Bonne Terre Mine Diving

[Scubachris743]

Hey everyone. Im driving up to Missouri today to do some diving at the Bonne Terre mines tomorrow. Just seeing if anyone is going as well or if anyone has dove there before. Ill be doing a total of 3 dives Saturday.

 

[kelemvor]

 

[Oldbear]

I have a friend who loves the mine. The water is on the cooler side and the hike is a ways in, while wearing your gear. But he said it is worth it.

 

[The Chairman]

It'a a fun dive.

 

[scubajoe123]

So how was it? I've been meaning to get down there for quite a while now.

 

[Scubachris743]

It was a great weekend. Awesome diving and very knowledgable staff. Did trails 1-4 and will be doing 5-8 next time. Here's a little I made. You can't have your own light so I tried staying with the lead diver and use his. Enjoy

 

[TulsaTime]

Very cool, thanks for the video. It's on my list to dive. A couple of questions if you don't mind:

1) What exposure suit did you wear (and was it sufficient)?

2) I've read in other posts that you can't have your own light on the first dive but thereafter you can. So was trails 1-4 a single dive or has the rule changed (or the previous poster was incorrect)?

 

[scubajoe123]

Thanks for the video, looks great! Also interested in what you had for exposure protection.

 

[Scubachris743]

The surface temp was 61F and at depth(55 feet) the average was 59F. I wore my farmers johns wetsuit which is a 7mm. Along with my hood and 3mm gloves. Some were in drysuits including the staff. Not needed but was probably really comfortable. I was told no lights and no cameras with flash. Which is why I stayed up front to work off the leads light.

 

[Bohemian Coast Dive]

Bonne Terre remains one of my favorite sites on the planet. Going to try to make it back someday when I'm at my old stomping grounds. Glad you enjoyed it!