by Paul Sedawie
From the day I bought my first boulder rough at 14 years of age, I have always loved Opals because of the natural beauty and dazzling colors, which seem to be alive with fire. In 1989, I moved to Lightening Ridge and purchased an Opal Claim, along with equipment and a caravan on the western fall of the fourmile-long Opal field.I mined there for many years and have some great memories I treasure still today.