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The company has 1 principal on record. Opal Hill Mine, Mule Mountains District (Hodges Mountain District), Mule Mts (Palo Verde Mts), Riverside Co., California, USA : A semiprecious gemstone (fire agate)-zeolites occurrence/mine located 7.2 km (4.4 miles) SSW of the Mule Mountains (coordinates of record), along the S canyon wall of Coon Hollow (pass). The Royal Peacock Opal Mine has yielded such treasures as Freda's Log (pictured above), "the Shoe", and the 130-pound Gingko Log, one of the largest opals ever found, anywhere in the world. The last action for this claim occurred on May 11, 2015. About our opals Mother Nature took fourteen million years to make a Virgin Valley black opal.

Eckel: Rocky Mountain National Park ⓘ Specimen Mountain; Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Breece Hill ⓘ Ibex Mine (Little Jonny Mine) The Oxidized Zinc Ores of Leadville Colorado, G. F. Loughlin, 1918: Larimer Co. ⓘ Cache La Poudre River [var: Opal-AN] Minerals of Colorado (1997) E.B. Jan 11, 2015 - Opal Hill Mine... $25 fee to mine (if open).
It is a great location to rock hound and rock collect.

The principal is Roy Person from Blmgtn MN. Opal Hill Mine has had a lot of visitors come through to collect and dig over the past few years. Kokopelli Opal Mine season is from May 15, 2020 - October 15, 2020 Reservations need to be made if you plan to mine from May 15th-May 31st and from October 1st-October 15th.

Ownership and use of this claim is overseen by the Bureau of Land Management's Palm Springs/South Coast Field Office under the serial number CAMC312311. Last updated on Mar 7, 2020; Play all Share. Access from Wiley Wells Road. They said this year was a bit slower, but they still have people coming out on the weekends, clubs, groups, individuals and families. Yeah. The hill gets its name from the Opal that can be found scattered over the terrain. Opal Hill Mine, Mule Mountains District, Riverside Co., California.

Information on the claim was last updated on May 14, 2015.

Although the opal is not the colorful gemstone variety the opal found here can still be polished up to be quite nice.

Holder: Christopher H Rose Type: Lode Claim Disposition: Active Disposition Action: Location Date (1/25/2016) Location: Riverside, California Acres: 20.66 Fee: $ 165 Last Assessed: 2020 Last Action: Maintenance Fee Payment Distance: 0.00 miles Read More; KAYLEE MAE GEM MINE.