Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Fluorescent Minerals
Opal mining: If It Glows Do I Want It
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="user 4386" data-source="post: 662760" data-attributes="member: 4386"><p>One safety issue I have found with opal mining is a lack of mine plans or knowledge of what adjacent mines did in the past - shafts are often close together and you can be happily driving along the edge of a huge open room without supports only a metre on the other side of your rock wall.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="user 4386, post: 662760, member: 4386"] One safety issue I have found with opal mining is a lack of mine plans or knowledge of what adjacent mines did in the past - shafts are often close together and you can be happily driving along the edge of a huge open room without supports only a metre on the other side of your rock wall. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Gemstones, Minerals & Fossils
Fluorescent Minerals
Opal mining: If It Glows Do I Want It
Top