Maynard's Topaz & Red Beryl Mine
Fee dig: pay to search the ground on site
Native material: you search the natural ground on site.
Season: By reservation; check the booking calendar on their website
Private mine near Topaz Mountain in the Thomas Range, about an hour's drive from Delta, run by Gem.tours. You dig and screen the mine's own rock with the operators and keep what you find: topaz, red beryl. Reservation required: book on their website, and they send detailed directions after booking. The position on this map is approximate, taken from the operator's own reference map. Dry camping is possible on nearby BLM land, with no facilities.
Make a weekend of it
40 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Clubs and places nearby
- Durangite & Cassiterite MinePay-to-dig · 3 mi
- Solar Wind Bixbyite & Pink Topaz MinePay-to-dig · 7 mi
- Searle Canyon Red Beryl & Topaz MinePay-to-dig · 8 mi
- A New Dig FossilsPay-to-dig · 31 mi
- U-Dig FossilsPay-to-dig · 31 mi
- Fossil MountainFree public dig · 66 mi