Dust Devil Mining Company
All Natural...All American....Oregon Sunstone
Dust Devil Mining Co.
P.O. Box 55
BLM 6155
Plush, OR 97637
ph: (503) 559-2495
alt: (503) 559-9338
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The 2008 Fee Digging Season is Open!
The new ore that can be screened for a fee is the same ore that we are processing. It has not been high-graded and stones from 100 to 300+ carats have come from this pit. The mine is known for its exceptionally large stones as well as its red/green bicolor, watermelon, dichroic, and color-change stones.
- Days and Hours of Operations
The Dust Devil Mine is open April 16th to October 15. (Later if weather permits).
- Pricing
Fee-digging prices are based on the wholesale rates that we charge dealers. These prices are not available to the general public anywhere but at the mine. We deduct for any unusable portions of stones, so when fee-digging you will pay about 25% to 33% of the wholesale rate. Because we do not charge for clear or light schiller, most people will take many nice stones for FREE.
When you are finished digging, we will grade and sort your stones, charging you for the higher grade material. You are NOT obligated to purchase any stones that you do not want to take.- Will there be a 'dig in' this year?
This year we will not have the 'artist's dig in' event. We know this will be a disappointment to many, however, it's important for all of us at Dust Devil Mining to concentrate on the mining activity. The good news is that the demand for Oregon Sunstone is growing and that growing market demands our full attention to the production of rough material.
Note:
We reserve the right to refuse access to dealers as our way of ensuring that quality rough is always available to rockhounds and hobbyist cutters.
Dust Devil Mining Co.
P.O. Box 55
BLM 6155
Plush, OR 97637
ph: (503) 559-2495
alt: (503) 559-9338
info
