roaring camp mining co. ca.

[49erjohn]

has anyone paid to mine at the roaring camp mining company in pine grove, california?

[W6PEA]

No i have not but I hear it's pricey......not only to stay there in a cabin and or a tent but $250 or more for a pile of durt to sift through is a bit much

[destobrat]

Somewhere I have paper mail from them reguarding rates for cabins & tent camping. If I can remember right a cabin is 550 per person and tents are around 225, plus there is an additional cost per each person you bring and that includes kids! They do have a pool, mini golf, and play ground to keep the kids busy. I will try to find the info tonight and post the costs. It is 250 a pile of dirt and they expect you to take a week to go through it it

Here is a copy of the email I got from a worker up there
"Anna

We have an All Day Adventure Tours where our guide will take you into Roaring Camp, show you camp and our mining operation and then you can pan for gold. We will also allow you to bring a small sluice box. The cost is $35.00 per person and children 10 and under are $25.00. Reservations are required, so please pick a date and let us know. Can I send you some info by mail?

Kim
http://www.roaringcampgold.com/

[destobrat]

I found the info , I am probably too late but here it is

Reservations Required
Rates per week
Camp Cabins
1-2 people $550.00
Each additional Child under 18 $120.00
Each additional adult $165.00

Tent Camping
1-2 people 450.00
Each additional Child under 18 $85.00
Each additional adult $130.00

These accommodations include, in addition to your gold mining, panning, dredging, and sluicing a wiss banger and mining instruction class, Saturday night cook out, miles of ricer to explore, fishing, swiming, rock collecting, hiking, use of our miniture golf course, swing, ping pong, horseshoes etc. at no extra charge.

All Day Tours
$35.00 per person

Gold bearing gravel piles
$250.00
They supply a sluice box, water, settling pond, and neccessary equiptment for your mining. Equiptment will be supplied for 3 hours per day 1 & 1/2 in the morning and 1 & 1/2 hours in the afternoon. They say it will take you 5-6 days to remove the gold from your operation.
Here is the phone number
209-296-4100

[Rob66]

Happy camp is no better!!!
RD

[49erjohn]

Destobrat,

thanks for the information. have you or anyone you know been to the camp and looked for gold? do you do any gold prospecting in your Madesto area?

JOHN

[Rob66]

The old saying is..... gold is where you find it.You don't have to go to a camp and pay $1.200 just to have fun and maybe leave with about 100 dollars worth of gold you already paid for!!!
Rob

[destobrat]

Destobrat,

thanks for the information. have you or anyone you know been to the camp and looked for gold? do you do any gold prospecting in your Madesto area?

JOHN

I have never been there don't know anyone that has either. We pan along the Stanislaus river here for gold, haven't found a lot of gold some flour gold that's it but then I have spent my summer in a cast so I haven't been able to get out. The cast comes off in 9 days than I am ready go!

[djui5]

$250!!! I'll sell ya a couple lbs of dirt off my claim for that







(only kidding, not really for sale...well maybe for enough $$ )

[hipmount]

Pay to MINE?
Hey ...... put your hard earned money .... back in your pocket. Drive to Colfax, California ..... and do some panning/sluicing on the North Fork of the American River. "The road" (ask the locals) takes you right down to the river ..... across the bridge (on the left) there is a State campground (cheap housing) ..... 'hump your gear' upstream (no dredging allowed) ..... and live the 'dream' ...... it's where I got my chronic/acute case of 'gold fever' ...... now I'm in therapy .... no thanks to that dreaded 'yeller stuff'.
Oh, and by the way ...... up river they have a 'SECRET' ....... do the 'hump' and you'll find it .... just like I did.

Peace be with you,
Rick