any body know anything about this?  hours, dates, do's, donts?  

I am not sure of the question, but if you are asking where some are, they are all over the place. There is an opal mine near Red Rock Canyon near Mojave, open to the public. If there is someong there, it is like two bucks to go mining. If there is no one there, just dig your own. It won't make you rich, but it might be entertaining.

There are also all kinds of other places to go. There is a huge fossil place in Kern County and just about every third canyon around where I am has deposits of some kind of entertaining stones. If you don't find anything in a search on the net, check a good local bookstore. The state also runs some bookstores that have loads of books on where to find rocks and stuff. Interesting rocks are all over the place in California.

Usally between 6 and 9 oclock eccept on trashday or during Wheel Of Fortune

if u are talking about the gem show/rock show in Quartzsite AZ, here is a list of the shows
www.ci.quartzsite.az.us/shows.htm

my fav is the Desert Gardens, and PoW WoW

If u are into gemstones/rock collecting this is a cool place.
Also check out Tucson in the feb 1-14
www.tucsonshowguide.com/tsg/show_index.cfm