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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Gemstones and Minerals
Getting started with Opal Mining
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 630705" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>Personally, I found them interesting enough, but like all 'reality' television shows, you have to keep in mind that they aren't documentaries. Many apparently 'live' events (discoveries, incidents, etc), are at best re-enactments, if they aren't just staged for the cameras. Producers do their utmost to create drama from interpersonal conflicts, accidents, equipment failures, etc., so as to maintain viewer engagement with the characters and the series.</p><p></p><p>Much like metal detector prospecting, opal mining is all about hard slog, drudgery and a significant amount of personal risk-taking, while somehow maintaining hope in the face of repeated disappointment. Neither occupation is glamorous in any way, but the excitement of an occasional discovery more than makes up for the many tribulations of the lengthy and arduous search process, in my experience anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 630705, member: 4012"] Personally, I found them interesting enough, but like all 'reality' television shows, you have to keep in mind that they aren't documentaries. Many apparently 'live' events (discoveries, incidents, etc), are at best re-enactments, if they aren't just staged for the cameras. Producers do their utmost to create drama from interpersonal conflicts, accidents, equipment failures, etc., so as to maintain viewer engagement with the characters and the series. Much like metal detector prospecting, opal mining is all about hard slog, drudgery and a significant amount of personal risk-taking, while somehow maintaining hope in the face of repeated disappointment. Neither occupation is glamorous in any way, but the excitement of an occasional discovery more than makes up for the many tribulations of the lengthy and arduous search process, in my experience anyway. [/QUOTE]
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