Prospecting for Boulder Opal 2019 Part 1

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Exploring for Boulder Opal on the Eromanga opal field - far south western Queensland, Australia.
Video by Sandy Kent, July 2019. iPhone 7+. Be sure to watch Part 2 as well.
Additional commentary by Brian Senior.
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@danprimeau2302 4 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful landscape! Thanks for this entertaining and educational video. I'd love to visit Aus and see the opal fields someday.

@Camisaac 3 жыл бұрын

That was the bes so im about to subscribe and hit the notification button you are the best that was very helpful because i eaven found lots of boulder opal and sold the all the bits of opal and made $1567.55c bye and I'll see you're future videos.

@BoulderOpal 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. What a score! See ya.

@fossicking321 3 жыл бұрын

Great videos thanks. With a fossicking permit is anyone allowed to speck here? We're looking to go out in a couple of weeks. Thanks :)

@ling-lingliu4740 2 жыл бұрын

😊👍

@inlikeflynn673 4 жыл бұрын

You blokes ever get up to Kynuna field?

@jeffreyallen3796 4 жыл бұрын

Damn! Don't throw them on the ground. I would take them and cut & polish them!! Holy smokes I would already have 500lbs in me pockets looking like the Michelin Man

@davesmith5656 3 жыл бұрын

For me, cutting and polishing destroys the beauty of seeing the opal vein in the ironstone, the history and geology of it. I'll take the chunk of rock over a fingernail-sized opal gem any day. So yeah, me too! I'd be scooping up those rocks lying on the ground!

@pkgoldopalhunting 3 жыл бұрын

great looking spot are these fields open to public to fossick around or camp near by

@BoulderOpal 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately not. Hostile landowners, locked gates etc. Impossible to access unless you have mining permits. There are other fields further south in the Eromanga region that you could access and there is a great dinosaur museum as well. the Kyabra waterhole is a great camping/fishing spot.

@pkgoldopalhunting 3 жыл бұрын

@@BoulderOpal ok mate thanks for the info

@J-xo11 14 күн бұрын

How do i start Im in north qld near cairns where would you recommend i go to try find some decent pieces to make into jewelry

@BoulderOpal 14 күн бұрын

The closest to you would be Winton. Pity you just missed the annual Opal festival (6 - 7 July) which is a 2 day event and most opal miners exhibits their wares. Online is the easiest otherwise make a trip to Winton, there are several opal shops and dealers in town, they will steer you in the right direction.

@J-xo11 13 күн бұрын

@@BoulderOpal oh wow that sucks yeah that would of be awesome to go to. Hopefully next year Can you recommend any contacts or people to buy from I've seen LR opals on FB and a few FB pages but unsure who to go with

@BoulderOpal 13 күн бұрын

@@J-xo11 opalauctions.com is a reliable site. Otherwise Koroit boulder opals or Saltbush australian opals on Facebook. I cant really give you any names other than that.

@J-xo11 12 күн бұрын

@@BoulderOpal thanks mate really appreciate it Love the videos keep it up

@BoulderOpal 12 күн бұрын

@@J-xo11 you're welcome

@GPC179 2 жыл бұрын

انت شخص ناجح

@Der_Kleine_Mann 3 жыл бұрын

I know some who would sell the stuff that was laying there on the ground for hundreds of dollars.

@BoulderOpal 3 жыл бұрын

If it's good enough we cut it otherwise my kids use them to make chip bottles

@hellboundrubber4448 3 жыл бұрын

@@BoulderOpal I just Googled "Chip Bottles". So your kids sell them to people who collect them? Been into all kinds of Aussie Opal stuff for 5yrs, it's the first time i've heard of Chip Bottles. They're pretty cool.

@BoulderOpal 3 жыл бұрын

@@hellboundrubber4448 They are quite common. Bright pieces either too small to cut or cracked go into chip bottles. My kids just keep them.