Coober Pedy Major Working Area

Created: 19 Nov 2024 Revised: 31 Mar 2025

Location of the Major working area (known as Precious Stones Fields Major Working Area) within the Coober Pedy Precious Stones Field. The Precious Stones Fields Major Working Area is proclaimed under the Opal Mining Act 1995 and is defined as Filed Plan FP 37814 within the Opal Mining Regulations 2012. Please refer to 'Section 13 - Major working areas - Coober Pedy' of the Opal Mining Act 1995 for further details and provisions.

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Links

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About this record

Record No	mesac971
Topic	Boundaries
Type of Resource	Dataset
Category Type	Earth Sciences Geochemistry Geology Geophysics Physical Geography
Document Type
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province
Other
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity
Notes
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

Citations

Use constraints	License
License	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac971
Citation	Coober Pedy Major Working Area https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/dataset/mesac971

Technical information

Status	On Going
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Geographic Reference	GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box	{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[134.59761154,-29.0847671],[134.78163253,-29.0847671],[134.78163253,-28.95842433],[134.59761154,-28.95842433],[134.59761154,-29.0847671]]]}
Purpose	The dataset was developed to record information necessary for the administration of the Mining Act. The dataset was developed to record information necessary for the administration of the Mining Act.
Lineage	Precious Stones Fields are proclaimed in the South Australian Government Gazette. Boundaries are defined by latitude and longitude and were captured by keyboard entry of the coordinates. Boundaries are constructed into an ARC/INFO polygon... Precious Stones Fields are proclaimed in the South Australian Government Gazette. Boundaries are defined by latitude and longitude and were captured by keyboard entry of the coordinates. Boundaries are constructed into an ARC/INFO polygon coverage. Data Source: Filed Plan FP 37814 Attribute accuracy:Validation checks are performed periodically, resulting in an estimated 99% accuracy. Logical consistency:The dataset contains no overshoots, undershoots or duplicate lines. All polygons representing reserved areas contain only one label. Completeness:Spatial data is 100% complete. Associated attribute data is 100% complete. More +

Attribute details

Name	Definition
Name	Name of working area