What this report is for

Home to one of the world’s great copper–uranium–gold systems, the historic Copper Coast, and most of Australia’s opal. This page begins with what is actually present in the published register, then points back to the authorities behind those records.

At review date the group comprises 10 in development, 5 operating, 3 care & maintenance. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

Copper record map

The map makes distribution legible without implying a tenure boundary. Hover a point to identify the record; use the working list for the full source page.

Copper sites in South Australia: the register report18 plotted records
Alford EastAngasCairn HillCarrapateenaElizabeth CreekFremantle DoctorHillsideKalkarooKanmantooKapundaKhamsinMountain of LightMutoorooNorth PortiaOak DamOlympic DamProminent HillWhite Dam
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

18 records
Alford EastMine · SA · In developmentCopper, GoldAngasMine · SA · Care & maintenanceZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, CopperCairn HillMine · SA · Care & maintenanceIron ore, Copper, GoldCarrapateenaMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Gold, SilverElizabeth CreekMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Cobalt, Silver, ZincFremantle DoctorMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, SilverHillsideMine · SA · In developmentCopper, GoldKalkarooMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, Cobalt, Rare earth elementsKanmantooMine · SA · OperatingCopper, GoldKapundaMine · SA · In developmentCopperKhamsinMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, SilverMountain of LightMine · SA · Care & maintenanceCopperMutoorooMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Cobalt, GoldNorth PortiaMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, MolybdenumOak DamMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, Uranium, SilverOlympic DamMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Uranium, Gold, SilverProminent HillMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Gold, SilverWhite DamMine · SA · OperatingGold, Copper

Sources and continuation points

  1. Government of South Australia — SARIG major mines & quarriesCC BY · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24

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