Good Enough Mine Tour

The guide was very knowledgeable and explained many different things about the mining industry. While our tour lasted about 45 minutes, there is a longer one that takes longer which I would recommend.

Took the 3-​hour «toughnut» tour. It’s not the «tourist» oriented tour, but a longer, more strenuous tour through barely improved mine tunnels.
Incredibly fun! An amazing underground experience, worth every penny of the admission fee. the guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and entertaining.
I can’t wait to go back to do their 8 hour tour…

My family and I really enjoyed this tour. We love to see America’s history and this tour actually lets you get to see as close a look at Tombstone’s history as you can get. It was really cool to get to experience a small part of the old Wild West. We plan to take the more extensive tour next time we get to go to Tombstone.

Very informative!
Our visit was about two weeks ago during Labor Day weekend. Meeting place was at the Tombstone Consolidated Mines Company on 501 Toughnut Street. We redeemed our Groupon deal at the tour ticket booth at 5^th and Toughnut. We were a little early so we sat and had drinks to cool off at the Dragoon Saloon (btw, that’s not a typo… dragoon is spelled with two o’s)
Prior to our tour we had to pick a hard hat before we could enter the mine. We proceeded to take the 60-​minute underground tour of the mine led by our knowledgeable and entertaining tour guide. We would stop at certain spots or carved out tunnels inside the mine and he would talk about the area and why it was given the name. He talked about the discovery of Tombstone founded by Ed Schieffelin in 1879. He showed us tools the miners used and even an actual tin lunch pail which some miners would die from because of the amount of lead on the bottom of the tin. We walked through huge open spaces called stopes where silver deposits were mined. We saw a few gorgeous minerals and artifacts that were left behind by the miners 130 years ago… cool and interesting.
Some parts are tight and could feel claustrophobic depending on how large your group is. Overall, interesting and fun. They also offer longer tours where there are more climbing, crawling and flashlights needed. Don’t forget to tip your guide at the end of the tour. He’ll appreciate you…

The tour was really interesting. There are quite a few stairs. You go into the mine with a tour guide. We had about 25 people in our tour. The guide was knowledgable and articulate.

Good enough. Funny, when reading other reviews, people complained about the tour guides lack of knowledge or that he thought it was a comedy show. I wish that was the case with us. Our guy was very serious and very knowledgable. My 6 yr. old was a little bored. Would have enjoyed a little more humor. That being said though, still a great tour.

The Good Enough Mine is a wonderful attraction that you should visit while in Tombstone. Back in 1877, Ed Schieffelin filed his first mining claim. He named it Tombstone after what the naysayers told him he would find if he went there. Ed got the last laugh and the rest is history. People journeyed from all over in the hopes of striking it rich themselves one day. Ed’s second claim, The Good Enough Mine, is all about what these dreamers experienced as well as the hardships they had to endure.
The Good Enough Mine has a number of different tours ranging from an easy stroll to rigorous treks for the super fit. We experienced the Family-​Friendly Hour tour which takes you through a quick, but thorough, tour of the mine without too much climbing or struggle. The tour is really cool; you get to shoot through different man-​made passages, where men risked their lives on a daily basis in pursuit of their dreams. While inside the mine, you get to see different minerals and ore veins that are simply amazing to view. Not only do you get to see the original tools and equipment used by the miners, but the tour guide provides a detailed description of the way they lived which truly makes the experience come alive.
Although it was chilly the day we were here, the mine stays at a cool 50 degrees. This must make it really pleasant during the summer time as an activity that gets you out of that desert heat. I will definitely be back to venture much deeper into the mine and get a more elaborate experience on our next visit. I do highly recommend you at least experience the Family-​Friendly Tour to get a true understanding of why Tombstone is even here in the first place.

So I saw a group on for the three hour tour for two. There are three of us so I called Wednesday asking if the rate could be gotten through them for three. I was given the owners personal cell and told to call her since they always have specials going. I did. Apparently the three hour one is only one day a week (Saturday In this case) and she didn’t know the time but couldn’t look up that with me on the phone. I told her that is fine, but can I get the rate that is offered on groupon which is 22.50 a person instead of 45 a person. She said she wanted to make sure of the tour time first so we can just book everything and asked for my name and number and said she would call me back. She never did call back. So I decided to go to tombstone on Friday. Walked by the mine and the guy asked us as we passed if we wanted to do the 45 minute tour. We said sure as we have never do this mine and 15 dollars wasn’t a bad price. As we were talking another group can up and he dropped the price to 12. They said they had more people and needed to check if they wanted to do this too. He dropped it to 10 fro them and 12 for us. I do like the break on the price but apparently the other group didn’t like his negotiation tactics because they decided to pass it up. It is a quick lesson on tools that were used and some minerals in the mine. I think all together it was 30 minute, once the tour started.
Been to better mines, would have loved to do the 3 hour one. If only the customer service was better with the owner. Seems to be a theme with Tombstone.

