RB 86/00063 Opal industry in SA. Report no. 8. The 1985 survey of mining equipment and estimated value of opal production.
Published: 01 Aug 1986 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 07 Nov 2024

An increase in production of $3.84 million from 1984 resulted from significantly increased production from Mintabie. Both Andamooka and Coober Pedys production declined as a result of miners relocating and working at Mintabie.

An increase in production of $3.84 million from 1984 resulted from significantly increased production from Mintabie. Both Andamooka and Coober Pedys production declined as a result of miners relocating and working at Mintabie.

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Record No rb8600063
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
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Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Geological Province
    Mine Name Coober Pedy Opal Field;Andamooka Opal Field;Mintabie Opal Field;Stuart Creek Opal Field
    Stratigraphy
    Commodity gemstone
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    Geographic Locality: South Australia
    Doc No: RB 86/00063

    Geographic Locality: South Australia Doc No: RB 86/00063

    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/rb8600063
    Citation Townsend, I.J.;Wildy, R.L. 1986. RB 86/00063 Opal industry in SA. Report no. 8. The 1985 survey of mining equipment and estimated value of opal production. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
    https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8600063

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