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RB 83/00048 Opal industry in SA. Report no. 5. The 1982 survey of mining equipment and calculation of value of opal produced.
Published: 01 Dec 1982 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024
Author: Barnes, L.C.;Wildy, R.L.

Downturn in the industry is shown by the value of production from $34 210 000 in 1981 to $28 760 000 in 1982, and continuing decline in the numbers of registered claims and opal miners.

Downturn in the industry is shown by the value of production from $34 210 000 in 1981 to $28 760 000 in 1982, and continuing decline in the numbers of registered claims and opal miners.

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Record No rb8300048
Topic Geoscientific Information
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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    Mine Name Coober Pedy Opal Field;Andamooka Opal Field;Stuart Creek Opal Field;Mintabie Opal Field
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity gemstone
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    Geographic Locality: South Australia
Doc No: RB 83/00048
    Geographic Locality: South Australia
Doc No: RB 83/00048
    Language English
    Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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    Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8300048
    Citation Barnes, L.C.;Wildy, R.L. 1982. RB 83/00048 Opal industry in SA. Report no. 5. The 1982 survey of mining equipment and calculation of value of opal produced. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8300048

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