How to get the stone you want!
With March now here, we are hoping the long winter is over. We are expecting snow but everything else has been melted into the ground!...


New Contact info
Please call 435-625-1474 Laurie or Nate, to reach us. You can also email virtualrockyard @ gmail. com. My brother will...


We were featured in Etched Magazine!
Nathan and Joseph's brown alabaster mine was recently featured in the March edition of a popular Southwest magazine. Koodoos on the...


Family Politics
It's interesting how a family business works. The kids grow up, parents get old, ways of doing things move from action to memory. We do...


Alpine website in production.Please be patient....
We are in production of a new studio for alabaster in the cut shop now that we are on our way to getting utilities installed. I am in the...


Check out the Facebook page for new pictures!
Our Facebook page for Alpine Gems is updated weekly. There are some great new pictures of the stone coming out of the pit, and the new...
Going to California
Anybody want some rock out there? I have a wedding in San Diego and am willing to deliver if you are on the way between Cedar City and...


Down in the Trenches
Yes. For the past summer, Summit has been getting updated with utilities. In the process of digging a sewer line, we came upon a site we...


Remembering Rollie Grandbois
Rollie's funeral will be Monday at the IAIA in Santa Fe. He was going to be a teacher at one of our workshops. Condolences to his family....


Going to the mine
New rock is coming from various sources. Prospecting is fun especially with mom who at 75, is still a good storyteller and four wheel...

