lightning ridge

Hi everyone, I'm not a professional at all. I went to Coober Pedy back in 2017 - and had the best time. I'm just here because I would love to noodle for opals again, but I don't want to do anything illegal and I don't know how to get permission in certain areas Thanks Maddy

Hi all, Thought I'd share a little project that Russ and I have worked on for a couple weeks on and off while he's stuck here in the Ridge due to us being isolated from all the current flooding for around three weeks now. It all came together nicely from an idea we'd been throwing around for...

I've just returned to Adelaide after my most recent trip to Lightning Ridge, NSW, home of Australia's gorgeous Black Opal but also renowned for its beautiful and rare Opalised Fossils for which I am a total sucker/nerd 😍, and lucky Collector. Every now and then, maybe every 12 to 18 months, a...

Some time ago, among other purchases of rough and rubbed opal parcels, there was a small, old and dusty bag of bits'n'pieces which had been gleaned over months from several jars of miscellaneous opal specimens bought here and there in and around Lightning Ridge. The previous owner had saved up...