Welcome to the High Desert Gems & Minerals web site, the official site for gem digging at the Himalaya Tourmaline Mine and Spectrum Sunstone Mines, as seen on Travel Channel’s CASH & TREASURES show!

High Desert Gems & Minerals is a gemstone mining company that supply the gemstone and jewelry world with 100% NATURAL American gemstones. We own mines in Oregon, Nevada, and California, including the famous HIMALAYA TOURMALINE MINE in San Diego County and SPECTRUM SUNSTONE MINE near Plush, OR. Our other gemstone mines include variscite, turquoise, opal, blue chalcedony, lavender chalcedony, purple chalcedony, smokey quartz and amethyst scepters, fire agate, California jade, and gold.

This site will provide you with information on our rough and faceted gemstones (see catalog), and also on our free digs and fee digs (see dig it) and upcoming gem shows (see news).

Feel free to browse around this site. If you have comments or questions about our products or services, or simply need more information please contact us by emailing this website.

Himalaya Mine Tourmaline Crystal

Chris digs for Oregon Sunstones, Spectrum Mine

Thanks for visiting and we look forward to seeing you!