Royal Blue Mine: Turquoise Rockhounding in Nye County, Nevada
Updated August 2026
Royal Blue Mine is a mapped rockhounding spot in Nye County, Nevada. Reported finds include turquoise. Below: coordinates, access notes, nearby spots, and trip-planning links.
Map showing Royal Blue Mine in Nye County, Nevada
Quick details
- Access
- Paid / fee dig
- County
- Nye County
- State
- Nevada
- Nearest road
- North Mineral Street
- Postcode
- 89049
- Coordinates
- 38.06888, -117.23072
Land & collecting status
Pay-to-dig site
This is a fee-dig location. Hours, prices, and what you can keep vary by operator. Call ahead before driving out.
Public-land rules vary by agency, season, and field office. The RockHoundR app pulls live BLM, USFS, NPS, and tribal overlays so you can see exactly which agency manages the ground at this spot.
Sources & verification
Spot details combine the public RockHoundR location dataset, normalized mineral labels, agency land-status checks in the app, and community submissions. Coordinates are approximate until verified in the field.
State guidance last verified:
- BLM Nevada, Recreation
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
- Royal Peacock Opal Mine (fee-dig operator)
- Community submissions reviewed against published agency rules
Found at Royal Blue Mine
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Nearby rockhounding spots
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