Begin your visit with a stop in the Mineral Museum and see excellent examples of local minerals. Information and directions to 30 popular collecting sites in the Bancroft area is on sale at the Mineral Capital Gift Shop . Collecting equipment is also available for sale in the gift shop. The geologist will give a short talk and instructions before the parties head out, describing the locations to be visited, as well as the geology, minerals and the best way to find and extract these minerals. A lunch, with plenty of fluids for a hot day, is a must, since the collecting trips usually last for about four hours.
Rock hammers are available for sale or rent.
Backpacks, canvas bags, magnifying loupes, mineral kits and the local Collecting Guidebook are also available. Participants follow the geologist in their own vehicles, convoy fashion, to the sites and can leave at any time. During the day, staff are available and ready to point out good collecting areas, and provide advice on collecting and identification of your finds. The trip is a great get away for the whole family. A chance to learn something about rocks and minerals, the bedrock around us, and to get out in the sunshine and fresh air.