This claim is mined by Richard and Helen Shull. The wood structures were burned as a reprieve from the high desert’s brutal wind and cold. In the late 1800’s Columbus boasted a population of around 4,000 brave souls who worked various silver prospects in the area. The historic Blue Boy claims in Esmeralda County, Nevada were worked in the early 1900’s by the Los Angeles Gem Company and later in the 1940’s by John and Grace Callahan, two of the last year-round residents of the old ghost town of Columbus, NV. The name "Black Widow" was given to this mine because of the intense black spiderweb matrix that is found in some of its highest grade stones. Today, Helen and Richard Shull are co-owners of the mine with Philip Chambless. The mine was worked in the early 1900's by Lige Harris, and later in the 1970's up through the early 2000's by the McGinnis family and others. The mine produces turquoise that is very diverse, including an almost white, very hard turquoise with delicate light blue webbing that we call "White Cloud" turquoise. This small mine has produced hard turquoise ranging from light to dark blue, some with water web or spider web matrix. The Black Widow Mine is in the Candelaria Mining District of Esmeralda County, Nevada. The material from the Big Nugget mine is really interesting as it produces a tested and genuine white turquoise material and a blue that resembles old Battle Mountain Blue Gem turquoise. The Big Nugget Turquoise mine and the Broken Arrow Mines are located in the Candelaria Mining District of Nevada outside of Mina. I purchased this material at the Denver Gem show in 2017. They mine and operate this mine with Philip Chambless, who has owned claims in the Royston area for over 20 years now! Big Nugget The mine also produces very light blue, almost white nuggets that are hard and take a super bright polish.a rare occurrence in the turquoise world! The mine is owned and operated by Richard and Helen Shull. Aztec produces some of the classic looks of the Royston district with its baby blues and wild greens often accented with blonde and red webbing and matrix. Lee Hand mined this area back in the 1930's.
The Aztec name for these claims goes as far back as 1903. The historic Aztec Mine is located in the Royston Mining District of Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada. Aqua OroĪqua Oro is mined in Nevada by Ryan Novell. Apache turquoise is known for its dark dark blues and pinpoint blue web turquoise set against black matrix. Apache Blue is a classic American turquoise mine that has produced some of the most highly collected turquoise on earth. Owned by the Otteson’s, Apache Blue Turquoise mine is located on the west side of the Toiyabe Range several miles north of Austin, in Lander County Nevada. Several tons of high quality material have been produced. Initially, much of the material was marketed as "Apache turquoise" but the name was retracted once a correct mineral identification was made.
This property has produced considerable quantities of variscite and is considered one of the worlds largest producers of that material. Zones of higher quality darker green variscite nuggets have been uncovered in the deeper workings. The variscite is generally light green with black mottled markings. Thick veins of variscite ranging up to about 3 and a half inches are mined here. The deposit was not discovered until the 1990s. This mine is located on the west side of the Toiyabe Range several miles north of Austin, in Lander County Nevada. Today the mining couple of Richard and Helen Shull are still able to produce a small amount of both blue and green (and multi-color!) natural turquoise from the Ajax Mine, which is now considered to be one of the classic turquoise mines of the southwest.
Over the decades, the main turquoise producing area of the Ajax has gone by different names as the claims changed om Oriental Blue during the days of Carl Reik and Walter Godber in the 1930's, to Blue Gem later on. The mine actually consists of numerous workings that produce a variety of colors and patterns from each "hole".
While the Ajax Mine has been known for its unique shades of green turquoise, the ground it occupies has produced almost every color of blue and green turquoise and most matrix patterns, from clear to spiderweb. The Ajax Mine is located in Esmeralda County, Nevada.
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