Thank you very much for posting all of these wonderful Opal videos. My mother was born on October 19, 1911 and was named Opal. She was the oldest of four daughters. Her sisters were named Pearl, Garnett, and Ruby. I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching many more of your contributions. God bless you! I'm sending you much love from Beverly Hills, California. 💖❤💖
Wow. Thank you. Just the anthropological aspect of this makes one appreciate the hard work and determination of people who do this work. Thank You, Justin. I appreciate you introducing this aspect of Opal Mining to the world. That there is a price that someone somewhere is paying for the tiny gemstone they might be wearing.
Hey Justin. I’ve watched you for a couple of years now as I love the cutting revaluations and humour. But this video is a little different giving a real insight into how your rough pieces are discovered and the sheer magnitude of the effort involved - loved it!
Wow, I've stumbled across your channel and have become seemingly fixated on it! What beautiful stones! Very cool mining process as well. Thanks for these incredibly interesting vids, sir!!👍👍
Mining is part luck, part danger and a heap of back breaking work. That just adds to the value and mystique of Australian opals. Thank you for making this fantastic video.
To be honest, some welo opals have been surprising me, but other than Ethiopia, Brazil and Indonesia have some of the wildest looking opal I've seen. Even Virgin Valley has some really top grade rough to be had. But I agree, Australian opal's play of color especially in lower grade material is better.
I think I have finally watched all your channel over the last few weeks, and I just wanted to say I really enjoyed these informative videos Justin. I know you're too busy to do much of this type of content, but it's worthwhile I reckon (Texan here, but I'm keen on your colloquialisms mate 😁).
Set up an infra red surveillance underground as well as surface monitoring. Laws must be there to have claim jumpers banned from opal fields and/or jailed.
My dad had claims and lived in Lightning Ridge for about 10 years ,we have good memories not only Opal great Springs or bore baths 40 degrees bore water full of minerals and great stuff ( magic water ) shooting club and Opal show every July ,his house looked like this fellas same sort of accent as well lol
texasdee slinglead its because its so remote so the general public doesn't care or even know what goes on there, all gold, opal, diamonds ect you find on public land is tax free and the government often buys out land and gives it to the miners as a gift, anyone can come here and prospect- a few years ago a guy found a huge gold nugget the size of a baby and we have pink diamonds that go for $1 million a carat. Most mining is done by the big mining companies but the government has left huge areas all over open to small prospecters to preserve the way of life and towns of early oz and make sure our large mining companies dont gobble up everything- hence why there the worlds largest mining companies
When they mentioned the ratters, I couldn't help but think of that scene in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs where the prospector gets shot after doing all the work finding Mr. Pocket.
The same with a gold claim, but the sad part is that nobody helps anyone else other than themselves that way. Treat your fellow workers and miners like family. That way you have eyes everywhere. Family looks out for one another. That used to be the deal with miners.
I wonder why you do it this way instead of using a core sample machine? Seems like that would make it easier to determine what depth to dig when you do strike opal. LOL, but I'm a greenhorn, so take my words with a big ol' grain of salt.
Oh my word, that Accent, loving this video for the content as well lol. Where is Sebastian' originally from? There's a bit of a brogue....Scotland? Very interesting, I never really thought about how long it takes to find opal. It makes sense though, in my opinion an Opal, especially a black one is way better than diamond!
The thing with 'ratters' is that it is a fairly specialized type of burglar.... the population in these areas is not high.. the people with the skill set is limited... to some degree the identity of these people must be known. Add video surveillance as a helper, Further although 'man traps' are illegal.. the accidental wire connected to roofing support connected to the pick.... :well he should not have been there in the first place". I think the future of the 'ratter' i s limited. Stunning video. Thanks a lot.
Yes we have a large concrete plug that we put over the hole with our loader but it is like a big sign saying we are on opal so they will find another way
Black Opal Direct well I hope you catch one or two, it’s despicable, you have put so much into it, and your opals are so beautiful, they don’t deserve them! They must be pretty stupid to risk it. Maybe you could bait them to an empty spot and then trap them, like rat traps, haha
With Drilling from above ground is it possible to use electronic devices to scout below the surface perhaps similar to the process used to find oil deposits?
I'll have tried so many things and nothing seems to work. From divining to the latest technical equipment. Nobody has got rich yet from any other technique other than drilling
Look into leaving a few trained guard dogs down there!!! They will not bark or growl before attacking those Ratters!!!! Hate a thief!!! Have been burglarized four times at my Estate Jewelry shops over the years!!!!!
Makes perfect sense to not say anything. It is unfortunately human nature and shameful. Like a great fishing hole, but worth potentially millions of hard earned money. I'm surprised they don't have a hatch system and on site security. Sad that mankind can be so greedy and selfish with no honor and respect. I personally would not do that and will always try to do my best to treat others with Honor and Respect. If we all strived to do that. The world would be a much better place.
