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Lightning
Ridge, NSW
| Located 783 kms NW of Sydney. Lightning Ridge is best known for its black opal but has also been associated with some of the most famous opal stones ever found, including the 'Light of the World' which was discovered at nearby Grawin in 1928 and weighed 450g. People still flock to the opal fields today in search of treasure. |
You
can go fossicking or visit one of the many mines or opal galleries in town.
Famous for Black opals Lightning Ridge is the principle opal mining town in
NSW. There are many old mines to visit and cutting demonstrations to watch.
Amateur fossikers are welcome to try their luck. Artesian bore waters supply
a minerals-rich bathing pool to relax in, and there are many local displays
from arts and crafts to opals and jewellery.
The Ridge is hot in summer and chilly in winter, but unlike White Cliffs and Queensland opal fields, the miners here do not live underground. An artesian bathing pool is constantly supplied from a bore with warm minerals rich water.
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