Swordfish Mining: Virgin Valley Opal

<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="1ac00500dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <B>Swordfish Mining:   Virgin Valley Opal</B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B> Claims Gemstones Specimens Jewelry  & More </B></FONT></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="045d2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="13fb2cc0.png" border=0 width="178" height="204" ALT="Evening Starfire" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Nevada Black crystal opal <div id="fb-root"></div> <script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script>  </div> <div>  <div class="fb-like-box" data-href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Swordfish-Mining-Virgin-Valley-Opal/240539392668431" data-width="292" data-show-faces="false" data-stream="false" data-header="true"></div>  </div> <div> LINK to my WordPress BLOG <A HREF="http://www.virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/">http://www.virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/</A></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="257b98b0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="139" ALT="A new clain for sale next to patented mine." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Nevada Opal mining claims</div> <bR> <div>  <img border="0" src="//shield.sitelock.com/shield/virginvalleyopal.com" id="sl_shield_image" style="cursor: pointer;"/><script id="sl_shield" src="//shield.sitelock.com/sitelock.js" language="javascript"></script>  </div> <div> Webstore is $6.95 a month by </div> <div>  <a href="http://www.bluehost.com/track/swordfishmining">CLICK HERE TO SIGNUP FOR BLUEHOST.COM</a>  </div> <div> NOT YET To jump right to the store click here:</div> <div> PLACEHOLDER</div> <bR> <div>  <a href="https://www.paypal.com/us/verified/pal=usopal%40lycos%2ecom" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/icon/verification_seal.gif" border="0" alt="Official PayPal Seal"></A>  </div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="black_precious_opal.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BLACK OPALS">BLACK OPALS</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="what_we_do.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, JEWELRY">WIRE WRAPS, BEADS, & JEWELRY</A>   |   <A HREF="opal_from_nevada.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PRECIOUS OPAL">PRECIOUS OPAL</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="virgin_valley_precious_opal_mining_claims_from_the_miners_for_sale.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CLAIMS">CLAIMS</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="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="leah_and_john.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ABOUT ME">ABOUT ME</A>   |   <A HREF="numbers.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ADDRESS">ADDRESS</A>   |   <A HREF="map_to_virgin_valley_fee_digs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DIRECTIONS">DIRECTIONS</A>   |   <A HREF="links_to_friendly_web_pages.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="LINKS">LINKS</A> </div> <bR> <div>      Howdy from the Virgin Valley Opal Mining District located in Humboldt County, Nevada where Black, White, Crystal, Fire and Precious Wood Matrix has been mined since their 1905 "discovery" in America. I came over to the Virgin Valley in 1993 from the Klamath area and pegged the Swordfish claim group. I then hooked up with Leah Brashear who had first started coming here with her mom Marie and Grandparents. There been have various tribulations and trials that have taxed our patience and resolve, but I'm still here mining opals and plan to stay. Leah is survived by her mom and her children who are still mining in her footsteps on family claims.</div> <bR> <div>  2013 FEE DIGGING at Kokopelli Opal Mine after May 15th sometime or you can hire me for personal tours/digging or to buy a claim by appointment only. Kokpelli Opal  plans to be open Memorial Day weekend. $125 a day adults & breaks for youngsters will be offered. Keep everything you find.  Gem opals AND wood layers to explore. Swordfish Mining Claims for sale tour and mining seminar still being booked.  Details of the times and location for the fee digging is on the Kokopelli Opals website. <A HREF="http://kokopelliopals.com/Fee_Digging.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://kokopelliopals.com/Fee_Digging.ht">http://kokopelliopals.com/Fee_Digging.html</A> . Call me for the personal touch in selecting you a property to own. Selling claims in person fro over a decade.</div> <bR> <div> SITE EDITTING of Swordfish Mining for Opal pending sales in progress and returns from the cutters. Thank You for your patience</div> <bR> <div>      The brilliance, size, and qualities of our opals play of color is unique.  