opal cutting
Flooded Opal Mine, Hardcore Digging For Gems!
After months of downtime, we have finally made our way back out to white cliffs to begin a season of mining only to discover the mine flooded! With thousands of litres of water between us and the opal level we grabbed a pump got it going and focus our efforts on another area of the claim. Utilising a blower I…
Read More »100 carat rough opal fresh out of the mine gets cut
A 100ct Nobby Opal, will it bring me obstacles or opportunities? A piece of rough this big can make for an exciting cut. However, you never know what is lurking below the surface. Will we find inclusions, will the gem face? All things we will discover once on the wheel. To buy our gems. They are on our website for…
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