Topics discussed

• How the world's largest gem show came to be.
• The big 4 gem shows we recommend you see in Tucson.
• Tips when visiting Tucson for the first time. 
• How much does it cost to be a vendor in Tucson? 
• The application process in becoming a vendor.
• Networking - bring your business cards!
• Research and map out when vendors you want to see.
• Bring cash and book your accom early!

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Tops dicussed:

• First impressions matter, are you excited to look through the parcel?
• What does the quality of opal look like (stability / inclusions / colour bar)
• Does it suit my market?
• How is the grading / classification? 
• Is the price right - reasonable for your market?

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Topics discussed

• Coober Pedy underground palaces and 15 bedroom dugouts.
• Growing up in remote Oodnadatta / Coober Pedy.
• The pro’s + con’s living remote.
• How important a good mentor is in the opal industry.
• The stress of buying rough opal and losses in the industry.
• The demand and price of Australian Opal.
• Outback fears - snakes, centipedes, and spiders.
• Kenny comes face to face with the inland taipan.

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Topics discussed:

• How fragile are opals? The real truth. 
• Will the price of gold ever go down?
• The term 'semi-crystal' in opal, what does that even mean?
• Opal polishing secrets and techniques.

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Topics Discussed:

• How we started in the opal industry.
• Opal triplets and the Australian souvinear market.
• The fear of living in a underground dugout. 
• Coober Pedy back in the day vs Coober Pedy now. 
• True friendships that developed from the opal industry. 
• When GST came to Australia and the learning curve in business.

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Topics Discussed:

• Family production of cutting opal.
• Open cut mining in Andamooka. 
• Opal industry in the 80's in Coober Pedy.
• Do what you love and never stop learning. 
• 9/11 devastation affecting the opal industry.
• Nobby opal and the 19ct straw pattern stone.

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Topics Discussed:

• Our story, how we met and ended up in the remote Australian outback.
• Family history in the opal industry.
• Mining industry in Australia.
• What we love about opal and the Australian outback. 
• Exhibiting at the worlds biggest gem shows. 

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