Who has dove at the Bonne Terre Mine in Missouri?

PO2 Mark Saffell — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 14:06:12 -0400

Try http://www.2dive.com. Look for the photos of the mine.

Response by SPC David S. made Apr 13 at 2015 4:49 PM

SPC David S. — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 16:49:54 -0400

Looks very interesting. Visibility 100+ It's just a bit to far to make it a road trip from where I'm at. So if I flying I going Caribbean.

Response by SFC Christopher Perry made Apr 13 at 2015 9:29 PM

SFC Christopher Perry — Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:29:01 -0400

My brother and I have discussed hitting it up at some point.

Response by PO2 Steven Erickson made Apr 14 at 2015 6:44 AM

PO2 Steven Erickson — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 06:44:44 -0400

I've been there twice, although both times were in the 1990's.

Very unique dive. Loved the "ghost mists" in the water...

Response by CPL J Sannizzaro made Apr 16 at 2015 7:04 PM

CPL J Sannizzaro — Thu, 16 Apr 2015 19:04:23 -0400

Went once. It was super packed. Liked the site wouldn't mind going back but would only dive again in an off season or day.

Response by SSG Trevor S. made Apr 30 at 2015 7:25 PM

SSG Trevor S. — Thu, 30 Apr 2015 19:25:31 -0400

I'm not a diver, but I have been to Bonne Terre Mine when I was younger. My family is from there. I vaguely remember something about blind catfish.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made May 8 at 2015 3:12 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 08 May 2015 15:12:50 -0400

I dove it in summer 2014. Did trail 1 and 2. It is a neat dive site but very expensive for what you get to do. The dive is guided and you are not allowed to bring your own light. At separate points they do air checks so if you're an air hog you'll then ascend and shame swim back to the dock.

Overall I'd say its something interesting to try once but if you're a serious diver the novelty of it all wears off quickly. The visibility is fantastic and the operators are very safety conscious.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 5 at 2015 12:10 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 00:10:09 -0400

I have on two different occasions. One trip was for a treasure hunt, poker chips were dumped out and you had to scramble and find them. Of course when you scurried by the rocks these chips would pop up right behind you. I wanted to goto the derrick (not sure what it's really called) but had a problem with sucking down too much oxygen to make it the distance. Be sure you know how to adjust for the extra buoyancy of your wet suit since the water is ice cold.

Response by COL Jill Morgenthaler made Oct 24 at 2015 1:29 PM

COL Jill Morgenthaler — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:29:11 -0400

I enjoy it as a winter dive