18th Annual Missouri Mines Rock Swap

18th Annual Missouri Mines Rock Swap
June 12, 13 & 14, 2015

The public will have the opportunity to buy, sell, swap or just admire rocks, minerals and fossils at the Missouri Mines Rock Swap on June 12-14 at Missouri Mines State Historic Site in Park Hills.  Sponsored by Missouri State Parks, the event will be held from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

This event will bring together rock hobbyists from across the Midwest and beyond. Participants will be selling, swapping or buying mineral specimens, fossils, rock jewelry and other rock-related items. There is no charge to attend.

Also during the three-day event, there will be free admission to the historic site museum, which interprets Missouri?s mining history and displays restored old mining machinery and an outstanding mineral collection.

• Missouri Mines State Historic Site on South Side of Highway 32, 1.5 miles west of US Highway 67
• Rocks - Minerals - Fossils  -Rock Jewelry/Crafts
• Visit Historic Site Mining & Mineral Museum FREE
• Auctions to Benefit Museum
• FREE Admission to the Public
• FREE Parking

Co-Sponsored By : Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Area Gem & Mineral Society (MAGMS) and Greater St. Louis Association of Earth Science Clubs

More info at Missouri Mines State Historic Site. Contact Art Hebrank 573-431-6226 or Boneta Hensley, Chairperson, 573-760-0488. Please leave a clear message with name, phone number, and email.