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Yes 4506 looks like opal conglomerate with opal local name is a blow

Hi what do you expect to get in the areas you go to.. what detector are you using.?

Ok let me know when your there. I'm heading to LR in the next couple of days . Do you have some people in CP that can point you? There are so many fields some close to town are shallow but if you want to go gouging I would suggest checking the walls of existing cuts some are already gouged...

Hi he in CP drill close to town .

Ha always the same the rig did the last hole easy until you buy it. I agree coober could be good if not running out of time..I worry about the mines dept here they are giving heaps of the stone field back for some reason.deals are being done. Any way I heading away in a few weeks my mate has a 9...

Hi did you ever get your rig ? I'm heading to coober this season .cheers

Hi hows it going..Not a bad turn around for gear. I'm totally unequiped I have some big holes the face shows 2 x levels 1 top 1 right on the bottom, nobby ground with plenty of middle. So i want to get the dirt out the hole and dig it .I have small tools gen rickshaw electric pick so I'm in the...

Hi mate I avoided fb like the plauge anyways I got onto the buy and sell mining gear and Opal lightning Ridge and hit join its a closed group hope someone accepts cheers for the heads up

Yes. The contact of 2x rock types is always important and should be part of what your looking for at any time all the best

Looks like there's digging around in your pic I always thought of that secondary iron as infill on fractures. The rocks in the tub do not show much mineralization cubes are good to see rusty looking lines. Sometimes black manganese stains show as a tracer. If I was there I would look for where...

Well I found out yesterday two fools have made a doco on opal out back opal hunters..typical I don't have Foxtel or cashed up enough to do my hunt in the same style...but watch this space I show ya how 1 x fool can do it cheers oooyea lady luck and magic.

Hi teizto yes I saw the pic of that piece of black found there very impressive..retire on that these days .I'm keeping all options wide open the hunt is on did you see there's a Foxtel outback opal hunters starting on the 8th I don't have Foxtel.. but could be fun to watch..i always laugh when...

Hi that sounds great if you could send it im in the hunt so all ideas welcome thanks very much

A little background on the digging in Coober Pedy. old report but still relevant. Cheers http://www.bbc.com/news/business-40416656

Hi thanks for the pics I have never seen anything like those art gems. Great work.. do you sell them. ?

Hi all thats a nice colour interesting I can say that combination would be rare..what do you think ..maybe it's the camera it looks so much like the amethyst purple with yellow.. got to be rare combination all the best

Cheers Rodney I see that vid with the digger are there any around to buy. How do I put it it out there I want equipment cheers good luck with your new ground. Onya

Looks promising something you can follow..How are you digging, are you using electric jack picks or air..whats better do you have a preferred type. Cheers

Hey mate how are things progressing..promising I hope cheers

Thanks for the info..I think I will get a regular opal seller/miner to sell my opal for the first few times. I'm off to coober soon its different there sell rough and by the oz so unless it's high quality I will need plenty to get what you got for your 2 x stones Ill need to hit a fair bit of...