Dig for rare black opals in Virgin Valley, where geology and adventure meet in the high desert. Outdoor Nevada host John Burke visits Royal Peacock Opal Mines in Nevada’s Virgin Valley to dig for rare ...

How cool would it be to escape for a few days for free, without being hustled to buy a timeshare? The Wilson family won’t promise your trip to their Royal Peacock mine will pay for itself, but it’s ...

• The American Gem Society describes fine opal as an "enchanting gem" through which some believe "the mysteries of love can be exchanged." The Gemological Institute of America says opal is the ...

Few realize that the world’s most famous black fire opal – the official Nevada State Gem – was discovered in Nevada’s remote Virgin Valley in 1918. Col. W.A. Roebling, a civil engineer who helped ...

TONY EASTLEY: Opal miners in the western New South Wales town of Lightning Ridge like to think of themselves as hardy and independent and they don't take kindly to government interference. So it's no ...

The Adelaide Fringe has spread its wings to an Outback town where patrons can go mining for gems under the stars with a TV personality. He’s the son of an opal miner from the Outback town, has mined ...