The crew will come around to each vehicle, take your payment, and give further instructions after.
How it works for a public dig on Saturday:
When you arrive, we will get you parked. If this is your first trip to the mine, you will need to participate in the State Required Safety Briefing. We will take your payment (cash if possible). and direct you to the location of the safety briefing. We will cover what to look for and where to dig. Once you are briefed, you can collect your tools and head into the mine to dig for treasures.
Note: This is an actual mining experience. This means that you do have to work, and you do have to dig. Be prepared to get dirty. All of the stones at the Hogg Mine are native to the property. We do not salt anything to make it easy so come prepared to move lots of dirt. if you work hard and dig you will find great material. Mining in general is not easy, and the stones are not as abundant as the YouTube influencers make it seem. Some of them dig a couple of days to have enough footage to make a video.
Do we buy gemstones? Not from The Hogg Mine, but if you have crystals or cutting rough from other mines, we might be interested. It never hurts to bring them and let us have a look.
