Dan Measey loves opals. He’s addicted to their mesmerising colour and the thrill of finding them in the harsh Outback desert near Coober Pedy.
"Aboriginal people did find the first lot of opal. These fellas didn't dig opal shafts, they found it in the gullies,” Aunty Brenda says. Opalised fossils continue to be dug up around Lightning ...
“During the filming of Opal Hunters in October 2023 ... streamlining the process and reducing the time spent on exploratory digging,” he said. “The model itself can be used to detect ...