Wegner Crystal Mine
📍Mt. Ida, Arkansas
The Wegner Crystal mine offers many memorable options for families looking for an Arkansas crystal dig. Safari trucks take visitors to different activities based on the level of experience you’re looking for.
GPS coordinates:
34.51412, -93.64118 (These coordinates lead to the Wegner shop, where you’ll begin)
Land type:
Private
Digging fee:
Wegner is known for their different assortment of digging options and pricing varies. There’s something for everyone based on age and how into it you are.
What can you find?
The quartz in the Mt. Ida, Arkansas region is roughly 300 million years old. Wegner has multiple different areas to dig. These include the Crystal Forest (40 acre free range digging), Phantom Mine (concentrated pocket/hard rock digging), tailings area, as well as a gem sluice and gravel bags of non-native material. The tailings area has new material added to it usually weekly or biweekly, according to the mine itself.
If you’re looking for something with value and character, the Phantom Mine is known for its manganese-included quartz points.
Wegner is said to have good handicap accessibility at their sites as well.
Seasonality:
This site is open year-round, Tuesdays through Saturday only. 8AM to 4:30PM. Mine tours leave each business day at at 9:30AM, 11:30AM, and 1:30PM. They ask visitors to be 15-20 minutes early for mine tours.
Weather by month (using the nearest town):
Road condition notes:
At Wegner, you get driven to the mine sites in Safari trucks. It can make it a very memorable experience, especially for families. Reaching the shop can be done in any standard vehicle. You can also drive to the tailings pile and gemstone sluice with your car.
Public bathrooms: Yes (at the shop)
Showers: No
RV hookups: No, but RV and large vehicle parking is available at the shop.
Additional information:
Website: wegnercrystalmines.com
Phone Number: (870) 867-2309
There’s a free museum and ecological tour on-site as well.
If interested in the Phantom Mine, you’ll want to call ahead to ask for a reservation.
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