Australian Opal Direct has announced its natural Australian opal ring collection featuring rare gemstones from Queensland, ...

In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

In the mining town of Coober Pedy - also known as 'Australia's cheapest town' - lies a gem known as 'Faye's Underground Home' ...

The NSW Government will update the regulatory framework for small-scale mining titles to deliver a safe and strong opal industry for miners, farmers ...

It started as a single-room dugout in the local postman's garage. Now a three-bedroom attraction with local-legend status, ...

The 19th Festival of Greek Documentary shines a spotlight on 150 years of Greek presence in Australia, with four powerful ...

Adani’s latest partnership for copper in Australia comes as the company’s Carmichael coal mine, for which it paid A$681 million in 2010, generated over $1 billion in revenue last year.(Bloomberg) ...

Two people have been killed in an underground explosion at a mine in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW), the first such incident of its kind since 2015. Emergency services were called to ...

Oct. 28 (UPI) --Two people were killed and at least one was injured Tuesday in an underground blast at a silver mine in New South Wales, Australian authorities said. NSW Police, in a news update, said ...

Gem hunting, or rock hounding, is a fascinating hobby that allows people to find rare rocks and stones from amethyst and ...