for forty years my wife and I planned a retun trip to the mine but life got in the way. Now thanks to retirement and proximity to our route to Oregon we have that oppurtunity.. hope to see Y'all the end of june 2013..

A few days ago I found myself with the option to take some time off and did so. I had heard about the mine from a friend some time ago and figured I'd give it a shot. On the Friday the 7th I hopped in my car and drove from San Diego and arrived on the 8th after spending a night in Fallon. I set up camp and went around the campgrounds meeting with fellow rock hounds before turning in. Sunday I worked the tailings to get an idea of what I was looking for when i would try the wall the next day. I had some luck on the wall and left on a good note in terms of mining. The experience in all was fun and a much needed change of pace. I was ecstatic when I found color and it was a pleasure meeting every one I did. Despite the long trek I'm looking forward to coming back with some friends in tote.

We traveled to the mine on May22nd ten or more years my friend has been talking about royal peacock mine we drove thru the night arriving in time to start digging we were welcomed planned our mining for the day at te pit several of the mine guys came and gave instructions and set us on the path of the days of pure amazing discovery not just digging for the perious gems but the entire experince meeting fellow diggers talking with karen at the shop morning coffee evening relaxing talking about the day with likeminded people of all backgrounds Iron worker from Indana couple from Florida a california Rock club to metion a few we found and dug some nice stones wood and other but the story I want people to know is about the great experince looking past just finding treasure we were all Pirates digging for buried treasure as per our fellow digger from Indana so eloquently stated it if we hadnt found a single opal every penny spent was worth the trip Jake i hope you wear the mining hat with pride you r a great youn man living in paradise having spent my entire career working at every mine from Africa to Russia diamonds gold platinum coal never enjoying the mining until Royal Peacock we intend to return next year same time God willing to again become Pirates Thank you to the staff for making it what it was and to all the diggers we met Godspeed until we meet again if you ever get a chance GO GO GO eat drink dig get dirty get tired find a treasure find youself in paradise

My wife and I are coming up to dig with our niece on June 4 to dig June 5. Hope to have a wonderful time. Jon & Helen & Jessica.

I plan on driving up to dig Monday & Tuesday. I sure hope the weather permits! Would be nice to see some fellow rockhounds from Roseville.

Wow! Just traveling through we happened upon the mine doing some internet searches for things to do near Winnemucca. We changed our plans to visit the mine, and boy were we glad we did. Knowing that we may not find a dazzler of an opal, we went anyway to experience the hard work of an opal miner (I slept for 12 hours after the work), and to see the amazing country in northern Nevada. We didn't come away empty handed, also getting expert info on how to take care of our valuable finds. The Wilson's are amazing people and we are so happy to have had this opportunity. We hope you enjoyed the watermelon!

Memorial Day digging... many of us Roseville Rock Rollers are on our way!!

We had such a great time digging at the mine... and came home with several buckets of glass to work through. Being a lazy guy, I think I would go more often, if there was less lapidary work to do afterward ;-)

Plans for an April 1 family wedding in Las Vegas, I guess the mine isn't open until May.

Maybe later in the season.

Julie,
Thanks for your hospitality. We really appreciate it. Your website is beautiful. We are looking forward to visiting and digging for opals. Keep in touch.

Gary & Jo