CICERO, Ind. (Hamilton County Reporter) — Dean Caldwell of Cicero has been mining opal and obsidian for six months of the year in Mexico for the last 15 years. Last year, he pulled an opal out of the ...

Two gemologists, Carlos Torres and Laurent Massi, have created “The Gem Odyssey,” a company that provides private excursions to artisan gem mines in remote locations. Currently their tours go to ...

The Breakaways Reserve is located in the northern part of South Australia near the opal mining town of Coober Pedy. ... Coober Pedy is home to a small but diverse international community and mining ...

Rockhounding is not a hobby you hear about every day. Loosely defined as the practice of recreationally hunting for gems and semi-precious stones in their natural habitats, it's primarily seen as a ...