‘The opal mine is my happy place’
Dec 13, 2020
2 minutes
Words: Dan Proudman
Forget the gleam glistening off the 30 million-year-old gemstones – the biggest shining light emanating from Australia’s famous opal fields is just 25, blonde and boasts an infectious smile!
Meet Sam Mehan, the face of how mining in the outback is changing.
And although gruff and hairy may still rule the fields west of Lightning Ridge,
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