Lambina opal field
The Lambina opal field in Australia, along with Mintabie , Coober Pedy and Lightning Ridge, is one of the largest opal finds in the state of South Australia .
The Lambina Opal Field is located approximately 100 kilometers south of the Northern Territory border in the state of South Australia , 58 kilometers northeast of Marla and 10 kilometers south of the Lambina Homestead . The opal mines can be reached via a junction from the Stuart Highway in Marla.
There were opal finds there as early as the 1930s, but it was not reported until 1956. The opal fields are located in a rural area in which dairy farming is carried out, so mining development and approval was problematic. Opal mining developed after the Aborigines of the Antakirinja and Yunkunjatja and the South Australia Opal Miners Association reached a contractual agreement on July 1, 1998 for the construction of opal mines. Certain restrictions were associated with the mining permit, such as a ban on permanent settlement by opal seekers. Nevertheless, there was an entry of 200 claims in the following four months after the contract was signed.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ atns.net.au : Lambina Local Mining Field Agreement , in English, accessed on February 19, 2012
- ↑ pir.sa.gov.au ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 792 kB): Lambinda Opalfield , in English, accessed on February 19, 2012
Coordinates: 26 ° 54 ′ 30.1 ″ S , 134 ° 3 ′ 19.4 ″ E