Bill Kotru has seen many mines give way during the 43 years he has been digging for opal in Lightning Ridge, but he now fears another collapse will soon take a local road with it. Authorities have ...

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 ...

The White Cliffs Underground Motel in outback NSW, the world's largest underground accommodation, is reopening on 16 March ...

Decades later, in the 1930s, a group from Coober Pedy travelled to the area to try their luck mining opals within the station boundaries. By the 1960s the town was producing some of the most ...

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; ...