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Registrace 17. 05. 2015
Please visit us to see our opal jewelry, rough opal and blog/news at worldclassopal.net
When you haven’t got a schmancy microscope (yet)..
So excited about getting a ball vise but had to improvise to see ANYTHING! Bit by bit.. #australianopal #opalcutter #opal #opaljewelry
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We search a dangerous abandoned opal mine in Coober Pedy Australia (Opal mining documentary).
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We search a dangerous abandoned opal mine in Coober Pedy Australia (Opal mining documentary).
Larkins Folly World Class Crystal Belemnite discovery!
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Larkins Folly World Class Crystal Belemnite discovery!
Three days gouging on Dead Horse Gully sees the pillarbasher pull ahead of the opal miner.. for now!
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Three days gouging on Dead Horse Gully sees the pillarbasher pull ahead of the opal miner.. for now!
Solid Dead Horse Gully Crystal in 14k white gold coming soon..
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Solid Dead Horse Gully Crystal in 14k white gold coming soon..
The Grace Opal Boys discover an EYEBALL FULL of OPAL!
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The Grace Opal Boys discover an EYEBALL FULL of OPAL!
High grade Australian opal doublets. Mine to market..
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High grade Australian opal doublets. Mine to market..
Buckets of potch with some colour, just enough to keep us scratching...
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Buckets of potch with some colour, just enough to keep us scratching...
Coober Pedy Opal Mining. Four gruelling days end in last minute find of BIG Olympic GEMS!
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Coober Pedy Opal Mining. Four gruelling days end in last minute find of BIG Olympic GEMS!
Coober Pedy outback opal mining, injured and frustrated, still manage to get some nice colour!
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Coober Pedy outback opal mining, injured and frustrated, still manage to get some nice colour!
Is it possible to go opal mining in Coober Pedy for only 4 hours and find payable opal? Take a look!
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Is it possible to go opal mining in Coober Pedy for only 4 hours and find payable opal? Take a look!
From the moment found to finished king stone, is this stone worth TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS???
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From the moment found to finished king stone, is this stone worth TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS???
Coober Pedy Opal mining. We say goodbye to one claim and hello to HUGE GEMS in another..
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Coober Pedy Opal mining. We say goodbye to one claim and hello to HUGE GEMS in another..
Sneak peek at the "miracle" shells we found last trip..
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Sneak peek at the "miracle" shells we found last trip..
"Seperate the earth from the subtle fire. Arrange the stone to hide inconsistencies. Stay close to the vessel and take note of our white suns coronal colors" - Oriens Occidens / Divine consciousness holocaust. I like your subtle fire stones.
Under the dark light of the turquoise moon(hypernova sun) the subtle fire shines as bright uranium glass.. It's hypernova season. Good luck to you bro. May the grace of the MightyApisBullUndyingSun Protect you.. Rock on.
Awesome. Definitely need to head out to Coober Pedy before I get to old. Thanks for sharing the adventures mate👍
Nice stone
Curious to know if you keep track of which opal you found (on video) ends up being which piece of jewellery? If that's what we're seeing here it makes for a great value addition to the sale and the purchaser.
Hey mate! Yes it’s from the red pocket in the video, there was maybe 7-8 stones in a little patch about the size of a hand palm. I promote the pieces from this pocket and some from other small pockets nearby to help show where we actually source the material. Thanks as always for the watch!
What does the Opal look like from the backside? Being set like this, one cannot be sure about it being a "full" stone or a doublet/triplet thing.
It's definitely a Doublet! About one tenth the price of an identical natural black or boulder Opal.
Nice seeing you find a seam pocket like that, must be a good feeling.
brave work you men doing that , hope you find some great chunks of red on black opal
Hi, enjoying your videos and congrats on the finds. On an excursion like this, do you have your own regular claim that you are working? Or do you simply jump around from hole to hole exploring? Do you put up your pegs for each hole you go in, or just jump in? Is there any special specs about your drill auger piece? I'm assuming it's not just your common gardening piece? Cheers!
Thanks for watching mate! I have a permit and pegged the gound in accordance with the regulations, none of the ground was currently pegged or occupied by other permit holders and was all within the Coober Pedy Precious stones field. We can peg anywhere that is unclaimed within the fields and have 48 hours to give ‘notice of pegging’ which means I can peg a claim and put the days date on the pegs, I must take a survey relative to a datum peg and notify the mines dept within 2 business days or pull my pegs. If I notify, I then have a further 14 business days to decide whether i want to pay for a three month registration of the claim, if I still want it after that, I must pay for 12 months rego at a time. In this video I was jumping around with a valid set of pegs chucked around the ground with the days date on them, never stayed anywhere long enough to need more than that.
Oh yeah, the 4 inch auger was specially made many years ago by the late great Coober Pedy engineer Ross Chatfield, they are very hard to get now days with the brazed tungsten carbide tips but could me made to order in a big engineering workshop in the cities these days I'd say.
What a stunning piece. Well done boys 😁 😁 😁
Thank you!
I loved the video, the music not so much 😊
Thanks for watching! And for your feedback, we are always looking to improve!
Hahaha wooow
FULL VIDEO: czcams.com/video/MWr0pDR4FSc/video.html
Never step backwards in Coober Pedy Golden rule for survival.
