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 ...

Opals are some of the most unique gemstones on Earth. They range from milky white to fiery red and deep blue-green, and all have a kaleidoscope of shimmering colors within, called play-of-color. Here ...

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 ...