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They were just farmers digging by hand, until they discovered the world’s rarest opal
At almost 10,000 feet above sea level, villagers in northern Ethiopia have uncovered a seam of pure black opal buried within hand-dug tunnels. The site, hidden in Wollo Province’s rugged terrain, is ...
Opal is a spectacular stone with unique, and beautiful reflections. In Ethiopia, deposits were discovered in 2008 in the north of the country, and it quickly the world's second-largest exporter. In ...
Addis Ababa — Preparations are finalized to integrate opal and other mineral products into the modern trading platform of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX). In an exclusive interview with the ...
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