Turquoise - the blue and green gemstone - is often seen as emblematic of the West. A couple of listeners have asked about turquoise mines in Colorado. KRCC’s Shanna Lewis spoke with Clint Cross of ...

MADRID, N.M. (KRQE) – The history of mining for turquoise runs deep in New Mexico. One miner in Madrid is keeping her family’s business alive. “Sometimes, you’ll get magic pockets where you find one, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — It’s a “hydrated phosphate of copper,” but you may just know it as turquoise. The blue-green mineral widely regarded as a gemstone has significant deposits across the world, ...