Openallday also has a gem cutting factory in Australia producing tumbled prehnite and polished gemstone slices.
Gerald Pauley has been in the same industry since 1965 having started as a hobbyist and opal cutter. In 1967 he opened a gem cutting school in Noble Park, Victoria. The business was successful and in 1968 he opened a wholesale business selling rough gemstones, mineral specimens, souvenirs, cut gemstones, jewellery and jewellery findings.
In 1969 Gerald discovered the malachite, cerussite, pyromorphite deposit at Rum Jungle, Northern Territory. For More History click:
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