Umoona Opal Mine & Museum

History of Opal Mining

We visited this place as part of a tour group, it was very interesting. We enjoyed the video at the start, exploring the underground house, and learning all about the history of opal mining in Coober ...

Really interesting

We were a group of 10 and had a guide booked. Tatiana showed us around the mine and museum whilst giving us a lot of information. The mine was decommissioned in 1970 but houses some traditional miners...

Opal History

A comprehensive overview of life and history in Coober Pedy was provided on the tour. We learned about the opals (naturally!) but also about life living underground. Our guide was informative and frie...

Lovely little activity!

Lovely little museum, very informative about the land, history, and how opals were found. We did the underground tour, this was good, however hard with young children that don't sit still. Opals in t...

Not overly impressed with the service

I visited this mine as part of a tour. The tour itself was worthwhile however visiting the shop less so. I asked to look at an opal. I’ve done my reading and knew it would be expensive. He told m...