I am in absolute tears as I write this...Ethiopian Opal is one of my most favorite gems...there is so much magic in every single precious one of them...and seeing the beautiful people who bring these glowing-sparkling gems to the sunlight makes my heart burst with immense joy...God bless each and every one of them...thank you...💗💗💗
This is absolutely fascinating! I just became aware of Ethiopian chocolate opal which is now my fav gemstone! Seeing the painstaking process involved in uncovering these beautiful stones, makes me appreciate them even more!
You cant buy there 😂 you can only really buy from middlemen who grift the most money and are government lackeys. Get your head on strait if you think miners ever get the fair shake.
I was mining for opal on and off at Lighting Ridge Australia since the late 60s but never had to carry protection (rifles 7:00). Protection from exactly what ?
I watched it twice to observe whatever I can about mining. Steve talks about a lot of their way of life and shows people while traveling to the hills mine about over 3,000 meters high, that's very high in the compartment to Australian commercial opal fields, such as Lightning Ridge fare northwest of NSW is 180 meters above sea level and no volcanic activity rocks in evidence apart from Silcret up to 3 meters in thickness on top of claystone and sandstone beneath it and clay dirt soft moist level where opal is found. It's about 1 meter under the hard sandstone. Other fields, White Cliffs southwest NSW, Andamooka, SA and Coober Pedy and Mintabie in SA, then we have in Qld. Boulder opal, Yowah Nut opal, and Ironstone Concretion opal at Opaltone and another scattered field. Geology is showing outside in the hills lots of layers as sedimentary formation under the volcanic rocks and the big specimen showing is of the volcanic formation rock. Opal in rough was showing as nuddle and one seam opal, it was both of light variety crystal and polished was nice gem also light variety to crystal. It was shown how the miner is using rope by dragging two open drums out of a mine to dump but hasn't shown how they dig rock? It was explained the using chisels with a hammer and pick to extract opal out of the hard rock, explains Geologist. Personally, I think that they deserve every dollar they get for such hard work to dig 100metere into the hill to get that gem opal!
It's in a volcanic ash later the voids and tree roots became opalized after subsequent eruptions covered everything deep enough. Limonitic volcanic ash is the necessary ingredient for opal formation.
I'm sorry beautiful people beautiful opals it just looks like the rich get richer and the poor get poorer I know a lot of people won't agree with me but I'm entitled to my opinion 😬
Wegel Thena, where this documentary was shot, is in the region of Welo, so these are Welo opals.
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This is Delanta, Wegel Tena in Wello, an Amhara Region of Ethiopia. These Opal wealth belongs to no one but the AMHARA people of the Region and every piece of wealth should be used to develop and advance the quality of life to the Amhara people of this region. They need schools, electricity, transportation, communication, health centers, industrial parks and much more.
whjat, this video talks about opal but shows one little gemstone and one pc of rough. I THOUGHT YOU would at least show some more rough or heck ANY OPALS
Im glad i buy this opal and try to support the communities, if you know anything about this type of opal just buy to support its not out there like australian but id highley recommend buying this opal i have a little over 2000cts and trust me its beautiful and it really helps these people survive so please support! Not to mention it is as valuable as australian they just dont get the credit the black opal competes its a more fragile type gem vs the australian but serioulsy invest!!!! I have lbs of austrailian and very very good quality but this does compete!!!! Just dont soak it in water like australian its the rarest opal in the world and has only been aroumd for about 25 years or so id say more like 20 but its on the rise!!! And im stating from when they found this in africa! So it is a new opal!
Don't be too quick to judge, Mark Time. I spent quite a few years mining opal. I saw a lot of fools with their get-rich-quick ideas. One of the more successful buyers I know lost over 100k before he even started to know what he was doing. If you think it's so easy, go and try it, you just might get a whole new perspective. No disrespect to you intended.
It would be fadter... but you miss the authentic Ethiopian people.... experience..and wonderful adventure. From someone who spent 19 years there as a child...
Volcanically formed is the Ethiopian Opal:Not like Australian Opal.Different silica stone.The very best is called Imperial Opal.Wonderful and superb stone.
THIS IS A MELTED BUILDING- from the cataclysm that occurred 3500 yrs ago or so.. I believe OPAL is part of the OLD WORLD .. before the flood.. special windows perhaps ... or some sort of conducive structure .. @jonlevi what do u think opal really is??
Ethiopian become like African American and the rest of Western African. ....the gemtone that is found in Ethiopia is worth more than gold, no value should be drawn to it. Remember you digging your everlasting grave. Read your Bible...that gemstone worth your life
Mark Time I spent most of my childhood in very poor countries. Any new source of income is greatly appreciated and brings the entire economy forward. Also, very often the low cost of labor is the only reason some minerals (or any industry or product) are produced in poorer countries. Meaning if they were paid the same as the Western buyers the opal trade might not exist. Or might not be as large as it is. I'm the first person who admits the West in the past has gained off the backs of the poor, but bringing a country out of poverty must be done by using the assets of that country. Low costs are usually that asset. The last point to bring up, Western businesses treat people and trade with more respect and are substantially more fair and honest than those from China. And those are usually the only two options now days. Western businesses or Chinese. Growing up in an Asian country near China, but being an American, I guarantee you the mass majority of people, countries and businesses would rather deal with the West than China. Of course that is changing with regards to the US because we are no longer trustworthy, but even with that scum bag in charge of this country, the West is still more honest and fair to our trading partners.
