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Mintaro Slate and Flagstone - more than 150 years of production.
Mintaro Slate is produced from what is believed to be the oldest continuously operating quarry in Australia. The quarry was opened in the early 1850s, after Mintaro farmer Peter Brady discovered outcrops of slate in a creek bed on his property and...-
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RB 77/00084;Amdel 01174 SADM/Amdel Project no. 1/1/198. Mintaro slate.
Late in 1976, the Mintaro Slate and Flagstone Company approached the South Australian Department of Mines seeking assistance to enable it to improve the efficiency of its operation and so enable it to operate more profitably in the face of competition...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1977