Uncertainty surrounding the future of a South Australian opal mining town is impacting upon the international trade of the precious gemstone. Mintabie in the state's far north west is home to about 30 ...

Mintabie was once thriving, flowing with booze, drugs, cash and some of the world’s best opals. Now it’s a smashed-up ghost town left to rot. Why? Locals and Traditional Owners demand a path forward?

In the dead heart of Australia, a once-thriving opal mining town which became plagued by drugs and violence has been completely wiped off the map - like it never even existed. Mintabie stood on baked ...