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 ...

Called the Royal One, the 306-carat, gem-quality black opal was kept hidden for 14 years by a miner who discovered it in the Australian outback. It is almost double the size of the Aurora ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

It’s true, Australia’s opal mining towns cling to ... blue opals ripple like a mercurial sky; rare black opals blaze with a galaxy’s worth of supernovas. Grawin Opal Fields, near Lightning ...