Old Hundred Gold Mine

Awesome place the kids loved it we learned a lot is was really awesome I would tell everyone that goes to Silverton to go check it out ! Our tour guide was very good ! I love that they give you a coat and a hard hat to wear ! Not a lot of walking.

Best Mine Tour around!!! It is about $ 18 for adults and $ 9 for children. Unlike most mine tours this one requires a ¹⁄₃ mile train ride and you get to wear a rain jacket/​hard hat. Tour takes about 1 hour but is definitely worth the time and money to stop here. Our tour guide Joe was very knowledgeable and knew about not only old mining techniques but the mining industry of today. Bring a jacket/​pants because it is 47 degrees Fahrenheit down in the mine year round. And as an added bonus you can pan for gold/​silver. This place is tucked back on a little dirt road which adds to the character of the place. Last but not least this place runs tours every hour starting at 10:30 and they start at half past the hour after that.

My family was not impressed by the tour. We went in mid-​July and they crammed the tour so full that it was impossible for everyone to hear/​see what the guide was discussing because the tunnels are narrow (as you’d expect). People were just snaked down the tunnel in each direction trying to work out what was being presented.
The tour consists of 5 – 6 stops on a short walking tour through the mine. We thought we’d learn more than we did and our guide just wasn’t very charismatic or interesting even when we could hear him. A five mile drive down a dirt road to get here from Downtown Silverton. We were not offered (or see) any gold panning.
Open mine cars into a tunnel then loud drill noise as the first stop of the tour. If you have small children consider whether they will be scared by that.
Would not recommend this tour.

Because we went at the start of the season, we ended up getting a private tour, which was really excellent. The guide knew the mining process, was very friendly, and we had a great time. I’d highly recommend you do this tour, and even more highly recommend you do it earlier in the season. Worth every penny.

A must do if you are visiting Silverton. A nice drive to the mine. A fun tour on a train down into the mine. Free gold panning afterwards.

One of the quirky highlights of our recent trip was a stop at the Old Hundred Mine. Like Mary Jo commented, you get a yellow slicker and hard hat and you do need them. We got dripped on and with it being 47 degrees, you appreciate the warmth factor.
The kids got a kick out of riding the old mining train and seeing a honeypot on rails. They got to pan for gold and see lots of neat mining stuff. You get some appreciation of the hard life they really lived. The scenery was absolutely beautiful.

One of the highlights of our trip was the tour into the Old Hundred Gold Mine. We checked in early so we could have time to spend looking at old artifacts (including the miners who ran the place). When the tour begins, you get a yellow slicker and a hard hat, trust me, you will need the slicker as it is 47 degrees underground. We all boarded a yellow mine train and into the mine we traveled with our real miner guide. He showed us all the equipment used in mining throughout the past 150 years including a honeypot for down under. Because he was a miner, we heard a lot of good stories about people who bought these mines he worked in and about the people he has work with, including the tommy knockers who were always playing tricks on miners.
At the end of the tour, we got to pan for gold which is becoming a hobby of mine. Be sure to look up at the Old Hundred Boarding House (a Colorado Historic Landmark); this house is 2000 feet above the mine and has been clinging to the cliffs since 1904.
This is a real thumbs up tour.