I sell natural solid gemstones and specimens of opalized woods, limb casts, bark replacements, and pine cones along with EVERYTHING else that might be found here such as Psilomelene, Gypsum, Agate and Jasper. Other common opal occurs in veins and nodules that offer both collectors and cutters variety. Opal is a mineral pseudomorph (meaning it fills holes) and can often be lifelike. Sometimes opal bones are found from the Miocene. There is no big supply of cutting rough from all these mines put togather.  Almost all the opal is mined and consumed by their rockhounds. John Church (me), as Swordfish Mining, offers opal rough, gemstones, and specimens. With Kokopelli Opal I hope to offer great natural and treated opal gems and specimens and rough to cut maybe.</div> <bR> <div>       YOUR luck, skill, and effort are the factors of which mine to go to, or which claim to buy, and then what opals you'll come away with. We have fair offerings but each mine has it's own nature, facilities, and operators to experience.  Swordfish Mining links to all their sites to make it easier for you to contact them directly. You have to work hard for what you MAY find, so don't give up. Opal is available in the gift shops. Ask the owners your questions about their dates, times and fees. Opal is where you find it, the best may come from anywhere and is certainly not unearthed yet. </div> <bR> <div>      OPAL MINING CLAIMS FOR SALE: I have some of the best proven prospects available. Opal comes in pockets and these claims have the opalized deposits. All claims have cuts close to where existing deposits surface. Black opal is the rarest in all mining districts  They are not operating black opal mines yet.  and crystal opals are far more common. Precious opalized wood is rarer than other types of opal due to the care needed to produce gemstones or the rarity that true gem material is found. Like Turqouise Emeralds and Sapphires, enhancement is possible. </div> <bR> <div>      25% MILITARY DISCOUNT ON ANY MERCHANDISE ON THE WEBSITE OR IN PERSON.  I do need to know you are still enlisted, or retired.  THANKS to all our guardians. I'll discount  $1,000 off any of the mining claims for you risking your lives in the past or now for my freedom.   </div> <bR> <div>      I accept checks, cash, gold, silver, and credit cards with approval. Bit coins are still too sketchy.  Wire transfers to my banks general ledger account for large amounts or probable spammers are arranged.  Personal and business checks need to clear your bank before shipment due to the nature of credit these days. Credit cards accepted through Paypal. My  privacy policy is:  No SPAM sent or address re-selling.  As the sole proprietor owning and operating Swordfish Mining;  I am the designated official for everything, including the Homeland Security Regulations contact. Federal government tax and cash transaction reporting laws apply to me just like you. Don't ask for me to not report transactions or undervalue shipments internationally. Nevada residents pay our 6.85% sales tax unless you present tax exemption certificates.</div> <bR> <div>      When e-mailing me:   PLEASE USE AN OPAL RELATED SUBJECT. Contact  usopal (insert @) lycos.com  or  clodbreaker   gmail.</div> <div> You may also just call me at  1-775-941-0725 Pacific Time Zone. If I'm mining,  leave a message and I will call you when I return.     </div> <div> <IMG SRC="1b8a3070.jpg" border=0 width="163" height="263" ALT="Gem Precious Opalized Wood Bead " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="1b7a8ee0.jpg" border=0 width="168" height="238" ALT="Gem Precious Opalized Wood Bead. " ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" >Gem Art Play of Color Wood  All Opals will appear much more colorful and brighter when in hand.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Swordfish Speaks  WordPress BLOG <A HREF="http://virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/">http://virginvalleyopal.com/talkin/</A>   </div> <bR> <div> John Church or Swordfish Mining</div> <div> PO Box # 124<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Denio, NV<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> 89404-0124 </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Note: All text and photograph copyrights reserved by John Church.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Re-publication not for gain is permitted with proper URL credit back to here given. </div> <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>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></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_1_own.dat">  </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>