Collection: Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty Mine located in Globe, Arizona is considered to be one of the most important turquoise producing mines in the world. The Sleeping Beauty Mine history began with its storybook name; some say that from a distance the mountain looks like a sleeping woman – and with a little imagination it does. The mountain was named long before it was mined, but once the mine opened it adopted the iconic name.
Sleeping Beauty stones are some of the most desirable stones produced in the world. Sleeping beauty stones are unique in color and quality anywhere from chalky-blue to sky-blue to deep-blue turquoise.
The Sleeping Beauty Mine, which was also known as ‘Pinto Valley’ and ‘Castle Dome’, closed during the early 1960s and only reopened over the last decade to mine copper and turquoise. Up until recently, the Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Mine was considered to be one of the world’s largest producers of natural turquoise. Unfortunately, due to the increased government regulations and costs in mining, the said mine had to close in the latter part of 2012.
