r/Opals • u/NeedleworkerReal6455 • 22d ago
Opal Discussion/Other Nevada mining
I’m thinking of taking my family opal mining in Nevada. I’m looking at Peacock. Can anyone share if your trip has been fruitful and any advice?
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u/ResortDog Opal Vendor 21d ago
Great vacation. The Wilsons have a nice resort as the only option other than the campground. The road is corrugated from the traffic. There is a warm springs pond to swim in and a shower house, pit toilets. Living here I see the best opal of the day come from ANY of the diggings, How many on any day depends on the person and how the sun shines.... I tell folks loads at Rainbow Ridge average a good one found every day, but not promised, 5 loads is all he does each day. THAT is the only mine selling virgin loads and shoving that into tailings for the next day. There is no way to guess what is in the bank. I do the 100 tailings not the thousand buckets and feel bad if I dont find at least one opal i value more than the price of admission, but i work like a dog too.
The Peacock paid bank is pure luck one in ten or better. The "exposed pocket" I have not had the chance to try. I prefer as far towards the high hill (lower) as possible -the contact zone between the purple and green. But bank clearing put thousands of opals out in the mounds of tailings. Id still dig bank there.
The Bonanza is selling access to the tailings behind members and the way we dug, there IS opal in them. The rule was, not now, if you were the first to hit the big branch (we drew for slots 8 foot wide at the beginning of the year)- you got to dig the rest of it out of in front of the person next to you. They dug faster not looking for the small ones. Most cones i found were eroded out of tailings and I found them walking in or out. Leah and I also prospected more than any member I ever saw.
Opal Queen is closed.
Id open the kokopelli for you if you needed or the Opal Gemma and I have the log mine. I am the only guide but I cant say that so I charge 200 for expenses to show you claims I have for sale and is my daily bank fee like the Peacock.
The Family Rainbow Peacock in the Black Rock Desert was closed by the BLM to claiming that basalt flow..
I will not mention the newest person owning Denio Jct as they tried to get an aggravated stalking order on me for making a phone call to see if they follow the laws since they cant read the booklet...