SLUICE, DISCOVER, & IDENTIFY!
Gemstone Mining At Indiana Caverns
Enjoy sifting through the sand to uncover gemstones and fossils. Pick your bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice outside. Once you’ve found your treasures, enjoy identifying the rocks and fossils.
Discover treasure as you sluice, and enjoy learning about rocks as you identify your finds. Rain or shine with a covered roof or take your bag home!
Purchase your mining bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice. Gemstone mining bags are not available for online purchase.


Learn More about gemstone mining
Open Rain or Shine!
Gemstone mining is available year round. We have two partially covered sluices. Mine with us today!
Multiple Children?
Do you have two children and want to share a gemstone mining bag between them? No problem! Dump half the bag in one sifter and the remainder in another. However, we can't promise the treasure will be split evenly.
Finders. Keepers.
Anything you find is yours to keep! Your discoveries are 100% yours to take home.
Gemstone Mining Bags
Upon arrival, purchase your bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice.
Gemstone mining bags are not available for online purchase.
SLUICE, DISCOVER, & IDENTIFY!
Perfect for a beginner with gemstones, pyrite, arrowhead, crystal & more.
$9
YELLOW BAG
Gemstone
Bag
Contains emeralds, gemstones, pyrite, arrowheads, and much more.
$12
GREEN BAG
Emerald
Bag
Perfect for a budding paleontologist with shark teeth and 15 different fossils.
$12
BLUE BAG
Fossil
Bag
Enjoy fireworks of color in this bag with red, white, and blue crystal and pyrite gemstones.
$12
RED BAG
Patriot
Bag
Enjoy crystals from all over the world in this amazing gemstone mining bag!
$22
PURPLE BAG
Crystal
Bag
The BB+ bag contains gemstones, arrowhead, crystal, pyrite, fossils, plus a big surprise!
$25
BLACK BAG
BB+
Bag
The Bonanza bucket contains XL gems and amethyst, plus a surprise in every bucket.
$55
BUCKET
Bonanza
Bucket
Gemstone Mining Bags
Upon arrival, purchase your bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice.
Gemstone mining bags are not available for online purchase.
SLUICE, DISCOVER, & IDENTIFY!
Perfect for a beginner with gemstones, pyrite, arrowhead, crystal & more.
$9
YELLOW BAG
Gemstone
Bag
Contains emeralds, gemstones, pyrite, arrowheads, and much more.
$12
GREEN BAG
Emerald
Bag
Perfect for a budding paleontologist with shark teeth and 15 different fossils.
$12
BLUE BAG
Fossil
Bag
Enjoy fireworks of color in this bag with red, white, and blue crystal and pyrite gemstones.
$12
RED BAG
Patriot
Bag
Enjoy crystals from all over the world in this amazing gemstone mining bag!
$22
PURPLE BAG
Crystal
Bag
The BB+ bag contains gemstones, arrowhead, crystal, pyrite, fossils, plus a big surprise!
$25
BLACK BAG
BB+
Bag
The Bonanza bucket contains XL gems and amethyst, plus a surprise in every bucket.
$55
BUCKET
Bonanza
Bucket
Upon arrival, purchase your bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice.
Gemstone mining bags are not available for online purchase.
Enjoy sifting through the sand to uncover gemstones and fossils. Pick your bag in the gift shop and head to the Peccary Mining Sluice outside. Once you’ve found your treasures, enjoy identifying the rocks and fossils.
Discover treasure as you sluice, and enjoy learning about rocks as you identify your finds. Rain or shine with a covered roof or take your bag home!