Hello Diverbob,
Yes, the hunt is timed and lead by our guides. You'll dive twice on Saturday and search two seperate areas during each of those dives. Each dive will last aproximately 30 minutes. One of our biggest challanges, is to get people to understand the GREAT dive enviornment we offer. Divers enter the mine and walk down 68 steps. Inside the mine/above the water, is the size of a couple of large indoor football stadiums. 75-100 ft ceilings.... It's HUGE!
You'll walk about 1/8 of a mile and reach our dock and lake. All the tanks and weights are already on the dock for you. We've placed 500,000 watts of stadium lighting directly above the water. So we ALWAYS have 100+ foot visibility. Every weekend, we offer guided tours, through 24 differant trails. You will literally dive though history and see a lot of the things the miners left behind, the train, Ore carts, drills, tables, etc. Because there are so many mine shafts and tunnels, to insure everyone's safety, we have 1 trail guide and at least 1 safety on every trail.
We are offering a trail special for those divers who want to stay Sunday. You can do two trails for $99.00 on Sunday. Normally a $130.00 package.
If you are interested, please contact the shop at 314-209-7200.