The Adelaide Fringe has spread its wings to an Outback town where patrons can go mining for gems under the stars with a TV personality. He’s the son of an opal miner from the Outback town, has mined ...

Opal-mining is one of the world’s most harrowing pursuits, but potentially one of the most rewarding as well. To find opals, a modern treasure hunter must dig random holes in areas of known deposits, ...

Each year Australian Geographic sets out for Lightning Ridge to discover fossils and opals, or even fossilised opals. Searching for opalised fossils is a privilege usually available only to opal ...