Arsenikakis built an extraordinary legacy as a pioneer of Australia’s opal industry, championing innovation, resilience and ...

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

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

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

In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - After Deane Clee ventured to Coober Pedy in the Australian desert to run a church, he struggled to eke out a living until he found himself drawn to the outback town's main ...