MIRACLE OPAL ... Boulder Opals ♪

Australian Boulder Opal ...

Exactly how much time, cost and effort

does one need to take just to find 'ONE PIECE' of

Quality Boulder Opal !!!!?

 

Well, it's harder than what you can imagine ...

I can meet & show you soon in Tokyo & Tucson Show !!

 

http://www.ijt.jp/en/

http://www.visittucson.org/events/gem-show/

Driving to BOULDER OPAL FIELD like Winton,

it takes 2 days from my city Gold Coast -

the distance is almost 1,800KM one way,

in a HOT HEAT (lucky our car has A/C or else ...)

without any 'luxury views' ...

 

If you like wild animals such as Kangaroos,

Cows, Emus & Sheeps, you might

enjoy the drive a bit more than we do.         

Under the 'heat' and 'dusts' -

opal miners will have to get up as early as possible

and do as much digging as quickly as possible,

to avoid extreme heat, normally starts from about 2 or 3 pm !!

 

They work hard before anyone gets up in the bed,

and finish before the machinery breaks down

due to the hot temperature,

very, unbearable temperature ...

http://www.experiencewinton.com.au/opalton

But the reality is - not many opal miners are lucky.

Working hard as they can, spends lots of time and money

to move their expensive machinery, praying to GOD,

hoping for the colors inside the rock ...

 

still 'NOTHING' to be found. 

The torture can continue for weeks,

or for months, no kidding !!! 

 

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The only time opal miners would stop the machine

is when they are hungry, need to use the loo,

avoiding the MAX HEAT between 2 ~ 4pm

& when theycan't see anything in the dark ... 

Or when the machine dies.



 

Australian Boulder Opal like this is too precious -

much more rarer than many other gemstones.

That's why I love this 'rock' so much -

the rarer it becomes, the more pricy ...

That's the reality!!

Going to show with my beautiful 'RAINBOW COLLECTION'

in Tokyo & Tucson. Let me know if anyone is interested

to see our beautiful opal from

Lightning Ridge & Winton / Quilpie ♪♪

 

LOVE AUSTRALIAN BOULDER OPAL.

http://www.gemstory.com.au

xxxx     Malayvone



OPAL MINING ...

Mining Boulder Opal in Queensland, Australia - 

is not an easy job. It's hot out there, it's a remote area,

can be a lonely place ... and most of all it costs you 

"fortune" to become an OPAL MINER ...

yet not many people understands it.

 

I drove up to a place called "WINTON" from Gold Coast, approximately 1,600km far North from where I live last week.

It was a long drive in max heat but was worth visiting ...

 

 

On my way up, all I could see was lots of

"road works" and "heaps of dead kangaroos" !!!

That was all I could remember anyway  (^^;)

 

 

 

 

Two days later, I finally arrived & met a

BIG BOULDER OPAL MINER in WINTON (Happy Valley)

called Vlado with his lovely wife June,

also Vlado's son (handsome ) Paul.

 

 

What Vlado & Paul do all day is just moving

an excavigator to remove sand rocks,

dig, dig and more digging, non stop !!!!

They spend so much money on fuels just to

keep moving this monster machine.

 

And only rarely ... very rarely indeed, you'll be able to

see a piece of  "rainbow" like an image here,

if you're lucky. Unfortunately not many miners are

as lucky as Vlado though ... sad ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The buyers often ask me "why is Australian Opal so expensive"

or "why can't you supply more high quality black opal 

& boulder opal from Australia regularly" ...

 

And my answers to this is "because it costs a lot to

set up even before start mining opals,

too much costs & too much efforts to find too little opals

and quality Australian black opal & boulder opal

is extremely rare, much more rare & precious

than many other gemstones" !!!!!

 

 

I think you've got to be crazy or unique to stay

in OPAL BUSINESS,

but once you get involved ...

It's in your blood for the rest of your life.

 

Fortunate or ufortunate ??!!?

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was really a pleasure to get to know Vlado,

beautiful June & Paul at their camp.

They are such hard working miners,

lovely personels, have experiences & histories

in opal industry. Without passionate people like them,

the world won't be able to see or touch an amazing

"Australian Boulder Opal" from Queensland, Australia.

 

www.gemstory.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, not to forget to mention that June is a wonderful COOK too!! She made us home grown salads, vegie pies,

pasta salads and yummy

BARRAMUNDI FRITTER   (^^) !!

 

A hard work can not end without a great meal, right?!?

I guess Vlado loves June so much because she's beautiful inside out, she's patient, she's smart and

above all, she's a great cook.

 

Thanks for their hospitality!!!

 

 

 

xxxx    Malayvone