Mining in Lightning Ridge
Our Lightning Ridge road trip was way overdue, however, we finally were able to jump in the car and head south-west to the best mining … Read more
Going Underground (Opal Mining in Lightning Ridge)
At first glance, Lightning Ridge is a charming small town situated on a vast and flat expanse of red dirt and native trees. What you … Read more
Three unique features of nobby rough opal from Lightning Ridge
I’ve been cutting some new nobby rough opal from Lightning Ridge. I thought it be good to share some of the unique features of these … Read more
Mining the Rainbow Serpent Opal
The video explains the process of mining the Rainbow Serpent opal and takes you underground to where it was found. We show you what it had … Read more
The Secrets of Opal Prospecting
Justin heads out to Lightning Ridge to talk about how to find opal. After drilling in excess of 3000 holes in the pursuit of opal, Sebastian, … Read more
Stop the Opal Ratter
WANTED: WHO: The Opal Ratter DESCRIPTION: Sleeps all day spends evenings lurking in the shadows eavesdropping and listing to others stories. ANSWERS TO: Only himself … Read more
Update: Save Lightning Ridge Campaign
Thank you to everyone for their support all around the world for the Save Lightning Ridge campaign. The New South Wales State Government is now … Read more
Opal Mining Video
Come and have a look at how we mine for opal in Lightning Ridge. Driving down the bumpy road, a dry and arid landscape surrounds … Read more
Opal Mining
Opal mines are amazing and dangerous places. Most people imagine mines to be like a coal mine, a diamond mine, or a gold mine, but … Read more
Lightning Ridge Opal Mines
Lightning Ridge has many different opal fields or mines in and around it. The opal from each mine and area can differ from black opal … Read more
Opal Mining Strike
You can feel the ‘buzz in the air’ in this short video clip… Opal Mining Strike. Justin has just received news from his mining crew at … Read more
Opal Mines
There are many different opal fields in Australia. Most of the opal fields are in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia. All of the … Read more
