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 11 in development, 6 operating, 5 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.

Gold 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.

Gold sites in South Australia: the register report22 plotted records
Alford EastAngasCairn HillCarrapateenaChallengerFremantle DoctorHillsideKalkarooKanmantooKhamsinMutoorooNorth PortiaOak DamOlympic DamPortiaProminent HillTarcoolaTunkilliaWhite DamWhite Dam - OlaryWilcherry Weednanna ProjectWudinna
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

22 records
Alford EastMine · SA · In developmentCopper, GoldAngasMine · SA · Care & maintenanceZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, CopperCairn HillMine · SA · Care & maintenanceIron ore, Copper, GoldCarrapateenaMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Gold, SilverChallengerMine · SA · Care & maintenanceGoldFremantle DoctorMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, SilverHillsideMine · SA · In developmentCopper, GoldKalkarooMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, Cobalt, Rare earth elementsKanmantooMine · SA · OperatingCopper, GoldKhamsinMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, SilverMutoorooMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Cobalt, GoldNorth PortiaMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, MolybdenumOak DamMine · SA · In developmentCopper, Gold, Uranium, SilverOlympic DamMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Uranium, Gold, SilverPortiaMine · SA · Care & maintenanceGoldProminent HillMine · SA · OperatingCopper, Gold, SilverTarcoolaMine · SA · Care & maintenanceGold, SilverTunkilliaMine · SA · In developmentGoldWhite DamMine · SA · OperatingGold, CopperWhite Dam - OlaryMine · SA · OperatingGoldWilcherry Weednanna ProjectMine · SA · In developmentGold, Iron oreWudinnaMine · SA · In developmentGold, Rare earth elements

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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