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Rock wash is the wrong terminology. Paydirt or Concentrates ~ Sapphire bags ~ sapphire wash? Pre filtered seeded Lucky dips is all they are. It be cheaper to log into gemrock online buy a kg of specimen sapphires from burma, buy a bag of dirt and gravel from bunnings and mix em together then...

Hi Team, Thanks for the input - yeh to get anything made in a fabrication shop these days isnt worth it. Aussie labour aint cheap. Thanks guys

You dont dig for opal you noodle through miners dumps. Very different to fossicking.

Hi team, I am looking for a Willoughby ~ I am not as handy as others and I dont have time to build one. I am happy to buy second hand or commission one to be made. I am in NSW. Jukey.

Good fun - that top ones a cracker

Hah - yeh sorry.

Hi Guys just a few things I have been working on = its been a while since i been on hopefully will say hi to some of you over the coming weeks. I think the next process of finding your stones is getting them set - thats what i have done with sterling silver.

A lot of fairy opal i have didnt need to be treated once polished up - let me know how the treatment goes i have buckets of the stuff!

Gday Mate, The only fairy treatment I have seen is with the Adamooka matrix opal - they used sugar and a whole lot of acid to get the colour out with good results. The acid was key, the miner was going on about how its now a controlled substance and you cant get loads of it anymore. In terms...

Thanks for the info mate - I am gonna go down when it cools down a bit

Boulder is my fav by far - if you need crystal i will pm you if i have any on me in the future. I tend not to carry too much crystal - but if i do it be from Andamooka. Jukey

Hey Guyz, Just another few, Keep on doing what you love guyz! Hit me up with a direct message if you need any help with opal Jueky.

Dane, The best place to seek the information you require is at the below government link. http://www.resourcesandenergy.nsw.gov.au/miners-and-explorers/applications-and-approvals/opal-mining Jukey

Gday Dane, The boulder fields digging is very much so turning over your own virgin dirt, its pretty hard as its not noodling and you have to know what you are looking for. Some older sites up north have all workings which you can go through. Like all mining success doesnt always equal effort -...

love the middle one - looks fantastic