100👍
Where can I buy?
We will be listing one very similar at worldclassopal.net soon!
@@Opaldigger how can I contact you guys?
@@UknownRealEstateyou should be able to open a chat via our website and we can answer any questions you have there! Cheers!
That is sick
Do you put pegs in the ground only for the sake of investigation? Without registering them (unless you found something worthwhile)?
Yes ir, We are allowed to peg a claim and have 48 hours to investigate with just the date of pegging displayed. After this time we must notify with a geolocation survey and we then have 14 days to decide to register or pull pegs.
Very. nice. pieces
Thank you so much 😊
Omgawd thanks for this don't know why I didn't think of it 🤣🫢🫣 so obvious now 😅
Unfortunately it’s not all that great. I struggled to fit the tools, I think it may be good for some simpler jobs in the short term. I completely destroyed this halo but this was my first try. Will try again!
Absolutely beautiful specimen
The finished piece can be seen here! : www.opalauctions.com/products/the-queen-5-huge-203cts-flawless-gem-aust-solid-opal-14k-gold-pendant-1476708
Man I am so jealous !!! You guys get to do what I’d love to be able to do. Stuck in Nebraska the best I could hope to mine for is just sand lol. Hope you guys find those millions though !
Thanks mate! Can’t wait to get back into it!
So in s.a. you don't need to pay for a claim you can just go dig up opal where ever you want hay🤔????????
Not exactly, we have 48 hours to give ‘notice of pegging’ which means I can peg a claim and put the days date on the pegs, I must take a survey relative to a datum peg and notify the mines dept within 2 business days or pull my pegs. If I notify, I then have a further 14 business days to decide whether i want to pay for a three month registration of the claim, if I still want it after that, I must pay for 12 months rego at a time. It gives a fair bit of scope to dig around and maybe find a bit without having to pay but there are still rules.
BTW thanks for watching!
Wow ! Congratulations on that for sure ! That was some dazzling material no doubt. I’d love to get my hands on just a small parcel of rough like that. Absolutely amazing !
That is the best quality opal I have ever seen!
Wow😮
Hey opal miner! Your a George Clooney twin
Haha! I identify as Jack Black.
Scarry just watching and thinking about getting stuck underground. My sense of get the heck outta there is overloaded
Beautiful material transformed into beautiful jewllery.
Thank you! ‘Red Sauce’ true to its nickname haha.
good one butch.
Nice bits you found there.
“World Class” is an understatement sir, that Gem is absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing it with us. God Bless
Thanks again for watching guys! Apologies for the delayed response! The finished piece can be seen here: www.opalauctions.com/products/the-queen-5-huge-203cts-flawless-gem-aust-solid-opal-14k-gold-pendant-1476708
Yep, i know that technique all too well. Haha! Being broke aint so bad. As long aa i can stare at opals
Must be nice after all the work and danger you put yourself in, to see a stash like that! Beautiful stones. Should pay for a couple tinnies 😂
Haha, yes mate, it can be quite rewarding! The red stuff from Dead Horse Gully has me frothing about what might still be hiding somewhere..
Dude that made me so anxious for you. Here I sit watching a video of you crawling around an old mine who’s roofs are falling in praying you come back out safe. Thank God above you did. Sometimes the rewards just don’t outweigh the risks. Be careful bud, I’d much rather see you staying alive and making more videos.
Thanks mate, we certainly plan on not getting squashed wherever possible! 😅🙏
Yeah I can’t say as I blame ya, being that deep, alone, under unstable roofs, I’d be getting while the getting is good and boogying myself. You got some real nice material and got out. That’s a win mate.
All that matters is that it works!!
Too flash.
I’ve watched a complete shitload of Opal cutting and mining videos over the last year and a half. I mean a shit load of them. This video has got to be the best one so far. No BS. And the song was the icing on the cake so to speak. Glad you had a fruitful journey that day, and was able to bring home some really nice material. Thanks bud
Thanks mate, that really means a lot. Hopefully we can make even more authentic adventures. Just gotta keep the camera rolling and the opal fields always have bloody awesome surprises, or at least stories.
Very pretty colour 😊love Coober Pedy.
I guess i'd be licking those rocks as well. Beautiful color.
Very nice ! Sure wish I could spend a week in some of those holes ! I really want to mine some rough and cut it myself.
If you visit Coober Pedy it’s not an impossibility!
Please sir ! May I have some
No worries at all! Only it’s pretty much all in the form of finished jewelry at this point! 😬😁
Man alive ! I am so jealous ! I’d give my left nut to get my hands on some of that myself. Unfortunately I’m a world away from there, living in Nebraska USA, 😢, but very happy you’re finding it ! How exciting it must be !
Thanks for watching in chanel
Opal limb cast!
Nice work. Those stones are amazing!
Thanks mate! Yep, can’t wait to hunt in this same area again soon. Mouth watering colour!
Reality and from someone with great experience. Loved this clip.
Thanks mate! Much appreciated.
Amazing and fantastic clip.
Wow are you going to dig out that ceiling? 😊
I did dig out the trace, there wasn’t much to speak of. It had some potential but in the hierarchy of possibilities it’s better left in search of something better. Thanks for watching!
Howd she cut?
Made a beautiful carving and went for a couple k after about 3 years if I remember right.