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Thank you very much for posting all of these wonderful Opal videos.
My mother was born on October 19, 1911 and was named Opal. She was the oldest of four daughters. Her sisters were named Pearl, Garnett, and Ruby.
I have subscribed to your channel and look forward to watching many more of your contributions. God bless you! I'm sending you much love from Beverly Hills, California. 💖❤💖
Thank you. Wow cool names
Awesome little look into what opal mining looks like! Australia seems like the absolute treasure trove for the most beautiful opals in the world.
Wow. Thank you. Just the anthropological aspect of this makes one appreciate the hard work and determination of people who do this work.
Thank You, Justin. I appreciate you introducing this aspect of Opal Mining to the world. That there is a price that someone somewhere is paying for the tiny gemstone they might be wearing.
I'm from Nevada and I wish our opals were more like yours -more stable-thank you for all your awesome videos!!
Yes that would be awesome. Sedimentary opal is from Australia and mostly the rest is volcanic
Hey Justin. I’ve watched you for a couple of years now as I love the cutting revaluations and humour. But this video is a little different giving a real insight into how your rough pieces are discovered and the sheer magnitude of the effort involved - loved it!
Glad you appreciated and enjoyed.
How interesting! Thank you! I so enjoy your videos. Blessings from Mississippi, USA.
Awesome video Justin!!! I appreciate all of the hard work you put into your videos, it brings the rest of us along for the ride!!! Thx
Wow, I've stumbled across your channel and have become seemingly fixated on it! What beautiful stones! Very cool mining process as well. Thanks for these incredibly interesting vids, sir!!👍👍
+ShadowHawk357 Thanks for the kind words I am glad you have found me :-)
Same. I've watched more B.O.D. than most other means of media over the last month or two
Mining is part luck, part danger and a heap of back breaking work. That just adds to the value and mystique of Australian opals. Thank you for making this fantastic video.
welcome
I live in lighting ridge!, i came to this video because i recently moved here and want to find opal
The Best and Finest Opals come from Australia
To be honest, some welo opals have been surprising me, but other than Ethiopia, Brazil and Indonesia have some of the wildest looking opal I've seen. Even Virgin Valley has some really top grade rough to be had.
But I agree, Australian opal's play of color especially in lower grade material is better.
I think I have finally watched all your channel over the last few weeks, and I just wanted to say I really enjoyed these informative videos Justin. I know you're too busy to do much of this type of content, but it's worthwhile I reckon (Texan here, but I'm keen on your colloquialisms mate 😁).
Thanks James their will be more don’t worry
Set up an infra red surveillance underground as well as surface monitoring.
Laws must be there to have claim jumpers banned from opal fields and/or jailed.
great justin!
more of these please.
like seeing these wonders out of the ground.
prismajan1 Thanks for the kind words :-)
Interesting and educational. Thanks for sharing. Best of luck to the miner interviewed.
My dad had claims and lived in Lightning Ridge for about 10 years ,we have good memories not only Opal great Springs or bore baths 40 degrees bore water full of minerals and great stuff ( magic water ) shooting club and Opal show every July ,his house looked like this fellas same sort of accent as well lol
Another awesome video from Justin
I appreciate that
This is so cool to watch. Thanks, Justin!
thanks fellas, heaps educational informative and entertaining, cheers
To catch a ratter try using glue traps. It doesn't kill them, but you do have to dispose of the body 💀...
Thanks Justin, very informative.
Such a great informative video!! :)
awesome video i just snagged up 180 cts of colorful lightning ridge opal
I wish mining was done under these rules , worldwide.
texasdee slinglead its because its so remote so the general public doesn't care or even know what goes on there, all gold, opal, diamonds ect you find on public land is tax free and the government often buys out land and gives it to the miners as a gift, anyone can come here and prospect- a few years ago a guy found a huge gold nugget the size of a baby and we have pink diamonds that go for $1 million a carat. Most mining is done by the big mining companies but the government has left huge areas all over open to small prospecters to preserve the way of life and towns of early oz and make sure our large mining companies dont gobble up everything- hence why there the worlds largest mining companies
When they mentioned the ratters, I couldn't help but think of that scene in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs where the prospector gets shot after doing all the work finding Mr. Pocket.
great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
The same with a gold claim, but the sad part is that nobody helps anyone else other than themselves that way. Treat your fellow workers and miners like family. That way you have eyes everywhere. Family looks out for one another. That used to be the deal with miners.
he never took his eye's off you when underground🤣
A Man from Bavaria ore Austria... Gruß aus Wien!
