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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="0fb00500dvldtc.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>Swordfish Mining:   Virgin Valley Opal</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Swordfish Mining: Virgin Valley Opal"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="black_precious_opal.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACK OPALS">BLACK OPALS</A>   |   <A HREF="virgin_valley_precious_opal_mining_claims_from_the_miners_for_sale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CLAIMS">CLAIMS</A>   |   <A HREF="opal_from_nevada.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PRECIOUS OPAL">PRECIOUS OPAL</A>   |   <A HREF="what_we_do.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, JEWELRY">WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, & JEWELRY</A>   |   <A HREF="cut_stones__tops_gemstones_cut_for_years__these_stones_have_all_been_displayed_i.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GEMSTONES">GEMSTONES</A>   |   <A HREF="opal_twigs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LIMB CASTS">LIMB CASTS</A>   |   <A HREF="virgin_valley_wood_replacements.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PINE CONES BARK">PINE CONES & BARK</A>   |   <A HREF="precious_opal_snake_head_cast.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="THE SNAKE HEAD">THE SNAKE HEAD</A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GOODS">GOODS</A>   |   <A HREF="leah_and_john.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABOUT US">ABOUT US</A>   |   <A HREF="picture_album.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="SWORDFISH PICS">SWORDFISH PICS</A>   |   <A HREF="the_sheldon.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CHARLES SHELDON NWR">CHARLES SHELDON NWR</A>   |   <A HREF="numbers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us">Contact Us</A>   |   <B>Location</B>   |   <A HREF="qa.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="QA">Q&A</A>   |   <A HREF="links_to_friendly_web_pages.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS">LINKS</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="045d2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> From HWY 140 it is 2 miles to the CCC camp. There is free camping, pit toilets, and a warm spring shower house. There is a summer campground host.</div> <div> To the left at the Y 1.8 miles is the Swordfish Mining location,  Opal Negra is 1/4 mile further, and then  Rainbow Ridge Opal Fee Dig Mine is at the end of the road. </div> <div> To the right are the  other fee dig mines.</div> <div> There are other miners sporadically working their valid claims off  EVERY side road so just because someone is not there does not mean it is free hunting. Some hills are open and can't be claimed.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> Location</div> <div> <IMG SRC="07ef4540.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="340" ALT="Road Map to Virgin Valley" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The mines are six to nine miles off the pavement on well graded gravel and dirt roads. Closed in rain.</div> <bR> <div> Denio is 30 miles from the mines.  The town of Denio is 3 miles north of the Hwy 140 Denio Jct business on Nevada 495. </div> <bR> <div> Winnemucca is 127 miles to the southeast.</div> <bR> <div> Denio Jct  is OPEN. 1- 775-941-0171 GAS, CAFE, MOTEL, STORE</div> <bR> <div> Fields, OR is 23 miles further north with the above and TIRE & PROPANE.</div> <bR> <div> Dale Fink has a tire service right by the Virgin Valley main campground.</div> <bR> <div> Adel is about 65 miles west on 140 with GAS and CAFE.</div> <bR> <div> Lakeview is a full service town (except 24 hour gas) 100 miles west.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <script type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://www.altavista.com/help/free/inc_translate"></script> <noscript><a href="http://www.altavista.com/babelfish/tr"></noscript>  </div> <bR> <div>  <img align=bottom src="http://www.thebook.com/cgi-bin/thebook/Counter1/Count.cgi?ft=0|tr=0|prgb=0;255;0|md=7|dd=B|st=333332|sh=1|df=virginvalleyopal_20_own.dat">  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>