Mintabie opal field (Old field), Mintabie, Aṉangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY; APY Lands), South Australia, Australia

Opals were first discovered in 1920, they are found in sandstone host rock. The mechanised open-pit mining began in 1976, but now the production is declined.

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