Mr Stutley and Mr Saunders are mining a patch of land 15 miles north of the South Australian town of Coober Pedy, which is known as "the opal capital of the world". South Australia supplies 80% of ...

Coober Pedy is at the centre of Australia's opal mining industry. Now the town, where 60% of its residents live underground, is becoming a leader in sustainable living. Video by Clare Richardson ...

Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground. What began in 1916 as perhaps the largest opal mining operation in the world has since expanded into a subterranean community that is ...

In Coober Pedy, considered the opal capital of the world, the door the underground property seems to rise out of the red dust. In the middle of a Mars-like landscape, where generations of ...

The town of Coober Pedy is only accessible by a small airstrip, by coach tour or private car, and via the Ghan railway line running between Darwin and Adelaide. The Opal Bug is an opal shop in ...