Back around 1992 my mining partner and I were staking claims in the Owens Valley. We happened on a well hidden aboriginal turquoise mine. Spectacular. Think Independence. I have been scrounging since the mid 50s for turquoise. My first finds were around Winnemucca. Then Battle Mountain, then moved on to Crescent Green. Great times, great finds.
Awesome! Discovery can be so thrilling sometimes! I truly hope everyone who’s into it can find that pleasure! It seems there’s still a lot of adventure and treasure to be found! Thank you for checking us out! 💎
Wow there sure was alot of people, that would of been so good to go to and yous found some really great pieces, turquoise sure is very pretty, thanks for taking us along to👍😁
Thank you, so much, Aussie Rockhounding!! It’s always awesome to hear from you! Yes, it was a great trip into the desert and definitely the 1st time we ever got to dig for Turquoise! 💎
Awesome! I’m sure you will all have a great time! I went back in there with a chisel and yes, is was MUCH better! Unfortunately my ‘cameraman’ was taking a ‘break’ then🤨. But again, it is just awesome to be able to mine Turquoise so close to home! I wish you much luck. A hope you all make awesome finds ( and memories)!💎
Great color turquoise. We need to get you a chisel. How stable is it? That’s usually the issue with turquoise. Looks like a lot of fun. I think you had all the rockhounds in SoCal out there.
Hey there! I actually did go back with a chisel and it worked real well! We had to bail, though. Had a small kid issue. 😳. But yes, you’re right. It was pretty crumbly. And will more than likely need to be stabilized in order to get a polish. And yeah, I think that was the most folks I’ve been out with at one time!
Hi. Thanks for the nice comment. That Turquoise is unique to that area, outside of Hinkley, Calif. Most of the stuff we found was fairly chalky and will need to be stabilized, if possible, to be able to work on it. But, the mine owner did say that some harder material can be had there. It was a very cool experience. 💎
I did hear about it. And I believe it was on the RHFTF and the Roadside Rockhound FB pages. I hope you score real good if you can get out there. It’s a very unique place. And it just makes you wonder…there’s probably some kind of mother-load vein running through there…somewhere!!💎
Hi. Well, the Wagonmaster, Kris Rowe, can surely give collecting instruction while on site and very good advice on the use of proper tools. I don’t recommend ‘doing things the way I do’. I was pretty much all over the road that day as far as extracting the material from the host rock. I did utilize a chisel with that hammer, off camera and that worked a lot better. There are many others in the group that have much more experience than myself in this kind of work. 💎
Wow! Just wow !
Grandpa Ron would be so proud!!❤
You know it, Cuzz! ❤️💎❤️
Old disabled house bound dusty rusty rockhound here: NICE! Looks like lots of fun!
Hi. It really was a lot of fun. It’s so cool to go out to places like that. Hope to get to do that again some day. Thank you for commenting. 💎
Breathtaking color but oh so fragile!
Yes, we’re most likely gonna have to stabilize them before we can work on ‘em. Thanks for checking us out and commenting!💎
Seriously! Looks like so much fun!!!!! Take me with you!!!!
Back around 1992 my mining partner and I were staking claims in the Owens Valley.
We happened on a well hidden aboriginal turquoise mine. Spectacular.
Think Independence.
I have been scrounging since the mid 50s for turquoise. My first finds were around Winnemucca.
Then Battle Mountain, then moved on to Crescent Green. Great times, great finds.
Awesome! Discovery can be so thrilling sometimes! I truly hope everyone who’s into it can find that pleasure! It seems there’s still a lot of adventure and treasure to be found! Thank you for checking us out! 💎
@@rockhoundingwithjasperblue I contend there is more still out there than has been removed.
Dedication, hard work and luck will eventually pay off.
Wow there sure was alot of people, that would of been so good to go to and yous found some really great pieces, turquoise sure is very pretty, thanks for taking us along to👍😁
Thank you, so much, Aussie Rockhounding!! It’s always awesome to hear from you! Yes, it was a great trip into the desert and definitely the 1st time we ever got to dig for Turquoise! 💎
Beautiful sharing 👍
Thank you, so much, for checking us out!💎
WOW!!! Some awesome finds and a very cool mine owner to let you guys have a pick there
Yeah. Definitely awesome of them to let us all poke around there!!💎
a beautiful tourist destination, the place is a vast field.
Great video! What a fun day! Thanks for putting this together!
Thank You, for checking us out!👍😁
I promised I’d watch it and I did when I got home from work at 2:00 am.
My friend had this mine ed nazelrod
Tourquoise mtn?...baker Calif?
Hi. No, it’s a private claim callEd the MBG (or MGB) outside of Hinkley, CA.
Nice little pocket you were into, to bad you didn't have a chisel with you. My local mineral group has a trip planned in February.
Awesome! I’m sure you will all have a great time! I went back in there with a chisel and yes, is was MUCH better! Unfortunately my ‘cameraman’ was taking a ‘break’ then🤨. But again, it is just awesome to be able to mine Turquoise so close to home! I wish you much luck. A hope you all make awesome finds ( and memories)!💎
I was just about to ask this, but thanks for the info.
Hi where is this? Im in la
Hi. This is near Hinkley, CA. Very close to Barstow. The Rockhound Field Trip Fanatics have been going there quite a bit, lately.
Great color turquoise. We need to get you a chisel. How stable is it? That’s usually the issue with turquoise. Looks like a lot of fun. I think you had all the rockhounds in SoCal out there.
Hey there! I actually did go back with a chisel and it worked real well! We had to bail, though. Had a small kid issue. 😳. But yes, you’re right. It was pretty crumbly. And will more than likely need to be stabilized in order to get a polish. And yeah, I think that was the most folks I’ve been out with at one time!
Where is this place?
@@vincesoliz9514 it’s outside of Hinkley, CA. You can contact the claim owner, Bill Jones, through Kris Rowe of the Rockhound Field Trip Fanatics. 💎
You did good my friend, what kind of Turquoise is it
Hi. Thanks for the nice comment. That Turquoise is unique to that area, outside of Hinkley, Calif. Most of the stuff we found was fairly chalky and will need to be stabilized, if possible, to be able to work on it. But, the mine owner did say that some harder material can be had there. It was a very cool experience. 💎
Was there a second trip this weekend?
I did hear about it. And I believe it was on the RHFTF and the Roadside Rockhound FB pages. I hope you score real good if you can get out there. It’s a very unique place. And it just makes you wonder…there’s probably some kind of mother-load vein running through there…somewhere!!💎
Rock on blue Lady
On top of my.is a indian carved of rock
Does the group do any collecting instruction, any use of proper tools?
Hi. Well, the Wagonmaster, Kris Rowe, can surely give collecting instruction while on site and very good advice on the use of proper tools. I don’t recommend ‘doing things the way I do’. I was pretty much all over the road that day as far as extracting the material from the host rock. I did utilize a chisel with that hammer, off camera and that worked a lot better. There are many others in the group that have much more experience than myself in this kind of work. 💎
Do you have gps location
How do we get in touch with one of these guys?
Kris Rowe is your best bet to get started. His Facebook page is Rockhound Field Trip Fanatics. And his other Facebook page is Roadside Rockhound. 💎
@@rockhoundingwithjasperblue thank you.
@@kellyanderson5142 any time👍💎
Have to be open pit or fall on you😊
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