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Boulder Opal Mining

Boulder Opal Mine
Satellite image of Boulder opal mine. The camp (left top) and opal mine (below) can be seen.


【 How to mine Boulder opal 】

Boulder

To find boulder opal, first is to find the rock, which contain opal, called "BOULDER"

Boulder Opal Mine

The photo shows where large boulder rocks are embedded.

Opal mining

Large boulder rocks will be removed by heavy machineries. Only skilled miner can do this correctly or else opals could be dameged.

Boulder Opal Mining

Always rely on your hand and hard work, each boulder rock is checked by the miner.

Boulder Opal Mining

Skilled opal cutter then sorts out the quality difference, cuts and checks every piece of rock brought back to the camp.

Boulder Opal rough
The chosen one.......

Boulder Opal rough
Not really favorable ones....

Boulder Opal rough

All their hard work will be paid off when colours like this shows and it will be cut and polished, ready to be inspired by opal admires.

Opal Loose Stones

To see our beautiful boulder opal collection, Please click here.