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RB 55/00005 Report on Andamooka and Coober Pedy Opalfields.
Published: 01 Jan 1962 Created: 05 Nov 2024 Revised: 05 Nov 2024
Author: Armstrong, A.T.

The Andamooka and Coober Pedy Opal Fields have seen a large increase in population and production of opal in the last few years. The general outlook of the miners regarding the pegging and registering of claims and the conduct of mining operations...

The Andamooka and Coober Pedy Opal Fields have seen a large increase in population and production of opal in the last few years. The general outlook of the miners regarding the pegging and registering of claims and the conduct of mining operations are far from satisfactory. Recommendations are made in this report with the view to remedying the situation.

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Record No rb5500005
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Commodity gemstone
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    Geographic Locality: Andamooka;Coober Pedy
Doc No: RB 55/00005
    Geographic Locality: Andamooka;Coober Pedy
Doc No: RB 55/00005
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5500005
    Citation Armstrong, A.T. 1962. RB 55/00005 Report on Andamooka and Coober Pedy Opalfields. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb5500005

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