Been on this tour multiple times and had fun on each of them. The tour guide even jokes with people. Some of the jokes are cheesy but still funny. There are a lot of steps that you have to go down/​up on so if you cant do stars you wont be able to do it and no place to sit down but that’s okay. Young kids might want to be held at times during the tour. It is a cool temperature under ground. You might not want to do this if you are claustrophobic.

Good enough was right.
We walked by the mine a little past 6 just as most of the town of Tombstone was shutting down. The proprietors offered us a discount for the tour so we took it. We walked underground through a network of carved out tunnels wearing our hard hats while the not so knowledgeable but jovial tour guide took us around. He was new and just learning the spiel.
We had more technical questions that he couldn’t answer. I guess most people are satisfied with just being underground but we wanted to satiate our thirst for knowledge as well.

It was great to see how miners worked back the 1800’s. Tour guide was full of knowledge. It was easy enough for little kids to go on the tour.

BEST tours I’ve ever taken in my life! I have now done 2 different mine tours at The Good Enough Mine. The staff is super friendly and knowledgable. The mines are fascinating! This attraction is a must do!!!

Girard mine was 7 hours. Many breathtaking rooms. Carey is great and knowledgeable

Tombstone is a huge tourist trap, with the vast majority of the city restored to it’s original likeness; however, this mine tour was as authentic as it gets and we had an incredibly knowledgeable tour guide who helped us get a glimpse of the old mine days. The tour was educational and the cool temperature in the mine was a nice relieve for the blazing 100 degree weather from above. Definitely a great experience and worth the admission rate!
Admission
$ 15 a person
$ 12 for students & military

I enjoy these types of tours in general and have been on two others before this one (Georgetown, CO and Hancock, MI). The Good Enough Mine Tour was the 3^rd best of the 3.
One of the two tour guides was a little annoying. Felt like he was trying to do a stand up routine more than lead a tour.
Not worth the $ 12 in my opinion.

This is by far the best thing I did in Tombstone. The guides are really great, the tour they’ve put together is extremely well-​done and very informative, and the mine itself is just awesome. Once you’ve gone down into the Good Enough mine, I guarantee that you’ll stop thinking about Tombstone as a silly tourist trap built around some old movies and start appreciating it for the awesome cultural artifact it really is. These guys have done a great thing for their community and for Arizona at large. For those who want to go beyond the standard experience, they’ve also apparently started to offer more extended tours (in particular, the Toughnut Mine tour) that sound really cool — I’ll try to post an update here when I get out there again.

There’s something about seeing the history of the old west first hand that’s just charming. I would call this mine tour «developing» as there is no real structure for guests to relax in (aka, gift shop). But the mine was authentic and the guide passionate. All in all, a worthy stop.

By far the best thing in Tombstone! Best tour, best value, best guides.
As others have noticed, it’s awesome to go into the mine (a cool 65 degrees) on a warm day, and the guide really knew his stuff. This was the most informative and interesting attraction in all of the tourist things.
The mine does require going down some steep steps, and I would not recommend it for anyone with major mobility issues — but it’s well worth the climb up and down, and they gave us plenty of time to catch our breath.
I loved the history, the artifacts and seeing actual silver ore. Seeing how hard the miners had to work and the dangers they faced was amazing.

it was a warm summer day so it was nice to go under ground and cool off. Our tour guide was a young kid who was going back to school and did this for a summer job, but he was soooo good, he knew all his stuff and the history that went with it, he answered every question and made the tour fun. To hear how the men worked all this copper and minerals out of this hole in the ground with only candles and their hands, makes you stop and think how easy we have it today! They worked their butts off!!!
Go do this tour, you get to wear a hard hat and feel like your going mining!!!

Its a hike down a dusty hill, and 60 steps into the tunnels that were dug by hand over 100 years ago. Fascinating, authentically lead by a modern day miner who has explored the mine himself.
It’s hard to imagine digging by hand crawling on your belly with only a candle to see by — but that’s how 1800’s miners worked their 12 hour shifts. Their tunnel designs and shoring timbers are still used today.
Tombstone exists today because of Ed Shefflein — the original miner who discovered the silver in the desert hills of SE Arizona. Had he listened to the soldiers in nearby Fort Huachuca and not ventured out we would not have the treasure that exists today.
This Tombstone tour is one that should be top priority on every visitor’s list.