Back to 2Dive.com HOME ABOUT US DIVING MINE TOURS LODGING GALLERY FORMS AND WAIVERS CONTACT Become a Deep Earth Explorer! BILLION GALLON LAKE RESORT Bonne Terre Mine Tours Over 100 Feet Of Visibility - Year-Round! Located in Bonne Terre, Missouri FOR RESERVATIONS FOR GROUPS OF 4 or MORE CALL 9am-3pm Daily West End Diving/Bonne Terre Local: 314-209-7200 • Toll Free: 888-843-3483 Email Us UNDERGROUND WALKING & BOAT TOURS OF THE MINE Take boat and walking tour of Bonne Terre Mine! Mine Tour Info: 314-209-7200 Mine : 573-358-2148 Tour Length: 1 hour ,1/3 mile,Staircase with 65 steps in & ou WINTER HOURS November 1st -May 13th Open Fridays, 9am til 3:30pm Saturday and Sundays Only 9:00am to 4:30pm Tour Times: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, and 4:30 Summer Hours May 17th thru October Open 7 days per week 9:00am to 3:30pm Monday Friday Tours Times: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30 Saturday & Sunday 9:30am til 4:30pm Tour Times: 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30,4:30 Please arrive 1/2 hour prior to tour you would like to take! Adults $27+tx Children 11-under $20+tx Prices subject to change without notice Click Here To Learn More Bonne Terre Mine Named America's Best Underwater Attraction! Owned and Operated by West End Diving WE ARE OPEN! Dear Guests, Please know we are working diligently behind the scenes and we are committed to providing safe and memorable experiences for you and your family. Thank you for your understanding and compassion for one another as we work to navigate this crisis together. Our pro-active approach is a comprehensive plan consisting of: Enhancing cleaning efforts within our facilities • Using EPA approved disinfectants • UV anti viral lighting • Disinfecting frequently all high-touched areas Suggesting social distancing from other guest or employees Implementing good hygiene practices for work associates Asking guests to stay home if they or a family member is sick Asking employees to stay home when ill Reminding guests & employees to refrain from touching eyes, nose, & mouth Asking guests & employees to cover their cough or sneeze with a tissue • Recommending tissue to be thrown away immediately • If tissue is unavailable, cough or sneeze into the elbow area of the arm Suggesting that guests wash their hands often with soap & water (20 seconds or longer) • If soap & water are unavailable, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol Thank you Cathy and Doug Goergens WATCH OUR FEATURE BY 'VISITMO' Watch this video presented by VisitMO in which they feature Bonne Terre Mine and explore the strange subterranean world of this vast flooded mine. Watch More Videos Former Real Housewives of Orange County Meghan King visit to Bonne Terre Mine Bonne Terre Mine, Bonne Terre, Missouri Once the world’s largest producer of lead ore, Bonne Terre Mine is now flooded with enough water to hold the Billion Gallon Lake. Any open water-certified diver can explore its 20-plus dive trails—averaging 40- to 60-feet deep with 100-foot-plus visibility—all of which are guided by experienced staff year-round. (Rental gear is available; prepaid reservations are required and can be made by calling 314-209-7200.) There aren’t animals in this crystal-clear, 60-degree underground sea; rather, you’ll float through passageways and past mine remnants. “It’s like going through a ghost town,” says owner Doug Goergens. The venue was once visited by Jacques Cousteau, who spent five days filming here in 1983. Its namesake town sits above the mine, and Goergens also runs a Missouri wine country is a short drive away, so you can cheers to a successful adventure over the regional red Norton wine is a favorite of Goergens’. Bonne Terre Mine Boat & Walk Tours 185 Park Avenue, Missouri 63628 (1 mile west of Highway 67 Bonne Terre Exit) RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR GROUPS OF LESS THAN 10 FOR UNDERGROUND TOURS OF BONNE TERRE MINE. Reservations & SCUBA Certification are required for Scuba Tours FOR RESERVATIONS CALL: Daily 9am-3pm Owned & Operated by: West End Diving/Bonne Terre Local: 314-209-7200 • Toll Free: 888-843-3483 Email Us © 2021 Bonne Terre Mine. Photos by Andy Morrison.