It would change the game for at least one life-long opal miner and Lightning Ridge local ... And if it's not cut for jewellery, fossils can be sold to collectors. "I've seen a lot of stuff ...
And a lot of the black opal is found here, at Lightning Ridge. It's located on the edge of the Outback, with a population of just over 2,000 people. Miners have been searching for opal here for ...