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Take a combined boat and walking tour through the Bonne Terre Mine - a five level underground world created by St. Joe Lead Company from 1862 to 1963. It is now the home to the world's largest subterranean lake!
Bonne Terre Mine, also known as the St. Joseph Lead Mine at Bonne Terre, is a historic lead mine located at Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri . Bonne Terre Mine was built starting in 1864 by the St. Joe Lead Company, and is located below the city of Bonne Terre. The mine closed in 1962.
National Geographic calls Bonne Terre Mine: “One of America’s Top 10 Greatest Adventures.” One of the world’s largest man-made caverns, founded in 1860 as one of history’s earliest deep-earth lead mines.
dive the mine. 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. Request to book.
Bonne Terre Mine is a five level underground cavern created beginning in 1862 by the St. Joe Lead Company, of which produced 70% of lead in the United States at the time! They had to actually pump spring water out of the caves so they could safely mine.
May 13, 2021 · A boat bearing tourists navigates the underwater lake at the Bonne Terre Mine in Bonne Terre. The mine offers a walking tour of the areas of the mine that are above water, as well as a...
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Jul 2, 2021 · Bonne Terre Mine is one of the world’s largest man-made caverns, sprawling out underneath the town. Formed over a century ago, it’s a pivotal site in mining history.
Bonne Terre Mine is a unique abandoned Mine. When the mine closed in 1962, the pumps turned off and it partially flooded. We maintain the lake level with pumps for the Boat/Walking Tours and the Scuba Dive Operation.
Dec 13, 2012 · Discover Bonne Terre Mine in Bonne Terre, Missouri: The world's largest man-made underground caverns offer unparalleled underwater wonders.
The Mine at Bonne Terre, Bonne Terre, Missouri. 13,956 likes · 41 talking about this · 8,344 were here. Tourists & Divers tour world’s largest man-made caverns, founded in 1860, home to the largest...
