Semiprecious Gemstone Mines in Arizona

Semiprecious Gemstone Mining in Arizona

Arizona has 27 semiprecious gemstone-related mine and mineral deposit locations recorded in federal databases. Of these, 5 are currently active operations. Data comes from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System and MSHA Mine Safety and Health Administration records.

The earliest recorded semiprecious gemstone mine in Arizona is Apache Mine in Gila County, with records dating to 1929.

By County

County	Sites
Gila County	5
Mohave County	5
Cochise County	4
Maricopa County	3
Apache County	2
Yavapai County	2
Coconino County	1
Graham County	1
La Paz County	1
Navajo County	1
Pinal County	1
Santa Cruz County	1

Semiprecious Gemstone Mines

Mine	County	Type	Status
Apache Mine	Gila	Surface	Producer
Arizona Blue Fire Opal	Santa Cruz	Surface	Producer
Deer Creek Fire Agate Mine	Graham	Surface	Producer
Rainbow Forest	Navajo		Producer
San Carlos Peridot Area	Gila	Surface	Producer
Allred and Whitmore Lease	Mohave		Prospect
Arizona Amethyst	Maricopa	Surface	Past Producer
Arrowhead	Maricopa	Surface	Occurrence
Arrowhead Group	Yavapai		Prospect
Avalon Mine	Cochise	Underground	Past Producer
Buell Park	Apache		Unknown
Cisco	Mohave	Surface	Unknown
Crystal Peak	La Paz	Surface	Prospect
Garnet Ridge	Apache	Surface	Prospect
Green Surpent and Shamrock	Yavapai		Occurrence
Jeanene Beryl	Mohave		Prospect
Maggie-Baker Riley	Coconino	Surface	Past Producer
Margurite and Stephens Claims	Maricopa	Surface	Unknown
Miller Agate	Pinal	Surface	Prospect
Oatman Fire Agate/cuesta Claims	Mohave	Surface	Unknown
Peridot Mesa	Gila	Surface	Past Producer
Peridot Occurance 37	Gila	Surface	Past Producer
Silver Drip	Cochise	Surface	Prospect
Stockton Hill	Mohave		Past Producer
Thompson Beryl	Cochise	Surface	Prospect
Topaz Prospect	Cochise		Occurrence
Turquoise Deposit	Gila	Surface	Past Producer

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