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West, Oregon

Juniper Ridge Opal Mine, Lakeview OR

Opal field Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

OpalOpal

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Dpulitzer (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

A high-desert fee opal mine near Lakeview offering dig days in opal-bearing volcanic ash.

Commercial fee-dig locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Working dig site
follow the operator's rulesWatch footing and sun.

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