Desert Rose Mine (Blanchard Rock Shop)
Bingham, New Mexico. Rock shop; Open almost every day of the year.
Details
- Where
- U.S. Highway 380, mile marker 30, Bingham, NM. Directions
- When
- 9am - 5pm in the winter months and 9am - 7pm in the summer months.
- Getting there
- On U.S. Highway 380 at mile marker 30.
- Access
- Surface collecting only (hard rock and tailings piles). Climate allows year-round collecting; some winter days are chilly with light snow. Call a few days ahead to confirm the shop is open and that the roads to the mining claim are passable. RV hook-ups available. Bingham has no gas station, restaurant, or motels in town.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Call a few days prior to coming out to make sure we are open and that the roads are passable.
- Managed by
- Blanchard Rock Shop.
- Established
- Rock shop has been open since 1968.
Not only do we have rocks, minerals and related items for sale in the shop, we also offer a "local" rock and mineral collecting area along with guided mining tours/field trips throughout New Mexico. At this time, we have one mining claim open for public collecting and it's called the Desert Rose.