Prospecting for California Emeralds
Richard Edley and his son Bruce have been prospecting and mining gemstones for twenty years. They own two federal mining claims in Barstow, California. The Beautiful Paige mine produces turquoise and azure malachite. They also discovered a deposit of emeralds in the Julian mining District in Southern California. Articles about this discovery were printed in the Gems and Gemology Journal published by the Gemological Institute of America, Winter 2020 issue. Another article was published in the Gold Prospectors Magazine, May/June 2022 issue.
Richard’s presentation will explore searching for and discovering emeralds in Southern California. Topics that will be discussed will be filing claims, mining gemstones and jewelry making. He will gladly answer any questions during and after the presentation.
Our general program meeting for September will be on Wednesday, September 27 at the Poinsettia Pavilion [3451 Foothill Rd., Ventura, CA 93003 – Map]. Socializing starts around 7, and the meeting starts at 7:30.