Posted November 8, 2007

We are updating the site, using some new software. Expect a few glitches through the end of the year.

The Jackson's Crossroads Amethyst project is coming along nicely. We have over a hundred faceted stones in our inventory. Unfortunately, I am not having a lot of success photographing purple. So, anyone out there with some tips for doing purple stones with a digital camera, let me know. Mind you, they are not bad shots and I know I can kick up the saturation, but I have trouble getting true to life color.

Many of you know by now, there will be no Carnegie Museum show this year. Hats off to Marc and Debra Wilson for there efforts in past years. We will be spending the time updating our site instead of adding a show.

Speaking of shows, the Central Ohio Gem and Mineral show has changed dates. The 2008 show will be held May 31st and June 1, 2008. They have also moved into the smaller hall at Vets Memorial. More on this later.

We added a new show for 2008, it will be held in Cartersville, Georgia in mid August 2008. This is a new show, hosted by Martin Zinn. Marty does such a great job at his other shows, that we felt compelled to try this one. More details will follow.

 

Posted March 19, 2007

Once again, we find the web updates coming slow. Our business has kept us very busy, big projects that are finally nearing an end. We finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are winding down the Sweet Home Mine rhodochrosite project, the Benitoite Gem Mine has been sold, and we are in between seasons at Mt. Antero. So, we added a new project, the Jackson's Crossroads amethyst mine in Georgia. Look for more information on this soon!

We will have our show schedule posted soon. Please note there are some changes this year.

Posted November 14, 2006

It has been quite a while since our last update. We have one show left for the year, then time to add lots of new items for the holidays. The Benitoite Gen Mine has closed to commercial mining. Dave Schreiner bought the mine and it will operate as a pay per day dig site. But with the end of commercial mining, came the end of large stones. Look for prices to change quickly and sharply increase on stones over .75cts.

We have modified our show schedule for 2007, look for an increased web presence and more updates in 2007!

Posted December 9, 2005

We have finished our shows for the year. All efforts are now directed toward the Tucson Show, starting in late January of 2006. The web site is progressing, we'll try to have all the pages updated by year end. We are having a difficult time keeping up with the demand for 1+ carat faceted Benitoite. At one point last month, our inventory dipped to an all time low of three stones in stock over one carat. This is discouraging for both us and our customers, so we appreciate your patience as we cut new stones.

 

Posted August 23,2005

Our old Web Hosting Company, HostCentric, was unable to port our web site to their new and improved servers. We were given about a week to find a new hosting site and update our web site to their servers. This will be a slow process,we'll try to have it completed within a week or so.

 

Posted August 8, 2005 

All previous news has been moved to the Old News page below.

It's old news now, but still many of you haven't heard. The Sweet Home Mine in Alma, Colorado has closed permanently. The mine closed in October of 2004. There will be no further production. We did build up a small reserve of cutting rough and we will be processing that material until it is gone. 

In May of this year, The Benitoite Gem Mine also closed. That closure, like the Sweet Home Mine, is permanent. We have ample supplies of small rough to guarantee finished small stones for a long time to come. However, expect one carat and larger cut stones to become very rare, very fast.

One of the projects that we will be working on this year is Mount Antero Aquamarine. This is another joint effort with Collector's Edge Minerals in Golden, Colorado. Expect faceted stones sometime in September of this year.

We moved our offices in May of 2005. With that move, we have new phone and fax numbers. Please note those on our home page.

 

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