I was a miner selling to the chinese (ahem {western buyers}) for 'pittance' for 10 years before 'eliminating the middle man' via the internet. Now I mine and buy, cut and set and sell, Sure we make good money occasionally, but many times we don't, plus the market is highly competetive and there is significant risk all the way along the production chain. Everyone needs to make money, and the government should be empowering people through a good postal, export system and tutorials to teach the miners and their families how to sell online.
As i see the earth's layers here Where this magical stone is from..i wonder what gem legacy we leave on the earth with all our garbage left to compress with time.
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I am in absolute tears as I write this...Ethiopian Opal is one of my most favorite gems...there is so much magic in every single precious one of them...and seeing the beautiful people who bring these glowing-sparkling gems to the sunlight makes my heart burst with immense joy...God bless each and every one of them...thank you...💗💗💗
Hi shauna M. Thank you hearing & seeing your Nice words.
Yes
What a nice thing to say :) . I'm a guy, an amateur lapidarist AND an opalholic. There's nothing quite as beautiful as working on an opal.
Ethiopia is now in strategy for mining
Absolutely right
Thank you Steve for bringing the world this beautiful documentary!
Yes Ethiopia is the beautiful country
Always remember and i love so much
This is absolutely fascinating! I just became aware of Ethiopian chocolate opal which is now my fav gemstone! Seeing the painstaking process involved in uncovering these beautiful stones, makes me appreciate them even more!
ruclips.net/video/Fij5yeMqE2I/видео.html. Enjoy one of the best of the best chocolate from Beska mine Ethiopia.
Please pay these people fairly for the opal.
lol
You cant buy there 😂 you can only really buy from middlemen who grift the most money and are government lackeys. Get your head on strait if you think miners ever get the fair shake.
Beautiful Nature, genuine smiles and mesmerizing opals.
The bassline from this will open your third eye
My Africa is beautiful from somaliland near Ethiobia border
When nature gives opurtunity grab it.
Who’s here from watching uncut gems
I will buy more ethiopian opals in the future to support all these families! thanks for sharing this wonderful short doc. much appreciated!!!
ruclips.net/video/Fij5yeMqE2I/видео.html
I was mining for opal on and off at Lighting Ridge Australia since the late 60s but never had to carry protection (rifles 7:00).
Protection from exactly what ?
All military personnel in Ethiopia are allowed to carry weapons - there’s no immediate threat, they just carry rifles lol
God bless them
Thank you for that wonderful, informative video. Keep up the great work. Chees.
Beautiful place
These Gemstones have really helped the community to survive and grow
Who originally found the seam? Who the hell was just wandering around out there!?
It was found around 2008 or so I'm sure I'm wrong the exact date as far as commercial mining
I watched it twice to observe whatever I can about mining. Steve talks about a lot of their way of life and shows people while traveling to the hills mine about over 3,000 meters high, that's very high in the compartment to Australian commercial opal fields, such as Lightning Ridge fare northwest of NSW is 180 meters above sea level and no volcanic activity rocks in evidence apart from Silcret up to 3 meters in thickness on top of claystone and sandstone beneath it and clay dirt soft moist level where opal is found. It's about 1 meter under the hard sandstone. Other fields, White Cliffs southwest NSW, Andamooka, SA and Coober Pedy and Mintabie in SA, then we have in Qld. Boulder opal, Yowah Nut opal, and Ironstone Concretion opal at Opaltone and another scattered field.
Geology is showing outside in the hills lots of layers as sedimentary formation under the volcanic rocks and the big specimen showing is of the volcanic formation rock. Opal in rough was showing as nuddle and one seam opal, it was both of light variety crystal and polished was nice gem also light variety to crystal. It was shown how the miner is using rope by dragging two open drums out of a mine to dump but hasn't shown how they dig rock? It was explained the using chisels with a hammer and pick to extract opal out of the hard rock, explains Geologist. Personally, I think that they deserve every dollar they get for such hard work to dig 100metere into the hill to get that gem opal!
Absolutely fascinating! Wollo will my next station in Ethiopia.
I have wallo opal on my hand if you need communicate me
If those miners new the difference between a kg and kilograms; I wonder what they could do for theirselves as miners.
Thx for sharing this ,,,,happy journey sr
How does or did it form 3000 metres above sea level?
It's in a volcanic ash later the voids and tree roots became opalized after subsequent eruptions covered everything deep enough. Limonitic volcanic ash is the necessary ingredient for opal formation.
I want to see dancing diamond rating and pendond
which last year u showed
I'm sorry beautiful people beautiful opals it just looks like the rich get richer and the poor get poorer I know a lot of people won't agree with me but I'm entitled to my opinion 😬
the thing is, they can only pay them so much because that amount of work is only worth that much in that country sadly.
