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UPDATE Fall 2010: apparently the mine has been closed
UPDATE Fall 2010: apparently the mine has been closed.


[[Image:Royal Rainbow Opal Mine view.jpg|frame|View from Royal Rainbow Opal Mine, looking southeast towards Black Rock Point]]
[[Image:Royal Rainbow Opal Mine view.jpg|frame|View from Royal Rainbow Opal Mine, looking southeast towards Black Rock Point]]


The Royal Rainbow Opal Mine is open most days of the year,
The Royal Rainbow Opal Mine located on private land, 13 miles north of Gerlach Nevada on Highway 34, then
13 miles north of Gerlach Nevada on Highway 34, then
35 miles north on Soldier Meadow road in the [[Calico Range]].
35 miles north on Soldier Meadow road.


(Inquire at [[Bruno's]] Bar or the Gerlach Museum before heading out)
(Inquire at [[Bruno's]] Bar or the Gerlach Museum before heading out)
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* [http://treasurehunting.today.com/2008/08/06/royal-rainbow-opal-mine-photos/ August 6, 2008 Photos] (treasurehunting.today.com, dead link, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20080807070457/http://treasurehunting.today.com/2008/08/06/royal-rainbow-opal-mine-photos/ archive.org] for text)
* [http://treasurehunting.today.com/2008/08/06/royal-rainbow-opal-mine-photos/ August 6, 2008 Photos] (treasurehunting.today.com, dead link, see [https://web.archive.org/web/20080807070457/http://treasurehunting.today.com/2008/08/06/royal-rainbow-opal-mine-photos/ archive.org] for text)
* Stephen B. Castor, Gregory C. Ferdock, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=flAhr0MbxM8C&pg=PA76&dq=%22royal+rainbow+mine Minerals of Nevada]," Issue 31, p. 76, 2004.  The Royal Rainbow Opal Mine is located several km north of the [[Little Joe Mine]].
* Stephen B. Castor, Gregory C. Ferdock, "[http://books.google.com/books?id=flAhr0MbxM8C&pg=PA76&dq=%22royal+rainbow+mine Minerals of Nevada]," Issue 31, p. 76, 2004.  The Royal Rainbow Opal Mine is located several km north of the [[Little Joe Mine]].
[[Category:Calico Range]]
[[Category:Mining]]
[[Category:Mining]]

Revision as of 04:02, 19 November 2014

UPDATE Fall 2010: apparently the mine has been closed.

View from Royal Rainbow Opal Mine, looking southeast towards Black Rock Point

The Royal Rainbow Opal Mine located on private land, 13 miles north of Gerlach Nevada on Highway 34, then 35 miles north on Soldier Meadow road in the Calico Range.

(Inquire at Bruno's Bar or the Gerlach Museum before heading out)

Accessible by 2wd year-round, but 4x4 is required to drive the ~0.9 miles to the mine site, ~500 feet up.

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