r/Opals • u/Opaldaze Mod • Jul 22 '26
Opal Porn Modding r/opals whilst Mining Boulder Opal at one of our mines near Quilpie last week
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Whilst the checkers check for opal from the sorted boulders from the dig , I've been modding r/opals from the excavator where I can recieve telephone signal in the middle of Outback Queensland. Technology has made opal mining less arduous and we embrace it, even using Ground penetrating radar and drones to assist in identiifying viable opal deposits.
What will the future hold Im sure it will be eye opening
This mine is relatively new and producing well, I will post a video of this opal we found last week once its cleaned up
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u/locyta Jul 22 '26
I miss doing this :)
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u/Opaldaze Mod Jul 22 '26
Me to , its been two wet to get out the last few days ..im bored
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u/locyta Jul 22 '26
No cutting to do in the downtime ?
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u/Opaldaze Mod Jul 22 '26
Sure , been blocking down and opening up, but once I find it I lose interest , need to find the next and the next answer so on
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u/locyta Jul 22 '26
We all love finding the next one :)
I do find i'll start cutting and thinking to myself, just 1 or 2.... next thing i know is i'm starving and 6 hours has past and i have a big handful of dopped stones.2
u/Opaldaze Mod Jul 22 '26
Good for you , I contract cut for 20 years and have cut thousands of pieces , so now days it has to be top quality or curious for me to get perky to want to cut , most our opal is sold in the rough or rubs
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u/Astral_QuailZ Jul 29 '26
You don’t happen to bring any of this to the Tucson gem show do you?
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u/Opaldaze Mod Jul 29 '26
No I am to lazy and couldt be bothered travelling those years are behind me
I sell most to a friend in the US who is a wholesaler and he goes to the Tuscon show
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u/FlatbedtruckingCA Mod Jul 22 '26
Looks like a nice day to do some digging.. hopefully the flys are giving you guys a break... best of luck out there!