So is this "Welo" opal or is the Welo opals a different deposit ?
Wegel Thena, where this documentary was shot, is in the region of Welo, so these are Welo opals.
This is Delanta, Wegel Tena in Wello, an Amhara Region of Ethiopia. These Opal wealth belongs to no one but the AMHARA people of the Region and every piece of wealth should be used to develop and advance the quality of life to the Amhara people of this region. They need schools, electricity, transportation, communication, health centers, industrial parks and much more.
whjat, this video talks about opal but shows one little gemstone and one pc of rough. I THOUGHT YOU would at least show some more rough or heck ANY OPALS
Which part of ethiopia is this found
Im glad i buy this opal and try to support the communities, if you know anything about this type of opal just buy to support its not out there like australian but id highley recommend buying this opal i have a little over 2000cts and trust me its beautiful and it really helps these people survive so please support! Not to mention it is as valuable as australian they just dont get the credit the black opal competes its a more fragile type gem vs the australian but serioulsy invest!!!! I have lbs of austrailian and very very good quality but this does compete!!!! Just dont soak it in water like australian its the rarest opal in the world and has only been aroumd for about 25 years or so id say more like 20 but its on the rise!!! And im stating from when they found this in africa! So it is a new opal!
Is that an armed guard I spotted?
They carry guns for protection against the animals. 600,000 dead from civil war in 4 years. Thousands of women raped.
In legal from were you get permission to search z Opal just on self show us how you make agreements with gevernoment
Have you been in desse
Don't be too quick to judge, Mark Time. I spent quite a few years mining opal. I saw a lot of fools with their get-rich-quick ideas. One of the more successful buyers I know lost over 100k before he even started to know what he was doing. If you think it's so easy, go and try it, you just might get a whole new perspective. No disrespect to you intended.
It is due to the reason that the markets for gems have not grown in so far as creating the demand for all people around the globe.
I would suggest a helicopter ride to the location next time. :)
It would be fadter... but you miss the authentic Ethiopian people.... experience..and wonderful adventure. From someone who spent 19 years there as a child...
is this opal,made by vulcanic ,or not vulcanic made,like the austalian opal,,,,..
Volcanically formed is the Ethiopian Opal:Not like Australian Opal.Different silica stone.The very best is called Imperial Opal.Wonderful and superb stone.
THIS IS A MELTED BUILDING- from the cataclysm that occurred 3500 yrs ago or so.. I believe OPAL is part of the OLD WORLD .. before the flood.. special windows perhaps ... or some sort of conducive structure .. @jonlevi what do u think opal really is??
lol
Wow-unshored tunnels? These guys are brave..or desperate
where is in ethiopia
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Eastern Africa
Ethiopian become like African American and the rest of Western African.
....the gemtone that is found in Ethiopia is worth more than gold, no value should be drawn to it.
Remember you digging your everlasting grave.
Read your Bible...that gemstone worth your life
That’s the Grand Canyon idgaf
Those aren't Mountains, they're what's left of an eroded plateau.
No comment about the pittance the miners get compared to the Western buyers who get rich off the back of the locals.
Mark Time I spent most of my childhood in very poor countries. Any new source of income is greatly appreciated and brings the entire economy forward. Also, very often the low cost of labor is the only reason some minerals (or any industry or product) are produced in poorer countries. Meaning if they were paid the same as the Western buyers the opal trade might not exist. Or might not be as large as it is.
I'm the first person who admits the West in the past has gained off the backs of the poor, but bringing a country out of poverty must be done by using the assets of that country. Low costs are usually that asset.
The last point to bring up, Western businesses treat people and trade with more respect and are substantially more fair and honest than those from China. And those are usually the only two options now days. Western businesses or Chinese.
Growing up in an Asian country near China, but being an American, I guarantee you the mass majority of people, countries and businesses would rather deal with the West than China. Of course that is changing with regards to the US because we are no longer trustworthy, but even with that scum bag in charge of this country, the West is still more honest and fair to our trading partners.
I was a miner selling to the chinese (ahem {western buyers}) for 'pittance' for 10 years before 'eliminating the middle man' via the internet. Now I mine and buy, cut and set and sell, Sure we make good money occasionally, but many times we don't, plus the market is highly competetive and there is significant risk all the way along the production chain. Everyone needs to make money, and the government should be empowering people through a good postal, export system and tutorials to teach the miners and their families how to sell online.
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😂 laws there make it so mostly only government approved middle men can sell to buyers. Het your facts first clowner
Is not James town
I need you assist Mr. I need you. How can we exchange information and others?
I am awaiting you.
I feel sorry for those poor overworked donkey suffering 😞
God bless all this kind of parts of Ethiopia, ,,,,burn Bring any virus for addis abeba,,,,,😅
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l love you
its difficult to gather this because of risky may the rock kills the man .
They need investment
#NoMore
Cool clip.
Nevertheless, gemstones are useless crap. Men work hard and spend their wealth on women's useless exuberance.
These stones are the future curruncy and building blocks of our homes.
As i see the earth's layers here
Where this magical stone is from..i wonder what gem legacy we leave on the earth with all our garbage left to compress with time.