Jul. 27, 2008 - Royal Peacock Opal Mines

Royal Peacock mines offers the opportunity to dig for the beautiful stones known as fire opals. 
 
   Mine Phone: (775) 941-0374

Summer Mine Mailing Address: the other site.
PO Box 165, Denio, NV 89404

Winter Mailing Address
HCR001-9535, Winnemucca, NV 89445

Winter Phone: (775) 272-3201

DIG YOUR OWN VIRGIN VALLEY OPALS ALL YOU FIND ARE YOURS TO KEEP

OPEN
May 15 Thur Oct. 15
(Weather permitting)

Rock Shop hours:
8 am - 5pm

Mining hours
8 am - 4 pm

Here is a new link with up dated information it should help you have a fantastic gem hunting experience.  Click on the link below for everything you need to know.

LINK:       New Hours and updated information

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May. 2, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

It does not appear that reservations are necessary.  They open up on May 15th you can visit their website at 

Royal Peacock Opal Mines

Hope you have good luck and find some opals.  Opals are so beautiful.

May. 5, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

Great I want ot come one weekend a month Please I live in Redding What do I need to do?

Thank you

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Jul. 25, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

www.royalpeacock.com expired last month so you won't find any info there. of course you can call the phone number but if you want to hear about the experience from someone who has been there, feel free to telephone me at 818-400-0176 & i'll tell you all about my incredible experience. I can even send you a shot of my AMAZING opal i found on my 2nd day of digging ever, but the colors just don't come out with my amateur photography skills.

Having been there twice, I can give you some helpful pointers as to what to bring etc. so please feel free to call me anytime. I had the time of my life & I'd love to share with others.

I've been to the Royal Peacock twice & it was just plain fantastic! I found an amazing pc the 1st time I went & little the 2nd time but the area is phenomenal & I can't say enough about the experience! I'd even go again if I knew I wouldn't find any opal. The surrounding area is just phenomenal! You can explore pristine wilderness in the Sheldon Wildlife Refuge, find arrowheads galore, obsidian & have your wits blown to pieces when you awake in the middle of the night to the unique sound of a slew of wild burros or a den of coyotes.

The place is in the middle of nowhere & I took it further one time & drove an almost 4 wheel drive only road which was nuts at the time since I didn't have a cell phone & there was NOTHING for miles and miles. Well, it paid off big time. I was literally 20-30 miles from any sign of civilization when I turned around a small mountain & had to stop. I saw a herd of wild mustangs gallop right past me about 50 feet away! I'll never forget it & probably never see it again in my life.

There's fishing & more in the area & another mine that offers digging in the tailings only whereas the RP offers mine digging OR tailings. Tailings are the piles of 'mine' a bulldozer breaks up since digging in the hard clay is work. (but of course the possibilities are greater)

I could write for days about it but I don't have the time & I don't even know if this will post as I'm not a member.

I have no financial interest in the mine, the owner or anything else related for that matter. I'm just a novice rockhound who had one of the best experiences of my entire 46 yrs of life at the mine.

If Bob and Debbie still run the place, you'll find yourself among family when you meet them. (there's a place in Winnemucca that makes donuts but it's not a donut shop. Bring a few glazers for B&D as thanks in advance for their hospitality)

I can't recommend this place highly enough and in fact hesitated writing this because the fewer who go there, the better for me & those who already know about it. But you should share what you love & let me tell you...you will not be sorry you went, should you decide to go.

Oct. 22, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

hi i would like to set up a trip for 2009 would you pleas send me some info thank you .

Oct. 23, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

Hi

Could you please send me infor for the spring of 2009.? Hope planning a trip there then

Thanks

Ken

Oct. 23, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

Ken,  You will have to call the number I have provided in the blog post or visit their website which is linked under new hours.  I hope you have fun.

Chris

Nov. 15, 2008 - RE: BLACK OPALS

I LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT DIGGING AND SELL WHAT I FIND           THANK   YOU

Nov. 23, 2008 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

I recently watched a program on the travel channel. I am excited and bummed that the mine is seasonal. I look forward to visiting the area in the on season. I am a lucky person and hope to have an exciting and memorable experience.

Jan. 22, 2009 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

PC Davidson I hope you can find a lot and resell them but you will have to talk to the owners of the mine for that kind of information.

Ricardo Bedolla  I wish you much luck on your trip.  Opals are beautiful like looking into eternity.  Whe you go I hope you can share with this blog your experiances and memories you made.  Have fun.

May. 29, 2009 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

I was watching a documentation about different digging sites a few weeks ago and there was also the Royal Peacock Opal Mine. I was really impressed and would love to go with my German friend (she's coming for a visit soon). I remember they mentioned on TV that the digging fee per day was $70/day per person. Now that I checked the Homepage I saw that it is $180 per person/day. Can this be right? I wonder if the documentation on TV was a repeat from years ago? This digging fee scares me away, cause we planned to come with three adults for two digging days from Southern California. That would be $1,080 just for the digging plus the travel/hotel costs on top! What happened to that old digging fee? :(

May. 29, 2009 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

 @ nic (if you're still around): May I give you a call for more informations and tips? I just talked to Julie at the RP Opal Mine and she told me that the $70 fee is from 6 yrs ago ... so the $180 fee is right ;)

Oct. 12, 2009 - RE: Royal Peacock Opal Mines

the question that i need to know is i have been to the mine several times , about 4 years ago , i stayed in the cabin for 4days each time , got to know the wilsons i did some tradeing of other gem stones while i was there, i hear mrs, wilson has been ill im sorry to hear that ,if it is true ,the wilsons are great poeple as you wil  ever meet. im now not able to go any more and that hurts, i need to know if there was a way to pap the days cost to work the wall and pay someone for the 8 hrs of wotk ,say 10 dollars a hour and i get all the opal that is collected that day, sent to me. or some deal like that, give me a call about the chances to do that ,if it works out good then i know i can get others to do the same if the find for the day can pay for it self.  call me @ 1-859-309-1909, my best wishes to mrs. wilson and god speed , ken