The Turquoise Mines
North American Turquoise is some of the most coveted, beautiful, high-grade Turquoise in the world. As the owner and operator of the Carico Lake, Badger, Falcon & New Lander mines in the Southwestern USA, we provide distinctive stone for our jewelry artists, and indulge our passion for Turquoise. Browse here to explore the various types of Turquoise featured in our collections.
Arizona
Originally founded in the 1870’s, the Bisbee Turquoise Mine was originally a huge Copper mine.
Nevada
Mined for only a short span of time in the 60’s and 70’s, the classic Blue Diamond stone was a very small deposit – considered a ‘hat’ mine – because you could cover the findings with your hat.
Nevada
Deep in the Candelaria Hills, the Blue Moon mine grows a pale to medium blue turquoise with a striking black or dark brown matrix running through it.
Mexico
Mined in Mexico from the Pino Chueco and Cananea mines in Sonora, Campitos Turquoise was mined extensively in ancient times...
Nevada
The finest Candelaria turquoise to come from the Northern Belle open pit silver mine is located in a part of the mine that is almost inaccessible.
Nevada
Carico Lake Turquoise has an astonishing color palette. Ranging from highly unique electric greens to sky blue; from teal to mossy, earthy greens. And rarely, a nugget with both earth and sky color.
Cerillos, New Mexico
Considered to be the earliest mining district in the country, the Cerrillos mine is just south of Santa Fe in northern New Mexico.
Nevada
A small mine producing a uniquely colored stone with a dark brown to black webbed matrix ...
Nevada
Named for the beloved daughter who died as a young woman, Darling Darlene was discovered and mined by Joe Barredo and his son-in-law in the early 70’s.
Nevada
Located near the Royston mine in Lander County, Nevada, the Turquoise from this claim is also recognized as Blue Gem or Blue Mountain.
Prince Turquoise
Today's Egyptian Turquoise is still mined from the original, ancient mines of the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian reverence for turquoise is evident in ...
Nevada
At one time, the Fox Turquoise mine was Nevada’s largest producer of turquoise. This mine has been excavated since prehistoric times...
Nevada
Down the rabbit hole… or down the Godber Burnham tunnel, to where the Dry Creek
Turquoise was found.
Kazakhstan
Unique periwinkle blues and beautiful burnt umber matrix have made this turquoise an instant favorite in the Southwest. Coming from the Altyn-Tyube mine in Kazakhstan, this hard, high-grade material produces gorgeous natural cabochons.
Kazakhstan
Unique periwinkle blues and beautiful burnt umber matrix have made this turquoise an instant favorite in the Southwest. Coming from the Altyn-Tyube mine in Kazakhstan, this hard, high-grade material produces gorgeous natural cabochons.
Arizona
Stone hammers found in the Mohave County, northwest of Kingman, AZ prove that
Kingman Turquoise was first mined by Native Americans as early as 600 a.d.
Colorado
Mined in South Central Colorado, King’s Manassa Turquoise grows in green to blue-green veins running thru hard, golden brown host rock.
Arizona
Recognized for its unusual pyrite matrix, Morenci turquoise comes from southeast Arizona, near the New Mexico border.
Nevada
The first formal claim was filed on this Nevada mine in 1929. The mine was operational for years, producing large nuggets and beautiful spider-web matrix turquoise.
Nevada
Orvil Jack moved his family to Nevada in 1956, staking a turquoise claim originally known as Blue Ridge, in Crescent Valley, Nevada.
Iran
Also know as Neyshabur Turquoise this Turquoise is popular amongst collectors.
Nevada
Neighbors to the Carico Lake, Fox and Orville Jack mines, the Pixie mine yields a fantastically colored green-yellow range of turquoise.
Nevada
The highest grade of turquoise from this Northern Nevada mine is a beautiful dark spider-webbed stone.
Nevada
Royston turquoise comes from a group of mines in Nevada, which includes Bunker Hill mine, Oscar Wehrend, and Royal Blue.
Globe, AZ
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise is one of the most recognizable of all North American turquoises. Named for Sleeping Beauty Mountain...
Mexico
Mined in Mexico near the city of Cananea this turquoise is relatively new to the industry.
Nevada
Discovered by Gus Stennich in 1929 this Nevada mine produces amazing shades of lime-green and blue turquoise.
New Mexico
Turquoise mining in the Burro Mountains near Silver City, New Mexico, has been going on since pre-historic times. The Tyrone mine produced great quantities of hard, deep and bright blue turquoise.
