Sir Dominick Mine
Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
A historic copper mine opened in 1862.
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The site was worked from 1862 onwards, and eventually closed in around 1920. Further explorations in the area were undertaken in the 1960s and the 1980-90s, looking for gold.
The site is known for good pseudomorphs of malachite after azurite. It appears access to the site is dangerous and it is unlikely there will be many more specimens from the site coming onto the market.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-16756.html
- https://minerals.sarig.sa.gov.au/MineralDepositDetails.aspx?DEPOSIT_NO=2104
- https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/mines-of-south-australia-including-also-an-account-of-the-smelting-works-in-that-colony/sir-dominick-and-daly-mines/AC43D525072101F3FDED829D227C27A4
We may have specimens from various locales around South Australia including:
South Australia- Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
- Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
- Paratoo copper Mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
- Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
- Toms Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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