The World's Largest Gem, Mineral and Fossil show is rapidly approaching. That's right it's time for Tucson. As in years past, I will only be holding private showings by appointment only. So if you are going to be in Tucson AZ, February 6th thru the 12th, please contact me to set up your date and time to see some amazing specimens and cut gemstones.
So I will be out of town from February 5th thru February 13th. Any orders placed by noon February 3rd, will be shipped before I leave. Any orders placed while I am away will ship as soon as I return. Hope to see you there.
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Capistrano Mining Company offers everyone the opportunity to enjoy the excitement of mining for precious gemstones and specimens from the comfort of your own home.
We provide rockhounds, future rockhounds and treasure hunters, mine run gravel from the Sapphire mines of Montana, Benitoite mine run ore gravel and specimens from the one and only Benitoite Gem Mine in San Benito County California, and Tourmaline mine run ore gravel from the world famous Tourmaline district of San Diego County, California.
We also supply jewelers, designers and the lapidary trade, gemstone rough, specimens and faceted gemstones for beautiful jewelry designs.
In these hard economic times, we bring the ability to mine for these rare gems and specimens, right to your home! No gimmicks, no tricks, no "High-grading", just gravel direct from the mines for you to search. A true treasure hunt for all to enjoy. If you cannot get to the mines to dig, then our packages are the next best thing! We have hundreds of extremely satisfied customers from all over the globe each year.
Capistrano Mining is now on Youtube.
Come see videos of some amazing mineral specimens.
New videos will be added each week.
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BENITOITE DIG IS OPEN EVERY WEEKEND. For more information, go to the website of the Benitoite Gem Mine, www.calstategemmine.com/
For recent Benitoite Mine Updates or Day / Overnight mine trips, click here.
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We are an online store and also sell at gem and mineral shows. If you would like to find places to actually dig for your own gems while in California, look at our "Links" page.
In addition our mine run gravel packages, we carry benitoite, sapphire and tourmaline specimens from famous American locales. Although our primary focus is on minerals from the United States, we do also carry some mineral specimens, gemstone rough and cut stones from around the world. We have beautiful loose faceted gemstones ready to be set in jewelry. Over 95% of our Benitoite, Tourmaline and Montana Sapphire are self collected specimens and facet rough. We carry home mining supplies to help you discover your own beautiful treasure. For that hard to buy for rockhound in your life, we have many unique mineral related gifts for sale on our Mining Theme Gifts page. Our ever expanding Kids Corner has many great items for young rockhounds.
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Only about 10% of what we have in stock is listed on this website. If you do not see what you are looking for, please send us an email. You can also check out our auctions on Ebay , Our ID. is capistranomining. CHECK OUT OUR EBAY FEEDBACK, we stand behind all that we sell!
International buyers, please email us for a shipping price quote before placing your order. Please see our International Shipping information on our FAQ page. Thank you.
So please come browse around the website with my old friend, Cappy the Miner, and enjoy your visit to Capistrano Mining Company!
