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Garnets Ely, Nevada The Garnet Hill Recreation area is located just a few miles northwest of Ely in the Eagan Mountain range It s a five-hour drive from Reno, but well worth it to explore the 2-square miles of public land that comprise this rockhounding destination where you ll find lovely garnets that vary in color from dark red to black...

Bonanza Opal Mines, Inc , At Bonanza, you can dig for opals amidst the rugged beauty of the Virgin Valley in northern Nevada Opal digging is a great family event, or just fun on your own Besides opal digging, the mine is surrounded by fantastic high-desert landscape and wildlife, ....

VIRGIN VALLEY OPAL NEVADA OPAL MINES, home of the world-famous Nevada Black Fire Opal and source of the world s finest opal specimens and collector opal gems Several mines are open to rockhounds for fee digging of precious black, crystal, fire, and other opal typ...

Dig Your Own Unique Opals From Nevada - Geology In Since 1981, the Royal Peacock Opal Mine has been open to the public as a pay-to-dig mine , Dig Your Own Unique Opals From Nevada...

Nevada has several public mining sites where you can pay to dig for several varieties of minerals The most popular and valuable are opals and turquoise Nevada ....

BLM Nevada 67 of Nevada - 48 million acres belong to the American people Whether you make your living ranching or mining or whether you enjoy the iconic landscapes of the West by horseback, off-highway vehicle, hiking, hunting or fishing, you share our common heritage of public lands...

Rockhounds are welcome to collect rocks and gemstones from most public land administered by the US Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, but there are some exceptions Contact the agencies directly for more information...

Bonanza Opal Mine is a Patented Opal claim in the Virgin Valley Owned by shareholders and open to the public for FEE, Jump to Sections of this page , Nevada and the Bonanza Opal Mine Land of the Most Beautiful Opals in the World 21 7 So many opals, so little time Come to the Virgin Valley and DIG at the Bonanza Opal Mine, Rainbow ....

This is a list of areas open to the public where you can search for valuable minerals in the United States and elsewhere Many of these locations are free of charge Others are private mines that charge a fee and yet others are club sites that require club membership , Klinker Opal Property Fee - Dig your own opals near Vernon, BC Italy ....

Fee Mining and Digging for Gems, Minerals, Gold, Crystals Fee mining sites are places where you can pay a fee to dig for rocks, minerals, gold or gemstones and keep whatever you find...

Treasure Hunting For Opals By David Cowley , Juniper Ridge Fire Opal Mine is another mine that allows the general public to search for opals on a fee bas The digging fee is 200 per person per day which gives you the right to dig for opals at the mine area and you are allowed to fill a one gallon bucket with raw gemston...

Within the Oregon Sunstone Public Collection Area is a 20-acre parcel of private mining claims see map , shovels and picks may be used for digging, but please ill in any holes you create Mechanized equipment for , Public Collection Area, Bureau of Land Management, BLM, mining, collecting, flora, fauna, Plush, Hogback Road, Lakeview ....

Nevada is famous for its colorful black Opal You can dig Own Unique Opals in three areas open for rock hounds Nevada is famous for its beautiful, colorful black Opal The state contains some very rich precious opal beds and has produced some spectacular and extremely valuable specimens...

The Royal Peacock Opal Mine offers guests a chance to mine their own opals All you find are yours to keep Digging is allowed May 15 through Oct 15, WEATHER PERMITTING No reservations are needed however, PLEASE SIGN IN at the Gift Shop before starting to mine If you have never mined for opals before, or even if you have, we will be happy to show you the basics and get you started...

This area is famous for the rare and fabulous black opal, known to occur in only two places on Earth Virgin Valley, Nevada and New South Wales, Australia These wonderful specimens flash and gleam with a rainbow of brilliant reds, blues, greens and purples in a jet black matrix...

the opal queen is now open year around for private digs private parties or groups of any size jeff will be your personal guide does not matter if it is your first time or you have been doing it all your life...

Virgin Valley Nevada Opal Min Information about the Virgin Valley Opal Mines in Nevada, fee digs, opals, mines for sale, with links to all the digs and information for planning your trip to dig opals...

Here, opal hounds caravan down dirt roads leading to various claims where they can pay a fee to dig in the tailings, dig in the opal bearing clay on the virgin wall, or buy their opals direct from claim owners and millsites in the valley...

Apr 03, 2018 0183 32 Rainbow Ridge Opal mine is a unique one of a kind experience The opportunity to look for black opal is very rare The owner, Glen, truly cares about customer service and wants you to have a great experience...

Apr 03, 2018 0183 32 Rainbow Ridge Opal mine is a unique one of a kind experience The opportunity to look for black opal is very rare The owner, Glen, truly cares about customer service and wants you ,...

Apr 23, 2008 0183 32 Open gem mines in Nevada, near Reno Share Thread Facebook , line There are multiple claims there, so you don t want to trespass on any of them But, there are supposedly some public lands where you can collect , just like Dave said, there is lots of open BLM land out there, which you can dig on for free You just have to watch out and ....

Oregon Gemstone Mining Oregon is a leading state for gemstone production with sunstone, thundereggs, opal and more , Owyhee blue opal , It is still mined today in central Oregon The mine has been open to the public for fee digging During those times you can enter the mine, look for agate, and keep what you find for a fee...

Home >News >Top 7 Places to Go Gem Hunting On Your Next Family , Black fire opals Where Virgin Valley, Nevada , to dig in the fire-opal-rich bank area and 75 to dig in the mine dumps and ....

For the modern day gold prospector, Nevada vast public lands provides excellent chances for future discoveri Gold can be found in every county in Nevada, though many of the gold deposits are so fine, such as the Carlin deposits mentioned above, that their extraction is ,...

Public Opal Turquoise Mines in Nevada Nevada has several public mining sites where you can pay to dig for several varieties of minerals The most popular and valuable are opals and turquoise...

A significant amount of additional gemstone mining in the United States is done by rockhounds amateurs who search for rocks, minerals, gemstones, and fossils as a hobby Many of them do their rockhounding on public land areas owned by the government where individuals can collect if they observe the rules...

Arizona opals are most commonly referred to as blue or fire opals Though Arizona was once home to the leading opal industry in the United States, today opals are more often found in Nevada,...

Nevada has several public mining sites where you can pay to dig for several varieties of minerals The most popular and valuable are opals and turquoise Nevada produces world-class varieties of these rare minerals in several locations For a fee, you can spend the day digging for your own treasures...

Kokopelli Opal Mine, Denio, Nevada 2,256 likes 4 talking about this 17 were here KOKOPELLI OPAL MINE IS CLOSED FOR THE SEASON We are in the....

Opal Mines and Mining Claims For Sale in Virgin Valley, Nevada Get your own gemstone mining claim and dig your own opals We have the best selection and reputation and will get you the best claim for your money, guaranteed...