Crisson Gold Mine

old was first discovered at this mining site in 1847 and has been run by the Crisson family for four generations. 

This gold mine, as well as other mines in this particular area, started out as a tunnel mining operation. Hydraulic mining was also another form of mining conducted on this property. As time progressed, and mining techniques became more modern, the original tunnels were all dug out, which resulted in a new open pit operation. 

Open-pit mining is the most successful way to remove gold-bearing quartz. We are still an actual operating gold mine to this day. This means we are still digging the quartz out of our mine to make the material for our customers to pan through themselves, but this mine was last operated commercially in 1982.

The Crisson Mine opened to the public in 1969 to the public for tours and to allow them to pan for real Dahlonega, Gold. This makes them the first gold panning establishment in the Southeast. We are still open to the public for everyone to try their hand at panning for gold and gems.