into Deadwood on August 9th at the tail end of the Sturgis crowd. Being a family of four (with a 5 year old and 8 year old) we were looking for a fun family acitivty. I score this a five out of five becasue of our tour gude. She was knowledgable, funny and helpful. I believe this is... more

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5 of 5 stars
durette03   3 contributions
Port St. Lucie, Fl
Jun 29, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

I loved it. it was very fun, and the tour guide was very funny. If you get a chance try it!!! When we go back to South Dakota we will go again. more

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4 of 5 stars
sue1426   36 contributions
Missouri
Aug 6, 2007
3
people found this review helpful

We toured this small gold mine. As old gold mines go, this was a good one. The tour guide was well informed and it was not a difficult mine to get around in. We enjoyed it. After the tour, you can pan for gold more

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4 of 5 stars
tropicaldrinks   43 contributions
Holland, MI
Jul 20, 2005
19
people found this review helpful

My husband who was determined to "find gold" on our trip out West managed to succeed at this tourist attraction. The place is an actual abandoned gold mine, for a small fee you can take a tour of the mine which I found to be quite interesting. If you'd, like for another "small fee" you can pan for gold!! This... more

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Broken Boot Gold Mine Address

Upper Main St, Deadwood, SD
Tel: 605-578-1876