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 Australian Opal Centre has announced the return of its nine-day Australian Opal Tour, visiting four opal-producing ...

Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground. Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, ...

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 ...

Few realize that the world’s most famous black fire opal – the official Nevada State Gem – was discovered in Nevada’s remote Virgin Valley in 1918. Col. W.A. Roebling, a civil engineer who helped ...

Scattered around town are do-it-yourself mining operations, abandoned film props and a cafe that serves both waffles and opals. Pyramid-like mounds, a byproduct of opal mining, litter the landscape ...

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 ...

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