The red, rugged country of the remote Queensland outback is a far cry from the white powdery slopes of the French Alps, but there's nowhere else that Chamonix chairlift builder Remi Demazure would ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Fossicking is great fun but watch out, once you get the bug it can get serious, writes Jenny Tabakoff. When you live within confined ...

A man who went missing while fossicking for opals near the mining town of Coober Pedy has died after falling down a shaft, South Australian police say. A friend raised the alarm after losing sight of ...

THE body of a man who went missing while fossicking for opals at Coober Pedy has been found in a disused mine shaft. The man, 41, of Coober Pedy, was noodling — searching through heaps of rock ...

Australia's opal-mining capital provides the opportunity to unearth a fortune and chill out underground. 1. Get down and dirty Ever since 14-year-old Willie Hutchison stumbled upon opal in Coober Pedy ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Sunshine Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. There are very Australian gem stones on sale, there is a "scratch patch'' gem fossicking area and it ...

Resources Minister Scott Stewart has urged families to put fossicking on their to-do lists during the holidays and help support regional communities. In 2017, the Pride of Tomahawk sapphire was ...

THE body of a man who went missing while fossicking for opals at Coober Pedy has been found in a disused mine shaft. The man, 41, of Coober Pedy, was noodling — searching through heaps of rock ...