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Unearthed Australian Opal Experience
Things To Do Coober Pedy, Coober Pedy, South Australia
Adventure and Outdoors Tours
Join Unearthed Australian Opal for a must-do hands-on real deal mining adventure where you join forces with them to hunt for the elusive gem in our working opal Mine with their equipment in the cool of night.
Get your hands dirty swinging a pick, wrangling a jack pick and wielding a UV black lighting after the 50 Tonne Excavator reveals never-seen-before opal bearing ground.
With 2 generations of experience, they have developed an efficient mining technique in an easy-to-access open-cut mine. No ladders or winches as they drive right down into the open sky mine. The mine site will be prepared for you in advance, so that your time spent at the mine is digging on the level maximising the chance of unearthing opal!
If they find a “big one”, you will have the first-hand experience and excitement of unearthing and holding a beautiful, coloured opal and seeing the magnificence they exhibit.
Make no mistake – if they get onto Opal, you help them dig it out!
Experience an actual working mine located within the Opal Capital of the world, where you are with them to work as they do.
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From $250 to $850
Join Unearthed Australian Opal for a must-do hands-on real deal mining adventure. Experience an actual working mine located withing the Opal Capital of the world.
Whilst the anticipation and excitement of finding beautiful opal is why they do what they do, the reality is that the open-cut conditions and Mother Nature can make it a significant challenge.
The machinery can be a little noisy, the conditions can be dusty and whilst we do our best to make it as safe as possible the surfaces can be rough. There can be insects and the occasional scorpion that are attracted by the UV and white lights. Mining has an element of danger but ensuring your safety is their primary concern and we guide you throughout the evening. Digging opal from the ground is hard work so be prepared to roll up your sleeves to unearth gem opal. These facets are the day-to-day, and the “Real Thing” that is part of the experience.
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