Ediacara Mine (Beltana North; Ediacara Consolidated; New Ediacara Consolidated), Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, Beltana, Leigh Creek, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

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Mining was first reported here in April 1888, although by this time several costeans had been dug and work was already underway on sinking shafts.
The mine soon encompassed several smaller nearby workings and the area eventually became known as the Ediacara Mines.
Varied attempts have been made to mine this area until as recently as 1967 when C.R.A. Exploration carried out diamond drilling to explore the area with the hopes of re-opening the mine. Their reports, however, showed a less than favorable result, and they abandoned the project.


The mines listed under this listing are all within the Ediacaran Fossil Reserve, access and collecting are strictly prohibited.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities

Acanthite Anglesite Atacamite Azurite Baryte Barytocalcite Calcite

Cerussite Chalcocite Chlorargyrite Connellite Copiapite Copper Covellite

Cuprite Dolomite Galena Iodargyrite ? Lanarkite Malachite Phosgenite

'Psilomelane' Pyrite Pyrolusite Tenorite Tetrahedrite

26 entries listed. 25 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Australia South Australia Flinders Ranges North Flinders Ranges Leigh Creek Beltana Ediacaran Fossil Reserve Ediacara Mine (Beltana North; Ediacara Consolidated; New Ediacara Consolidated) Greenwoods Workings (New Ediacara) Morishs Adit

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