Opal mining, Coober Pedy, South Australia

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Opal fields near isolated outback town of Coober Pedy, South Australia, where approximately 75 percent of the world’s opal is produced. Shaft mining produces mullock heaps (mounds of waste earth) where “noodlers” search for mineral fragments , -, Coober Pedy, Nth Central, "South Australia", Australia, horizontal,

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Location: -,Coober Pedy, Nth Central, "South Australia", Australia
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Keywords: australia, coober, industry, men, mining, opals, outback, pedy, people, profession, prospecting, prospectors, work