Umoona Opal Mine & Museum

Umoona Opal Mine & Museum One of Coober Pedy's iconic attractions. Open daily — come see what lies beneath. Learn about the history of Opal at the home of Australia’s national gem.
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Tour a real opal mine, explore our museum, and experience the rich Aboriginal and multicultural heritage of the opal mining capital of the world. Award winning Opal Mine and Museum, Umoona began life as a working Opal Mine in the 1920s and today has become the largest tourist attraction in Coober Pedy. We provide guided tours, spacious group accommodation and a unique tourist experience. With mult

i-lingual staff, quality aboriginal artefacts, free museum and an impressive range of opal – it’s an experience for all the family to enjoy!

The Coober Pedy app has been updated — your pocket guide to the town that lives underground. Explore 27 sections on the ...
02/08/2026

The Coober Pedy app has been updated — your pocket guide to the town that lives underground. Explore 27 sections on the town's history and people, book your Umoona Mine Tour on the spot, and test what you know with our daily opal quiz.

Straight from the Opal Capital of the World. Download free today.

📲 Download on the App Store & Google Play. Search 'Coober Pedy'

Did your phone light up too?
27/07/2026

Did your phone light up too?

Out Today! - Treasure & Dirt was filmed on location in Coober Pedy. The six-part drama used our outback town's distinc...
19/07/2026

Out Today! - Treasure & Dirt was filmed on location in Coober Pedy. The six-part drama used our outback town's distinct opal-mining landscape and underground living environments as its primary backdrop. Production for the series also took place in the Flinders Ranges and across locations in Adelaide.

Premieres TONIGHT, Sunday 19 July, at 8.30pm on ABC TV. It has also just dropped on ABC iView.

And honestly? We're fine with it. 🐦These two were spotted cruising the plains just outside town, Breakaways on the horiz...
16/07/2026

And honestly? We're fine with it. 🐦

These two were spotted cruising the plains just outside town, Breakaways on the horizon, not a care in the world. Emus have had the run of this country a lot longer than any of us — we just moved in underground and started digging.

Come see who really runs Coober Pedy, then head below the surface with us at Umoona Opal Mine & Museum to discover what 150 million years of outback history looks like up close. 💎

📍 Hutchison Street, Coober Pedy — open 7 days

16/07/2026
Our new website is live — and just like our mine, it's worth the descent: umoonaopalmine.com.au✨ Book your underground t...
16/07/2026

Our new website is live — and just like our mine, it's worth the descent: umoonaopalmine.com.au

✨ Book your underground tour online in seconds
✨ Explore the free museum, opal store and more
✨ Even check in on Coober Pedy via our live webcams

Discover how opal formed beneath the outback, and see why they call us the must-do underground in the opal capital of the world.

Museum entry is always FREE. Tours daily. Open 8:30am–5:30pm.

👉 Book your tour now at umoonaopalmine.com.au
📍 14 Hutchison St, Coober Pedy

Straight from the underground to your hands 💍Most of the opal in our showroom was born right here in Coober Pedy — the o...
15/07/2026

Straight from the underground to your hands 💍

Most of the opal in our showroom was born right here in Coober Pedy — the opal capital of the world. Solid stones, doublets, one-of-a-kind settings… no two are ever the same, just like the fire inside them.

Take the mine tour, wander the museum, then find the piece that catches your eye (or catches the light 👀).

Open 7 days. Experience the Underground.
📍 Umoona Opal Mine & Museum, Hutchison St, Coober Pedy

You can't park there, mate.Well… someone did. About 40 years ago. She's still there — rusting quietly out on the digging...
08/07/2026

You can't park there, mate.

Well… someone did. About 40 years ago. She's still there — rusting quietly out on the diggings while the desert slowly claims her, one dust storm at a time.

Out here in Coober Pedy, cars don't get towed. They get retired. 😅

Come see the town that lives below — real opal, real mine tunnels, and a whole lot of characters (some with four wheels).

📍 Umoona Opal Mine & Museum · Coober Pedy, SA
🎟️ Tours daily · book at umoonaopalmine.com.au

There’s opal hiding in them mullock heaps — you just need the right light to see it.Grab a black light torch from Umoona...
03/07/2026

There’s opal hiding in them mullock heaps — you just need the right light to see it.

Grab a black light torch from Umoona Opal Mine (buy or hire) and head out to Coober Pedy’s safe public noodling areas, where fossicking is free and open to everyone. Under UV, the ground comes alive — that telltale glow is how you spot the good stuff the naked eye walks straight past.

Not sure where to start? Our staff will point you to the best public noodling spots in town.

Pop in, gear up, and go find your flash of colour.

📍 Umoona Opal Mine & Museum, Coober Pedy

Address

Hutchison Street Lot 14
Coober Pedy, SA
5723

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+61886725288

Website

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