including black opal mines at Lightning Ridge. In his photos of Coober Pedy, portraits of miners accompany shots of their modest interiors, while those of glittering opals or reddened expanses are ...

Yet with an estimated 70 percent of the world's opal being mined in Coober Pedy, the industry, along with tourism, still sustains the town. Gaby's husband, Jürgen, a miner, took Merino down on an ...

Coober Pedy is located in South Australia, over 1,000 miles from Canberra, the country's capital city. The town is referred to as the "opal capital of the world." Coober Pedy is an Aboriginal word ...

The iconic image of an opal miner living underground to escape the outback heat has long been synonymous with Coober Pedy. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that ...