Dig For

LOCAL GEMSTONES

Screen from our mine run buckets.
Keep what you find!

Take a Field Trip to
a famous local gem mine.

Summer Hours
Open seven days

We are also taking reservations for field trips

Please call 207/890-9753 for more information.

Groups and Tours by Appointment Any Day
call or E-mail to make arrangements.

Spend the day digging your own gemstones from our mine run buckets or take an educational excursion to one of the many famous gem mines in Oxford County, Maine.

Guided Mine Tours include, but are not limited to, these localities:

Mt. Mica
Ryerson Hill Mines
The Orchard Quarry
The Bennett Quarry
Lower Trenton and Russel Quarries in Topsham
The Eastman/Intergalactic Quarry

WMMA will provide an avenue for hobbyists and professionals as well as schools, clubs and organizations to dig for their own gem minerals, learn about lapidary, geology, minerals and the mining history here in Western Maine.

Learn about the local Geology, Mining History, and how to identify minerals. Screen a bucket of mine run material containing different gemstones and mineral specimens from local mines. Take field trips to famous local gem mines in the area and dig on their dumps. Visit mines like Mt. Mica, the Harvard Quarry, Mt Apatite and many others! Learn about the science of mining and see active mines.

We are near the famous Mt. Mica Mine and not far from the Harvard Mine and several other mines, so prospecting trips are available to learn what to look for in the field.

WMMA has a goal to teach school children about...Sciences as well as local mining history. Birthday parties can also be arranged and will include a free gift for the birthday girl or boy and stuff for everyone.