Occasionally he strikes a big one and the years of toil seem worth it. But mainly he does it because he loves the lifestyle, the freedoms it brings, the people he meets and, most of all, the beauty of ...

Welcome to Coober Pedy, the town that lives underground. Originally a mining town, many of the residents of Australia's Coober Pedy live in dugouts to escape the heat. During the town's summer months, ...

In short: Two roads in the opal mining town of Lightning Ridge have been partially closed to traffic after mining cavities beneath the surface began to give way. Legacy mining cavities needed to be ...