and has been a driver behind the formation of the Australian Opal Centre. “It is endlessly delightful to see these little ...

Mr Stutley and Mr Saunders are mining a patch of land 15 miles north of the South Australian town of Coober Pedy, which is known as "the opal capital of the world". South Australia supplies 80% of ...

all of that material ended up at the Australian Museum very early." Studying palaeontology was a logical next step, and years later it motivated a move to the opal mining fields in north-west New ...

Coober Pedy is Australia’s equivalent of the wild west and the properties are among of the nation’s cheapest, but most ...

Coober Pedy is at the centre of Australia's opal mining industry. Now the town, where 60% of its residents live underground, is becoming a leader in sustainable living. Video by Clare Richardson ...

The global miner sold its interest in two steelmaking-coal mines in Australia for around $1.1 billion, advancing its ...

But mining black opal isn't easy ... But over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australia. And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback ...

But mining black opal isn't easy ... But over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australia. And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback ...