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UPDATE Fall 2010: apparently the mine has been closed
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Accessible by 2wd year-round, but 4x4 is required to drive the ~0.9 miles
Accessible by 2wd year-round, but 4x4 is required to drive the ~0.9 miles
to the mine site, ~500 feet up
to the mine site, ~500 feet up
== Resources ==


* http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=12&Z=11&X=396&Y=5708&W=2
* http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=12&Z=11&X=396&Y=5708&W=2
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* http://books.google.com/books?id=flAhr0MbxM8C&pg=PA76&dq=%22royal+rainbow+mine
* http://books.google.com/books?id=flAhr0MbxM8C&pg=PA76&dq=%22royal+rainbow+mine
[[Category:Mining]]

Revision as of 16:09, 10 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 is open most days of the year, 13 miles north of Gerlach Nevada on Highway 34, then 35 miles north on Soldier Meadow road.

(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

Resources