What is here
garnet-bearing rock and former garnet mining area
Materials / interest: Garnet, Pyrite
Collecting and access
Paid managed garnet collecting area where visitors may hammer garnet-bearing rock, wash/process finds and take their garnet home
Use only the designated Granatium mining area; the visitor tunnel and museum are separate attractions.
- Detailed status
- managed
- Permission
- Not flagged
- Permit
- Not flagged
- Fee
- Required
- Guide
- Not flagged
- Booking
- Not flagged
- Surface collecting
- yes
- Hammering
- yes
- Digging
- managed
Safety
Use provided/required protective equipment and follow operator instructions when hammering rock.
Seasonal / timing conditions
The outdoor mining area operates seasonally; current opening information must be checked before travel.
Review status
Access reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-13 · Next scheduled review: 2026-12-12.
Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.