Mining

Lightning Ridge Season Report: Output, Scarcity and What It Means for Buyers Mining
Lightning Ridge Season Report: Output, Scarcity and What It Means for Buyers
A quiet season at Lightning Ridge means tighter supplies of fine black opal, with retail prices following months later. Here is what buyers should know.
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Inside an Opal Mine: How Rough Opal Travels from Claim to Cutting Wheel Mining
Inside an Opal Mine: How Rough Opal Travels from Claim to Cutting Wheel
A practical walk-through of how rough opal moves from underground drives and mullock heaps through washing, sorting and grading to the cutter's bench, with...
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