The Queensland government's purchase of Vergemont Station last year led to months of uncertainty for miners with tenures ...

The Queensland Government is proposing a major expansion of the Opalton Mayneside Restricted Area to revitalise opportunities ...

The Crisafulli Government proposed 155,000 hectare expansion to the Opalton-Mayneside Restriced Area. Consultation underway with opal miners and local ...

CSIRO and a consortium of Australian Opal miners (Opal Producers Australia Limited) have unveiled the world's first automated device to grade opals using image analysis, at the 2009 National Council ...

A hunt for precious gemstones revealed the first fossil evidence of a dinosaur herd, including a previously undiscovered dinosaur species, in Australia. The new dinosaur fossil was found in an opal ...

White Cliffs is home to Australia first commercial opal field which has fuelled tourism and growth since the 1880s. However, town is on the brink as 134 opal mining requests and freehold ability for ...

Congress created the Opal Creek wilderness and scenic areas in 1996. Separate designations were necessary because the road and buildings constructed by miners at Jawbone Flats in the 1930s left the ...

Meline: A pearl is one of the most complex gems to assess the value of. One factor is whether it's natural or cultured. Natural pearls are harder to find, making them worth more money. The vast ...