Fossicking Tours & Parks at Sapphire Gemfields

Opening hours:

8:30am to 2pm, Wed to Sun

Closed on Mon & Tues

• Guided Fossicking Trail you dig!*
• Underground Sapphire Mine Tours*
• Fossicking Park - we show you how to fossick for precious stones.
• Takeaway Bags of Wash, sapphire bearing dirt
• Jewellery Shop - Bobby Dazzler now boasts a jewellery shop with local mined and set sapphires and zircons, rocks and fossils and other giftware,

*Bookings for Fossicking Trails & Underground Mine Tours are essential.

Location: 1688 Rubyvale Road, Rubyvale Q 4702

Phone: 0439 697 023

Email: bobbydazzler.rubyvale@gmail.com

EFTPOS facility:  Yes

FaceBook:  Bobby Dazzler Mine Rubyvale

ANY CLOSURES: 

Usually closes for a period around Christmas and New Year.  

Closes Good Friday. 

Closes on ANZAC day.

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Opening hours:

Summer Trading Hours

8am to 12pm, 7days 

Come and learn how to fossick for gems found around here, primarily sapphires and zircons.  We also sell gems, jewellery, some fossicking equipment and take home bags of wash.  Showcasing Wirrabah Gems.

Location:  1052 Rubyvale Road, Sapphire QLD 4702

Phone:  0482540546

Email: gemfieldsfossickingpark@gmail.com

Website:  wirrabarrgems.com

Facebook: Gemfields Fossicking Park 

ANY CLOSURES:

Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Australia Day, Good Friday, ANZAC Day, Remembrance Day.

Opening hours:

March - Thursday to Sunday 9am to 1pm

From 1st April - 7 days, 9am to 3pm

Tours run hourly on the quarter past. 1st tour is 9.15. Minimum of 2 people. 

Guided underground tours, underground museum, fossicking park, jewellery and gift shop showcasing Richardson's Sapphires, self-sufficient camping.

We take you down 48 stairs and 15 metres  underground, through 440 metres of the world's largest sapphire walk-in underground mine. We show you the history of sapphires.  Memorabilia and artefacts on display.  Experience living history at the Sapphire Gemfields.

97 Heritage Road Rubyvale Q 4702

Phone: 07 4985 4444

Email:  admin@minersheritage.com.au

Website: www.minersheritage.com.au

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THE MINERS CAFE

Closed until next season

***Miners Cafe is available for lease***

Phone:  0486 029 237

Email:  theminerscafe97@gmail.com

FaceBook:  The Miners Cafe

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Opening hours:

8:30am to 3pm, Thurs to Mon

Closed on Tuesday and Wednesday and public holidays

Pats Sapphire Central is a licensed cafe and barista coffee, a fossicking park, retail gem, jewellery and gift shop.  Healthy lunch takeaways, and just ask the friendly staff for gluten free or lactose free options. Pats also boasts a bakery and deli, soft-serve ice cream, iced drinks, and an awesome range of healthy juices.

Location: 1056 Rubyvale Rd, Sapphire Q 4702.

Phone: 0499186251

EFTPOS facility:  Yes

FaceBook:  Pats Sapphire Central

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Opening hours:

5 days, 8:30am to 11:30am

Closed Wed & Sun

We are a Fossicking Park offering an authentic mining experience without the back breaking work. Get shown how to find sapphires and zircons by our wonderful staff and enjoy a complementary cuppa and sweet treat with your bucket of wash.  We are a proud member of the Sapphire Gemfields.

FOSSICKING EQUIPMENT FOR HIRE

Want to enjoy a day out Fossicking in the designated fossicking areas, but don’t want to invest in all of the equipment? Then hire our Fossicking Equipment. Includes: -Collapsible light weight Willoughby -Shovel -Pick -Bucket -Sieves

Location:  65 Goanna Flats Rd, Rubyvale

Contact:  Sam

Phone:  0749854531

Email:  rubyvaleminerscottage@outlook.com

Website: www.rubyvaleminerscottage.com.au

Facebook:  Rubyvale Miners Cottage

ANY CLOSURES:
Closes Good Friday and ANZAC day

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Lady Luck is not operating during 2025.

Expected to re-start April 2026

Our team has over 40 years experience on the Sapphire Gemfields.  Your fossicking experience includes all fossicking equipment with full demonstrations and morning tea at dig sites.  Bookings are essential.

Phone:  0456433719

Email:  fossickingtours@gmail.com

FaceBook:  Lady Luck Fossicking Tours

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