CICERO, Ind. (Hamilton County Reporter) — Dean Caldwell of Cicero has been mining opal and obsidian for six months of the year in Mexico for the last 15 years. Last year, he pulled an opal out of the ...

The Breakaways Reserve is located in the northern part of South Australia near the opal mining town of Coober Pedy. ... Coober Pedy is home to a small but diverse international community and mining ...

Shortchanged farmers in the state's northwest are desperately calling on government to deliver fairer compensation for small-scale title mining ...

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Australian Opal Direct releases the World's First Next-Generation Opal Website, the brand leader continues to redefine innovation as it leads the global Opal industry forward Australian Opal Direct, a ...

Enchanting gem: The American Gem Society describes fine opal as an "enchanting gem" through which some believe "the mysteries of love can be exchanged." The Gemological Institute of America says opal ...