Adventure
Top 10 sites to fossick for gemstones
Fossicking has a long history in Australia, and travellers still try their luck at striking it rich.
Tag: mining
History & Culture
Gallery: The underground Australia
From mines and clubs to tunnels and underground homes, subterranean Australia is a varied and humbling space.
News
Plan to expand sandmining on Stradbroke
Locals are protesting a proposal that could lead to further mining on North Stradbroke Island.
News
Bizarre new species stops Pilliga mining
The discovery of bizarre new groundwater species has brought a $1 billion drilling project to a halt.
News
Tarkine mine re-approved in devil territory
Re-approval for iron ore mine in Tasmania is ‘a decision for extinction’ says environmentalists, who plan to appeal it.
History & Culture
Australia’s Gold Rush in pictures
Images from the late 1800s depict the heady excitement of Australia’s Gold Rush period.
News
Uncovered: the truth about opal formation
The secret of how opals formed in Australia’s Red Centre could shed light on the landscape on Mars.
News
Tarkine mine on hold due to court ruling
Work has halted on a proposed iron ore mine in Tasmania’s fragile Tarkine region.
Science & Environment
Tarkine mines last straw for Tasmanian devils?
Mines proposed in north-west Tasmania could devastate populations of undiseased devils, says Hamish McCallum.
Destinations
Coober Pedy: outpost in the outback
Once famed for its dugouts and abundance of opals, today Coober Pedy is rich in other gems.