Hi members Please download the Australian opal articles that will be printed in the ICA journal that will be published next week. You might like to print it out as there are some detailed articles in it.
In regards to Mintabie some people who have not paid there lease fees will be forced off there leasehold by police in mid feb according to a letter sent to residents. They were originally told to leave at the end of june. While they may have breached there licence conditions it seems un Australian to evict eldery people in the middle of summer who are going to leave any way. We are not sure but some miners may be caught up in this if they havent renewed there licenses. Some tv stations have been notified about the situation.
Kind Regards
Paul Sedawie
President of the Opal Association