Dust Devil Mining sunstone fee dig
Plush, Oregon, Lake County, Oregon. Fee-digging.
Details
- Where
- Plush, Plush, Oregon, OR 97637. Directions
- When
- 8am to 1/2 hour before sun down, daily in season.
- Season
- May 15 through October 1, weather permitting; call ahead for May and September dates.
- Getting there
- Use the operator's printed north and south maps rather than Google Maps; cell service does not cover the area. Nasty Flat is dry-weather only and requires good tires.
- Fees
- 50% of the wholesale value of better colored stones and clear stones that will cut over 8 carats; unusable portions deducted. Most of what you find is free.
- Access
- Mine reached by at least 20 miles of gravel road; bring a full-size spare tire. Camp trailers take reservations; on-site facilities are pit toilets only.
- Walk-in or reserve
- Walk-in fee digging. Camp trailers take reservations.
- Phone
- 503-559-2495
- Managed by
- Don Buford, owner.
- Coordinates
- 42.714681, -119.865877.
Fee dig for Oregon sunstones on the operator's ore pile; digger screens, sorts, and pays 50% of wholesale on better-colored stones and clear stones that will cut over 8 carats; small or unusable stones are free; belt picking and concentrate runs are available.