![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Cook-Museum-Mining-Co_web.png)
![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Prospector-example_BOTHweb--911x615.png)
Mine your own GEMSTONES!
Mining bags are
available for purchase
in the Courtyard.
Mining Sluice Hours of Operation
WEATHER DEPENDENT: Closed in cases of rain or temperatures below 48°
Summer Hours (NOW – August 3) | Monday – Saturday from 10 am – 2 pm |
Fall/Winter Hours (August 3 – January 4) | Saturdays ONLY from 10 am – 2 pm |
Select School Break Dates (open 10 am – 2 pm) | · Labor Day: Monday, September 2 · Fall Break: Monday, September 30 – Saturday, October 19 · Veterans Day: Monday, November 11 · Thanksgiving Break: Monday November 25 – Saturday, November 30 · Christmas Break December 26 – January 4 |
Mining Sluice hours vary from Exhibit hours. Exhibit ticket required. Access through the Wonderful World of Insects Exhibit.
Mining Bag Options
![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Prospector-Bag_web.jpg)
![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Emerald-Strike-Bag_web.jpg)
![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mother-Lode-Bag_web.jpg)
![](https://www.cookmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Mega-Strike-Bag_web.jpg)
For more information, call the Cook Museum of Natural Science at 256-351-4505.