But over 90% of the world's opal comes from Australia. And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback, with a population of just over 2,000 ...

Lightning Ridge is a small mining town outside of New South Wales, Australia renowned for its black opal, which can sell for over $10,000 per carat. But even for an expert miner, finding high ...

the town of Lightning Ridge produces the bulk of the world’s precious black opal. This rare gemstone, prized for its dazzling play of color, hides out of sight in the Australian outback beneath ...

There’s an opportunity not to be missed! MAXINE O’BRIEN encourages you to voyage into the outback and witness the opal trade with your own eyes.

Miners in the outback town of Lightning Ridge — the site of the world’s largest-known deposits of black opals — say they may have to stop mining as a result of skyrocketing costs from ...

“If there were a support group called Opals Anonymous, I’d join,” said Ann Ziff, a doyenne of New York society whose Tamsen Z collection features Australian black opals in combination with ...

Reason to smile: Starry Starry Night Cocktail Ring featuring a 17.50-carat Australian black opal, by Queensland jeweller Margot McKinney. For a jewellery house in The Rocks, Sydney’s ground ...

The world’s finest uncut opal, a 998-gram gem called the Fire of Australia, has gone on permanent public display for the first time since its discovery more than 60 years ago. Valued at more ...

Anyone interested in securing a place on the 2025 Australian Opal Tour is encouraged to hurry, as places are limited and the application deadline is fast approaching.