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Red Metal Mineral Events

202 Ontonagon St., Ontonagon, MI 49953

(906)884-6618

Schedule and Description of Events

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8

noon – 9:00 pm – Red Metal Minerals Open House and Registration – Red Metal Minerals (202 Ontonagon St., Ontonagon, MI 49953

Open house, mineral and gift shop sale with special discount ONLY for registered participants. (details)    Register for event.

MONDAY, AUGUST 9   

9:00 am – noon - Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting  (^$70 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

9:00 am - noon - Nebraska Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting  (^$27 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

9:00 am – noon - Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting (^$100 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

Noon – 1:30  pm - Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavillion (^$10 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting (^$70 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Knowlton Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting (^$27 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting (^$100 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

 TUESDAY, AUGUST 10

9:00 am – noon - Caledonia Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting  (^$27 event fee)  (details)  Register for Event.

9:00 am - noon - Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting (^$70 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

9:00 am – noon - Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting (^$100 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

Noon – 1:30  pm - Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavillion (^$10 event fee) (details) Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting (^$70 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Mass Mine “C” Shaft Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting (^$27 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

1:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting (^$100 event fee) (details)  Register for Event.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8

Noon – 9:00 pm  Red Metal Minerals Open House and Registration Register for event.

 Red Metal Minerals and the U.P. Candle Company retail shop and warehouse are located on the water front in downtown Ontonagon. Follow signs towards downtown Ontonagon. Continue northwest along main street through downtown and then left on Ontonagon St., to the Gitche Gumee Landing Building. Their retail shop will be open for sales of minerals and gifts. This is your chance to get minerals, gifts, jewelry, t-shirts, candles and much more. A storewide discount will be give to retreat participants (this day only!).  Their wholesale warehouse will be open for quantity purchases.  Also, refreshments will be served.   A discount on selected rocks and minerals will be offered during the entire retreat week (badge required to qualify).

 Monday,  August 9  

 9:00 am – noon Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting ($ 70 event fee)Register for Event.

Orientation starts at 8:30 at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion for this event.

Collect underground in the stopes of the Caledonia mine. Visit areas not normally open for group collecting. The number of participants will be limited so the group can be mobile. Hard hats, and mine lights are provided for participants in this event.   No metal detectors are allowed underground.  Safety Glasses and gloves are required and may be purchased at the mine.

YOU MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. Participants will need to be able to navigate the steep inclined surface in the underground stopes with a lot of loose rock making tripping hazards common. Since safety is of highest concern, Red Metal Minerals reserves the right to refuse your participation immediately prior to the event. You will forfeit your event fee or in other words you will not get a refund! If you have any doubt about your own personal physical condition then do not register for this event. You may call Red Metal Minerals for additional information. You must be at least 16 years of age and IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION to register for the underground collecting event!!

The mine is dark and cool (44 degrees).  There are some areas with shallow water, and an occasional bat.  You will get dirty, so dress appropriately.

We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 You may be on the site ONLY during the times of the event, mineral rights are privately owned by Red Metal Minerals. We contract heavy equipment (bulldozer or excavator) to move rock to expose new materials for collecting. The newly moved rock will be coated with fine particles, “muck”, which will make finding minerals more challenging. Your eyes are the essential tool for mineral collecting. For finding minerals such as datolite, your eyes are the only tool. For finding native copper and native silver a metal detector can be quite valuable.  We try to prepare sufficient area to accommodate everyone allowed on the site. We also limit the number of participants per site. We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 We will provide you with maps to the collecting sites in your registration packet.  You must provide your own transportation to the collecting sites.  And you must provide the skill and luck of collecting.  Metal detectors can be rented for this event.  When registering on-line, “purchase” both the event, and the rental items.

 9:00 am – noon Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting ($ 100 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 Each pile contains 1 to 2 yards of Datolite rich rock from inside the mine, along with other associated minerals.  A water source for washing rock is provided.  1 or 2 adults per pile only,  children may work with a “family pile”.    You will have 3 hours to go through your pile.

