Tucson Gem and Mineral Show 2017 March 8, 2017For all of those who visited us at either Kino Sports Complex or the Tucson Convention Centre (or both!) at the 2017 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, thank you so...
The 'Cooper' March 6, 2017Our opal specimen the COOPER was discovered on Mount Margaret Station, Eromanga, in Western Queensland, Australia in 2014. The COOPER boulder came out of the ground as an 8 ft boulder with...
Kingfishers find opal - mining this spot ceases! December 19, 2016Today the beautiful Australian red-backed kingfisher (pictured above) just made a new home at our current mining site. We have now ceased mining there (even though we are onto opal!)...
Office views December 14, 2016A beautiful end to yesterday. Just in case the view from our mining location wasn't spectacular enough, we were then presented with a rainbow. You never really get used to...
Rejuvenation December 14, 2016Today is all about reshaping the area of land we just mined and collecting seeds for planting before summer and the ‘rainy’ season. Being able to regenerate the land we...
Nature's store November 10, 2016While out opal prospecting today, I came across this amazing eroded ironstone boulder. As you can see, it is a perfectly formed vase! As tempted as I was, I didn't...
