Opals have captivated humans for centuries with their mesmerizing play of color and mysterious beauty. In this video, we ...

'Lightning Ridge itself is black opal country, and I think it's a good metaphor for the market right now. You'd be surprised how many buyers drive the eight hours just to pay less than $1000 on ...

She has spent more than 50 years uncovering and identifying rare fossils in Lightning Ridge, and striking deals with collectors and opal miners to preserve these artefacts of deep geological history.

The small town of Lightning Ridge in western New South Wales produces more precious black opal than anywhere else in the world. But after a century of mining, deposits are drying up and prices are ...

Hundreds of opal miners suddenly left jobless overnight after a state government "oversight" are seeking answers about what the future holds, but so far they say they have been told next to nothing.

Two places in Australia where that is seen are Lightning Ridge and Coober Pedy. "But it is Lightning Ridge where you get what is called the black opal, but they are incredibly rare," Joanna exclaimed.