Modern Mining

The old concrete truck now wash rock central. Four mixers on this site, one of the few current open cut mines in the area.

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Dreams, Dust and Rust

March 8th 2015
Dreams, dust and rust. Australia, like many other countries has had many stampedes for wealth, particularly on the gold fields. Lightning Ridge probably has never had the equivalent, but over the past 120 years Black Opal has lured many a miner to burrow 40 to 90 feet underground looking for their fortune. Some have certainly made a fortune, but 90%!h(MISSING)ave had fun but lucked out. The ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Lightning Ridge

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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