In north-west New South Wales, the opal mining town of Lighting Ridge sits atop a Cretaceous coastal flood plain. The dry, eucalypt and acacia-covered landscape around here is just its latest ...

Tucked beneath the back of the stairs at the Ramada by Wyndham Tucson, 777 W. Cushing Street, Eritrean-born Huruy Zerzghi happily sells opals to anyone interested. But these are not just any opals; ...

Everything about this land suggests life here is hot and hard. The summer sun blazes from an enormous sky, nudging the ...

Narrator: High-quality black opal can cost over $10,000 per carat, making it one of the world's most expensive gemstones. But mining black opal isn't easy. After investing tens of thousands of ...

Dan Measey loves opals. He’s addicted to their mesmerising colour and the thrill of finding them in the harsh Outback desert ...

Instead of a council, the authority works with the Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Association, which advocates for the town's needs and priorities. Andamooka's origins date back to the 1870s ...

The Adelaide Fringe has spread its wings to an Outback town where patrons can go mining for gems under the stars with a TV personality. He’s the son of an opal miner from the Outback town ...