 You will need hand tools (shovels, rakes) etc to spread your pile, and an elevated screen is recommended to sort and rinse the rock.  (These can easily be constructed with 2 X 4s and screen).  Safety glasses and gloves are recommended.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 noon – 1:30  pm Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavillion ($ 10 event fee)Register for Event.

 Enjoy lunch in the outdoor pavilion at the Caledonia Mine.  Hot grilled chicken, brats, lunch fare, side dishes and sweets.  A real feast.  Bottled water and soda included.

 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting ($ 70 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts at 1:15 pm at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion for this event.

 Collect underground in the stopes of the Nebraska mine. Visit areas not normally open for group collecting. The number of participants will be limited so the group can be mobile. Hard hats, and mine lights are provided for participants in this event.   No metal detectors are allowed underground.  Safety Glasses and gloves are required and may be purchased at the mine.

 YOU MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. Participants will need to be able to navigate the steep inclined surface in the underground stopes with a lot of loose rock making tripping hazards common. Since safety is of highest concern, Red Metal Minerals reserves the right to refuse your participation immediately prior to the event. You will forfeit your event fee or in other words you will not get a refund! If you have any doubt about your own personal physical condition then do not register for this event. You may call Red Metal Minerals for additional information. You must be at least 16 years of age and IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION to register for the underground collecting event!!

 The mine is dark and cool (44 degrees).  There are some areas with shallow water, and an occasional bat.  You will get dirty, so dress appropriately.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Knowlton Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting ($ 27 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 You may be on the site ONLY during the times of the event, mineral rights are privately owned by Red Metal Minerals. We contract heavy equipment (bulldozer or excavator) to move rock to expose new materials for collecting. The newly moved rock will be coated with fine particles, “muck”, which will make finding minerals more challenging. Your eyes are the essential tool for mineral collecting. For finding minerals such as datolite, your eyes are the only tool. For finding native copper and native silver a metal detector can be quite valuable.  We try to prepare sufficient area to accommodate everyone allowed on the site. We also limit the number of participants per site. We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 We will provide you with maps to the collecting sites in your registration packet.  You must provide your own transportation to the collecting sites.  And you must provide the skill and luck of collecting.  Metal detectors can be rented for this event.  When registering on-line, “purchase” both the event, and the rental items.

 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting ($ 100 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 Each pile contains 1 to 2 yards of Datolite rich rock from inside the mine, along with other associated minerals.  A water source for washing rock is provided.  1 or 2 adults per pile only,  children may work with a “family pile”.    You will have 3 hours to go through your pile.

 You will need hand tools (shovels, rakes) etc to spread your pile, and an elevated screen is recommended to sort and rinse the rock.  (These can easily be constructed with 2 X 4s and screen).  Safety glasses and gloves are recommended.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 Tuesday,  August 10

 9:00 am – noon Caledonia Mine Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting  ($ 27 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 You may be on the site ONLY during the times of the event, mineral rights are privately owned by Red Metal Minerals. We contract heavy equipment (bulldozer or excavator) to move rock to expose new materials for collecting. The newly moved rock will be coated with fine particles, “muck”, which will make finding minerals more challenging. Your eyes are the essential tool for mineral collecting. For finding minerals such as datolite, your eyes are the only tool. For finding native copper and native silver a metal detector can be quite valuable.  We try to prepare sufficient area to accommodate everyone allowed on the site. We also limit the number of participants per site. We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 We will provide you with maps to the collecting sites in your registration packet.  You must provide your own transportation to the collecting sites.  And you must provide the skill and luck of collecting.  Metal detectors can be rented for this event.  When registering on-line, “purchase” both the event, and the rental items.

 9:00 am - noon  Nebraska Mine Underground Collecting ($ 70 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts at 8:30 at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion for this event.

 Collect underground in the stopes of the Nebraska mine. Visit areas not normally open for group collecting. The number of participants will be limited so the group can be mobile. Hard hats, and mine lights are provided for participants in this event.   No metal detectors are allowed underground.  Safety Glasses and gloves are required and may be purchased at the mine.

