Little Girl Lost Mintabie
My mining partner Robert and his wife June had a lovely little toddler named Taran. Their camp was about half a kilometer from the opal fields at the back of Mintabie. Robert and I were working a claim near the …
Australian Opal and Gemstones
My mining partner Robert and his wife June had a lovely little toddler named Taran. Their camp was about half a kilometer from the opal fields at the back of Mintabie. Robert and I were working a claim near the …
Abdullah Chan Gentleman Opal Buyer Abdullah Chan was a dealer in rough opal. He spent his life buying and selling opal. In later years he spent his time between China and Lightning Ridge, he was one of the biggest buyers …
Cutting Solid Opals I have been cutting opal since I was thirteen. I have cut Mintabie opal, Lightning Ridge opal, Andamooka opal, Coober Pedy opal and Boulder opal from many Queensland opal mines. This article is about the basic procedure …
20/10/2015…..Solid opal Buddha carving 87.7 carats. This carving was carved last week by our carver in Bali. It took him 18 hours. The opal was found by Peter and was part of the first pocket mined at the Grasshopper field …
Mineshafts’s participation in The Story of Australia…..documentary aired in China to 21 million viewers. Peter (Owner of Mineshaft) was invited to be part of this documentary. One of the six parts was on mining in Australia and a section of this …
11/12/14…These three Buddha carvings by our own carver in Bali were unpacked and sold within the day to one of our Buddha collectors in the UK. 8/12/14….Parcels everywhere. We have received an avalanche of stock arriving for Christmas. Lots of jewellery, …
Australian Precious Opal is the best quality opal in the world. It has supplied the market with an abundance of unique and exquisite gems for over 100 years. However love of opal and the wonder of the stone started along …
Denver Show 2011 The Denver show in Colorado USA is held every year in September. It is regarded by many as the ‘little brother’ of the Tucson gem and mineral show. I have wanted to see this show for many …
Denver Show 2011 The Denver show in Colorado USA is held every year in September. It is regarded by many as the ‘little brother’ of the Tucson gem and mineral show. I have wanted to see this show for many …
ETHIOPIAN OPAL UPDATE (A soapbox opinion) Should the Australian Opal industry be worried about the influx of Ethiopian Opal onto the world market? I believe many in our industry are blissfully running their businesses along the same lines they have …