I wonder why you do it this way instead of using a core sample machine? Seems like that would make it easier to determine what depth to dig when you do strike opal. LOL, but I'm a greenhorn, so take my words with a big ol' grain of salt.
How am I just now finding this video.
It's so obvious that Sebastian comes from Bavaria, Germany 😁
I first thought it's an Austrian accent. But yes, Bavaria could be it. But that stuff sounds all the same to me from NRW😁
Oh my word, that Accent, loving this video for the content as well lol. Where is Sebastian' originally from? There's a bit of a brogue....Scotland?
Very interesting, I never really thought about how long it takes to find opal. It makes sense though, in my opinion an Opal, especially a black one is way better than diamond!
Ha ha thank you for the kind words Sebastian is from Germany. I am glad you like our channel I do hope you have subscribed
@@blackopaldirect yes I have. I am enamored with Opals. Keep up the great content, and thanks for the comment back 👍
Could have sworn Sebastian was Austrian! ‘I’ll be back.....to this hole’
@@mikefriend1514 That's what I thought too, he's probably from Bavaria that would explain his strong accent
Love of opal...
Thanks for sharing your skills
Johnbro8 welcome
Mate, such a good video. I love it!
What do they do with a mine once they get all the opal out? Will it collapse? Is it a hazard? Do they leave those steel posts in there?
They fill it back in and yes they leave the post there
The thing with 'ratters' is that it is a fairly specialized type of burglar.... the population in these areas is not high.. the people with the skill set is limited... to some degree the identity of these people must be known. Add video surveillance as a helper, Further although 'man traps' are illegal.. the accidental wire connected to roofing support connected to the pick.... :well he should not have been there in the first place". I think the future of the 'ratter' i s limited. Stunning video. Thanks a lot.
People know who they are
Where is Sebastian from? My husband is from South Africa and I hear hints of that in his accent.
Germany
Great video ❤️💋
I wonder if an Opal as big as a car is somewhere out there yet to be discovered.
Its easy to find a fortune in opal. Just start with a big fortune and after 40yrs you will have a small fortune.
I'm betting more than one of those holes has the body of someone caught ratting in a mine.
Can’t you cover the hole with some big equipment or something so the ratters can’t get in at night?
Yes we have a large concrete plug that we put over the hole with our loader but it is like a big sign saying we are on opal so they will find another way
Black Opal Direct of course! I knew there must be a reason. What about alarms?
Black Opal Direct you need a booby trap, so they get stuck down there till you come let them out, lol
Yes some people have made them and some grease up the ladder half way down so they slip@@habeuscorpus1672
Black Opal Direct well I hope you catch one or two, it’s despicable, you have put so much into it, and your opals are so beautiful, they don’t deserve them! They must be pretty stupid to risk it. Maybe you could bait them to an empty spot and then trap them, like rat traps, haha
Im might have to check it out
Sog amoi des is jo a echter bayer
With Drilling from above ground is it possible to use electronic devices to scout below the surface perhaps similar to the process used to find oil deposits?
I'll have tried so many things and nothing seems to work. From divining to the latest technical equipment. Nobody has got rich yet from any other technique other than drilling
I'd imagine you could. There's equipment they use to find mineral ore veins and other gem stone veins.
I wonder if they ever catch any of the Ratters ?
Yes and some stories are outrageous
Tell us about it. I really want to hear the stories.
Look into leaving a few trained guard dogs down there!!! They will not bark or growl before attacking those Ratters!!!! Hate a thief!!! Have been burglarized four times at my Estate Jewelry shops over the years!!!!!
Are there miners who leave guard dogs in their mines to keep ratters out? I would. 2 big pitbulls hanging out overnight, and on the weekends.
No But they leave booby traps
Top esse video
To find a fortune in opal, you'll need a small fortune to get started in the business anyway.
That's such a hard life for hope of reward.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Opel mining is like going to a casino and expect to win a jackpot. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose!
Yep exactly
.. or buying a lottery ticket expecting a win!
Drilling pillars. Aka Aussie roulette.
justin reminds me of an bald austrailan Justin Timberlake.
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Man hört den Bayrischen oder Österreichischen Akzent. Also Hallo nach Australien.
Ok
Makes perfect sense to not say anything. It is unfortunately human nature and shameful. Like a great fishing hole, but worth potentially millions of hard earned money. I'm surprised they don't have a hatch system and on site security. Sad that mankind can be so greedy and selfish with no honor and respect. I personally would not do that and will always try to do my best to treat others with Honor and Respect. If we all strived to do that. The world would be a much better place.
I do truly believe there are special place in hell that our God created for thieves, liars, and people who sin against his neighbor.
The little guy look like President Putin just a little.
amazing video, but man that accent LOL had to reply parts to process it again