Bisbee Blue

Large amounts of a conglomerate rock bed needed to be removed before the copper ore located more deeply could be reached.

During the time that the largest quantities of turquoise were being extracted from the mine, the company made no organized effort to recover it.

The company made Bisbee Blue and Villa Grove inlay turquoise jewelry up until the 1980s.

In the early 2000s the Durango Silver Company, bought what was thought to be left of the Bob Matthews/Cecil Mickelson Collection of Bisbee turquoise.

Still, numerous reputable artists and suppliers continue to sell what remains of the exquisite and highly collectible turquoise from Bisbee.