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    Sue's tips to finding your perfect opal: Step 2

    Sue's tips to finding your perfect opal: Step 2

    March 22, 2018

    Hi Everyone, So now you know how to tell the difference between natural solid and man-made opals, we need to talk more about location, location, location! But why, I hear...

    Sue's guide to finding the perfect opal: Step 1.

    Sue's guide to finding the perfect opal: Step 1.

    November 18, 2017

    Hi Everyone, So over the next few months in my blog (and the posts on our Instagram and Facebook), I will being walking you through how to find your perfect...

    Canada here we come!

    Canada here we come!

    August 2, 2017

    I am happy to report that we have had a very successful first quarter to our 2017 mining season, with some spectacular finds. In our feature image, you can see...

    The 2017 opal mining season has started!

    The 2017 opal mining season has started!

    May 31, 2017

    It is absolutely wonderful to start our 2017 opal mining season. We are so excited to be back outback in western Queensland. We have many different promising locations on the...

    The 'Diamantina'

    The 'Diamantina'

    March 15, 2017

    Our opal specimen, the DIAMANTINA, was discovered on Mount Margaret Station, Eromanga, in Western Queensland, Australia. This beautiful opal specimen (along with all of Broken River Mining opals) is mined...

    Kingfisher update!

    Kingfisher update!

    March 15, 2017

    This update is long overdue, but the Australian red-backed kingfishers nesting in our opal mining wall successfully raised 2 babies. Pictured above is one of the fledglings. He or she...

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