Can Anyone Mine for Opals
The Major Opal-Producing Areas in Nsw Are Lightning Ridge and White Cliffs. Visitors May Fossick or “Spec” for Opal on a Field Provided They Have First...
The major opal-producing areas in NSW are Lightning Ridge and White Cliffs. Visitors may fossick or “spec” for opal on a field provided they have first obtained permission of the landowner or leaseholder. If the area is subject to a registered mineral claim, a visitor must also seek permission from the claimholder.
Can anyone Mine opal in Australia?
A person must be licensed to mine for opals in South Australia. South Australia has four proclaimed opal fields – Coober Pedy, Mintabie, Stuart Creek and Andamooka.
How do I start mining opal?
The simplest form of mining, carried out in the early days of opal mining, is by shaft sinking with a pick and shovel. A shaft is sunk straight down until some promising “opal dirt” is discovered. The miner would then branch out sideways, following the “level” of opal.
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