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Episode: Australian opal miners fear for industry as land converted to national park
Description: Opal miners in Queensland, Australia are concerned about the future of their industry as the land they source the gemstones from is being converted into a national park.
The Queensland government bought the land with a 21-million-Australian-dollar anonymous donation.
For the past thirty years, Robbey Vinnicombe has been looking through red dirt in search of a rare treasure.
A gemstone that can only be found in this remote part of Queensland: the Boulder Opal.
βItβs the most beautiful gemstone on earth. Iβll be here for the rest of my life if I can,β says Vinnicombe.
But Vinnicombe and many oth...