Treasure Hunting

Since the Fee Dig page is starting to get a little lengthy, I decided to start up a new page for Nevada. I’m just getting started adding things now, but this page should grow to be pretty big over time as well. Like the main Fee Mining page, free digging and mining sites will be listed here as well.

Rainbow Ridge Opal Mine - Located in northwest Nevada about 35 miles from Denio, Nevada.

Royal Peacock Opal Mines - Near Denio, Nevada. Bank digging is $180 per day per person or you can dig in the mine dump/tailings area for $75 per day.

Royal Rainbow Opal Mine - Unlike the other opal mines that are located in Virgin Valley, the Royal Rainbow Opal Mine sits in the Black Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada.  Prices range from $10-$25 a person a day to mine on virgin ground.  For more information and directions on how to get to the mine, see this post on the Royal Rainbow Opal Mine.  Opals aren’t the only thing you’ll find here - there’s also some great obsidian, jasper, agate, and tons of other mineral specimens.  I highly recommend this location!

Royston Turquoise Mine - The Royston Mining District is located near Tonopah Nevada. Here, you can arrange for a tour of the turquoise mining operation and pay a fee to dig through the tailings pile to look for some turquoise of your own. You do need a reservation, so be sure to contact the mine well ahead of time. For more details, see this article.

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