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 15 operating. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.
Hard rock & aggregate 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.
Working list
15 recordsSources and continuation points
- Government of South Australia — SARIG major mines & quarriesCC BY · retrieved 2026-08-24
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