Australian Black Opal Jewellery – Gold Set

Mineshaft stocks a great range of Australian Black Opal jewellery set in 18 carat yellow and white gold. Most of the opal came from their own mines at Mintabie in South Australia. Almost all of the opal has been cut by Peter.

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Mineshaft Opal claims….Here are three of the many claims Peter was involved with whilst mining at Mintabie Opal fields in South Australia. Most of the opal jewellery below has come from these mines. If you want to read the fascinating story of these mines go to Peter’s Story at the top of the website and experience a first hand account of life on the opal fields.

Australian Black Opal Rings – Gold Set

Mineshaft has many Black Opals set in 18 carat gold. Most of the opals come from their own mines and cut by Peter.

Please use our website as a guide and E mail us your budget and colour preferences. We will send you pictures of any rings we have that match your request.

PAYMENT…. We accept PAYPAL for worldwide purchases. Australian customers can pay by PAYPAL, CHEQUE or DIRECT DEPOSIT 

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BLACK OPAL RING…. A$15,000.

 The opal was mined at our Jet Black claim. It weighs 2.4 carats. It is set in 18 carat gold with Diamonds. Our Jet Black claim was years in the making. Black Potch was drilled up by a miner with a drilling rig. He kept all the trace  he drilled in labelled jars but because it was potch he didn’t do any work on the claim and prospected other areas. Years later he went and saw Stafford Scot who owned bulldozers to see if he was interested in cutting the claim on the strength of the potch. He thought Stafford may be interested in the claim because there had recently been some good opal found in neighbouring claims. Stafford was cutting the claim next to his for another miner. I was working on some of his claims in a 50/50 deal and I was mining underground with a bobcat. Stafford asked me if I would be interested in chasing this black opal  potch from the wall of the claim he was now cutting. It would be a 3 way split between the claim owner Stafford and myself. I felt it was worth the gamble and agreed. I was to do the mining with a little help from Dave the claim owner and that was how the adventure began. You can read all about it by going in to Peter’s story at the top left of our website and scrolling down to ‘The Jet Black claim’ The whole story from the beginning is there along with lots of pictures.

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BLACK OPAL RING….A$7500

The Black Opal in this ring weighs 3 carats. It is multi-coloured and very beautiful and surrounded by small Diamonds set in 18 carat gold.

The opal was mined in our Bits and Pieces claim in the 1980’s but only cut by Peter recently. The bits and pieces mine was named this because all the pockets found were small. The variety of opal was quite amazing and the quality wonderful. Several small pockets were found. If you want to read the story about the mine and see some pictures than go to Peter’s Story at the top of our website and scroll down to The Bits and Pieces claim.

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Below are Black Opal rings set in 18 carat white Gold. If you have a specific price bracket or colour preference please send us an E mail and if we have some we will send you pictures

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Black Opal Rings. Mineshaft has many more Black Opal rings. E mail us your budget and a brief description of what you are looking for and we will send you back pictures of what we have that may suit. (mineshaft@webone.com.au)

Australian Black Opal Pendants – Gold Set

Mineshaft has many Black Opal pendants. Almost all are from our own mines. They have been cut by Peter and set in expertly made settings made in 18 carat gold.

Please use the website as a guide and send us your budget and colour preferences and we will send you pictures of any pendants that match your preferences.

PAYMENT…. We accept PAYPAL for worldwide purchases. Australian customers can pay by PAYPAL, CHEQUE or DIRECT DEPOSIT

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Black Opal Pendant. It is  made in 18 carat gold with Diamonds. 

This magnificent 3.47 carat jet black multi-coloured opal was mined by Peter in his Jet Black claim at Mintabie around 1990. He kept it in the rough just to look at it and recently cut it and had it set. It is one of the best few gems from this magnificent pocket . You can read about it by going in to Peter’s Story at the top of our website and scrolling down to  the Jet Black claim.

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ROLLING RIBBON Semi Black Opal….. This is one of the rarest pattern in Opal. It was found at our Water Tank claim at Mintabie opal field in the 1980’s. These are rarely offered for sale and gems of this quality, from any field are exceptionally rare. The chance of any more being mined at Mintabie would be unlikely with the forced closure of the town. Should you want to know more or would like a video please e mail us.

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Black Opal Pendant. This is a truly special multi coloured Black Opal of just under 2 carats. It is set in 18 carat gold with Diamonds. The opal was mined by Peter around 1980 and only recently cut. He kept it in the rough all those years just to look at it. Now it is time for someone to proudly wear it. 

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CRYSTAL BLACK OPAL… The opal gem in the pendant weighs 6.9 carats and the opal gem in the ring weighs 1.8 carats. The opal in the ring is a rolling flash. They are set in 18 carat gold with Diamonds. The opal was mined over 30 years ago on the Old Field at Mintabie by Peter. He kept them in the rough all these years just to look at them. Finally he had the joy of cutting them and now they are for sale. This is the best set we have ever had after all those years of mining. The chance of any more opal of this quality coming from Mintabie is very low now the town has been closed. If you want to learn more please e mail us. More pictures are below.

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Black Opal pendant. This is a multi colour opal of 2.3 carats surrounded by Diamonds and set in 18 carat gold. It was mined at our Watertank claim in Mintabie in the early 1980’s but only recently cut and set. The code is 20523176 ant the price is $7,500

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Black Opal Pendant. The opal in this 18 carat white gold pendant weighs 7.9 carats. It is one of the best gems found at our very first claim (Spooky’s claim). Fabulous multi coloured gem with lots of colour movement. If you want to know more please E mail us. You can read all about this claim by going to Peter’s story at the top of the website and scrolling down until you get to the story. lots of pictures as well.

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Here is a tray of our Black Opal Pendants set in 18 yellow carat gold. E Mail us us a price range and a brief idea of the type of opal you are looking for and we will send you pictures of those closest to your needs (mineshaft@webone.com.au))

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Here is a tray of our Black Opal Pendants set in 18 white carat gold. E Mail us us a price range and a brief idea of the type of opal you are looking for and we will send you pictures of those closest to your needs (mineshaft@webone.com.au)

Australian Black Opal Carvings

We also have a few special 18 carat gold pendants featuring carvings from Australian Black Opal

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Black Opal Sea horse. This opal was mined on the Old Field at Mintabie many years ago. It was carved by our expert gem carver in Bali. The opal weighs 35 carats and it has been beautifully set in 18 ct gold. It IS a most unique and special piece. There will not be another one like it. The price is A$7500 so is pretty much a bargain. The code is 20430221. The price is A$7500.

Australian Black Opal Earrings – Gold Set

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Black Opal Earrings….These are typical of the Black Opal; earrings Mineshaft has in stock. E-mail us your price bracket along with a brief description of what you are wanting and we will send you back pictures of any matches. (mineshaft@webone.com.au)

PAYMENT…. We accept PAYPAL for worldwide purchases. Australian customers can pay by PAYPAL, CHEQUE or DIRECT DEPOSIT