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• 2-29-2024: ​TAKING SOME TIME OFF TEMPORARILY FOR SOME HEALTH REASONS.  WILL BE BACK SOON.

• We prospect and dig for gems & minerals and we have high-end proven gold, mineral, crystal and gemstone mines & mining claims for sale or lease in the western USA.  We also offer Mineral and Crystal Specimens, Virgin Valley Nevada & Worldwide Opals, Rare Lapidary Rough, and Gemstones for sale.  Since 2021-2022 we are now focusing on our Tourmaline Mine in Southern California. 

• We travel at least twice annually to prospect, stake claims, and dig for gems and minerals, normally in late August/early September and again in January.  We've been collecting minerals, gems & prospecting since the mid 1980s and mining since the early 1990s.  

• Our last Rose Quartz Mine Claim in the Black Hills of South Dakota is for sale, available on 1/25/2024. CLICK HERE.  

•  WANTED: WE WANT / WE BUY:  San Diego County California Pegmatite Gem & Mineral Specimens incl Blue Cap Tourmalines, Gold From Custer South Dakota, Red Beryl from the Wah Wah Mtns of  Utah, and Apache Agates from Mexico.  See our "Wants" HERE.  We also do "trades."

• When out mining or traveling, it may take us 1-3 weeks to check emails, calls, voicemails, as we will be in remote areas with no  services....  If we are out mining or traveling our STORE / SHOP pages will have all store items hidden w/ a message  "There are no products to show at the moment."  The shop will reopen when we arrive back.  Please check back!

• You can also check out our shop on Etsy HERE for sales and some items not listed on our website!

• Feel free to CONTACT US today with any questions, and please scroll down further and browse our entire site to see what we have to offer....     Thanks for visiting!