 YOU MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. Participants will need to be able to navigate the steep inclined surface in the underground stopes with a lot of loose rock making tripping hazards common. Since safety is of highest concern, Red Metal Minerals reserves the right to refuse your participation immediately prior to the event. You will forfeit your event fee or in other words you will not get a refund! If you have any doubt about your own personal physical condition then do not register for this event. You may call Red Metal Minerals for additional information. You must be at least 16 years of age and IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION to register for the underground collecting event!!

 The mine is dark and cool (44 degrees).  There are some areas with shallow water, and an occasional bat.  You will get dirty, so dress appropriately.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 9:00 am – noon Caledonia Mine Datolite Pile Collecting ($ 100 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

Each pile contains 1 to 2 yards of Datolite rich rock from inside the mine, along with other associated minerals.  A water source for washing rock is provided.  1 or 2 adults per pile only,  children may work with a “family pile”.    You will have 3 hours to go through your pile.

 You will need hand tools (shovels, rakes) etc to spread your pile, and an elevated screen is recommended to sort and rinse the rock.  (These can easily be constructed with 2 X 4s and screen).  Safety glasses and gloves are recommended.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 noon – 1:30  pm Miners Lunch – Caledonia Mine Pavillion ($ 10 event fee)Register for Event.

Enjoy lunch in the outdoor pavilion at the Caledonia Mine.  Hot grilled chicken, brats, lunch fare, side dishes and sweets.  A real feast.  Bottled water and soda included.

 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Caledonia Mine Underground Collecting ($ 70 event fee) Register for Event.

 Orientation starts at 1:15 pm at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion for this event.

 Collect underground in the stopes of the Caledonia mine. Visit areas not normally open for group collecting. The number of participants will be limited so the group can be mobile. Hard hats, and mine lights are provided for participants in this event.   No metal detectors are allowed underground.  Safety Glasses and gloves are required and may be purchased at the mine.

 YOU MUST BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS EVENT. Participants will need to be able to navigate the steep inclined surface in the underground stopes with a lot of loose rock making tripping hazards common. Since safety is of highest concern, Red Metal Minerals reserves the right to refuse your participation immediately prior to the event. You will forfeit your event fee or in other words you will not get a refund! If you have any doubt about your own personal physical condition then do not register for this event. You may call Red Metal Minerals for additional information. You must be at least 16 years of age and IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION to register for the underground collecting event!!

 The mine is dark and cool (44 degrees).  There are some areas with shallow water, and an occasional bat.  You will get dirty, so dress appropriately.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm Mass Mine “C” Shaft Prepared Surface Mineral Collecting ($ 27 event fee)Register for Event.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 You may be on the site ONLY during the times of the event, mineral rights are privately owned by Red Metal Minerals. We contract heavy equipment (bulldozer or excavator) to move rock to expose new materials for collecting. The newly moved rock will be coated with fine particles, “muck”, which will make finding minerals more challenging. Your eyes are the essential tool for mineral collecting. For finding minerals such as datolite, your eyes are the only tool. For finding native copper and native silver a metal detector can be quite valuable.  We try to prepare sufficient area to accommodate everyone allowed on the site. We also limit the number of participants per site. We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.

 We will provide you with maps to the collecting sites in your registration packet.  You must provide your own transportation to the collecting sites.  And you must provide the skill and luck of collecting.  Metal detectors can be rented for this event.  When registering on-line, “purchase” both the event, and the rental items.

 Orientation starts 15 minutes prior to the event,  at the Caledonia Mine Pavilion.

 Each pile contains 1 to 2 yards of Datolite rich rock from inside the mine, along with other associated minerals.  A water source for washing rock is provided.  1 or 2 adults per pile only,  children may work with a “family pile”.    You will have 3 hours to go through your pile.

 You will need hand tools (shovels, rakes) etc to spread your pile, and an elevated screen is recommended to sort and rinse the rock.  (These can easily be constructed with 2 X 4s and screen).  Safety glasses and gloves are recommended.

 We want your collecting experience to be fun and rewarding, but there is no guarantee of finding a treasure.