The Rainbow Quarry is expansive - covering approximately 920 acres - and sits outside Goodsprings, NV, which at one time was one of the largest mining areas (for precious minerals) in the U.S. The property itself differs from what most would envision of a typical quarry site. Areas where material is being carefully extracted are surrounded by Joshua trees and preserved wilderness. Mountain lions and other wild animals are also known to roam the land.
“We traced the quarry back to the 1920s,†said Steve Wickman, Vice President of Las Vegas Rock, explaining that while Las Vegas Rock has a lease to the quarry, the title to the property is held by the Simon family. “Pop Simon started running the quarry around the '40s or '50s, but after a time, sales kind of died out.†During their high school days, Peter, Pop's son who worked in the quarries from time to time; and Mike Kiddy, President of Las Vegas Rock, used to explore the area and learned much about the quarries.