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Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Fluorescent Minerals
Opal mining: If It Glows Do I Want It
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike678" data-source="post: 662690" data-attributes="member: 16778"><p>Mate of mine bought a noodling set up in Coober Pedy . He mounted it on a semi trailer so he could move it around . Before they were carting it by truck to the fixed set up . He was one of the first doing large scale noodling . Said he was making $80, 000 per year . There was one set up on the 8 mile , a young guy working on it fell and broke his back . He was in a wheel chair after that . I heard he shot himself . </p><p></p><p>I have been under ground in CP after mining machines have been working . Vast areas have been taken out with no supports in place . They got away with it because they were not doing any blasting . A number of miners have been killed by trying to get opal after the machines had left . Including some "experienced " ones .</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike678, post: 662690, member: 16778"] Mate of mine bought a noodling set up in Coober Pedy . He mounted it on a semi trailer so he could move it around . Before they were carting it by truck to the fixed set up . He was one of the first doing large scale noodling . Said he was making $80, 000 per year . There was one set up on the 8 mile , a young guy working on it fell and broke his back . He was in a wheel chair after that . I heard he shot himself . I have been under ground in CP after mining machines have been working . Vast areas have been taken out with no supports in place . They got away with it because they were not doing any blasting . A number of miners have been killed by trying to get opal after the machines had left . Including some "experienced " ones . [/QUOTE]
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