Fee Digging at Bonanza
FEE TAILINGS DIGGING
Our mine opens for fee digging each weekend (Friday through Sunday) from Memorial Day weekend (Saturday, May 25) and closes after Labor Day weekend (closed from Tuesday September 3 until the 2025 season). It is also open for fee digging the Monday of Memorial Day, Fourth of July (Thursday through Sunday) and Monday Labor Day.
- Our operating hours are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The fee is $75.00 per person/day. Children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult. Half day digging fee is $50.00 per person/day and Children 12 and under are FREE with paid adult.
- We accept Checks and Cash at the mine. We accept Credit Cards at the Bonanza Opal Mine store near the campground; it is open from 7am to 8am on fee dig days and from about 4:45pm to 5:30pm after fee dig closes.
- Rock Club members (with proof) and groups of 5 or more receive a $10 discount and if a Bonanza host is available, can call ahead to arrange to dig on a weekday.
- Reservations are not required for the weekend fee dig.
Want more info? Call us at the mine during our open season at 775-941-0111 or any time at 775-969-3616.