We mine in the Jundah region, Southwest Queensland Australia. Queensland Opal mines are some of the most remote opal mines in Australia & require a camp set up (home away from home) & living in a completely self-sufficient manner whilst away (no running water, electricity, phone or internet)
We are off the grid, back to basics living!
For any other needs (machinery parts for repairs, all maintenance supplies, groceries etc) we have an 8 hour round trip into the town of Longreach.
The other months are spent back home in Townsville (11 ½ hours away from our mine) in the workshop processing down our rough & then cutting/polishing all the beautiful opals, also in the home office designing our jewellery & preparing our opals for sale & packing/shipping all of our opals that have sold.
Once the opal has been mined, we take the ironstone/sandstone boulders from their original state in the ground and start the journey of processing down the rough material through precision sawing, cutting, shaping and polishing, all done by hand & using a variety of machinery to get the perfect, professional finish.
Rough Boulder Opal Parcel (12x piece)
5/5
2 weeks ago
Ian
Verified owner
Rough Matrix Boulder Opal Parcel (14x piece)
5/5
I put a finish on these stones by hand while on holiday in Australia,shaping & tweaking the shape , polishing to a finish , a lot of rubbing but the outcome was worth the effort. 🏴🇬🇧👍🇦🇺💪
3 weeks ago
Ian
Verified owner
Sparkling Pinfire Boulder Opal 6.55ct (SO1503)
5/5
Absolutely lovely opal! Very unique. For sure, will return to your shoo!
3 weeks ago
Irina G.
Verified owner
Gem Crystal Pipe Opal Ring in 18ct Rose Gold - US 7 1/2
5/5
This opal is a stunner, different lighting brings out different effects, different colors and the 3d effect is so cool, layers of neon green over pink at one angle and the other has blazing red/orange over yellow. Love this ring! Too bad you're ending your jewelry making. I'd love to buy more.
2 months ago
danielle
Verified owner
Forest Gem 5.70ct (SO1994)
5/5
Love this beautiful opal with its lovely green flash! Exactly as represented, processed and shipped super fast. What I love most is dealing with mine owners and those who work with others directly in the field, where I can really get to know them, rely on their integrity and the sourcing of products. I know what it takes to get this stuff out, evaluate and cut and it takes years of experience and hard, slogging work. Plus individual owners have to wear ALL the hats! It’s important to support small and family business like this as it’s the best of the best.