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Ediacara is a
locality
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in the state of
South Australia
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, located about north of the state capital of
Adelaide
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and about to the south west of the town of
Leigh Creek. It includes the
Nilpena Ediacara National Park
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Nilpena Ediacara National Park, comprising the former Ediacara Conservation Park and an additional , is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about south west of the town of Leigh Creek in the state's F ...
, and the
Ediacara Hills
Ediacara Hills are a range of low hills in the northern part of the Flinders Ranges of South Australia, around north of the state capital of Adelaide. The hills are known for being the location of significant fossils, and have given their nam ...
, which lie within that park.
History
The area has a history of
mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...
, first reported in 1888. An area became known as the Ediacara Mines after more
costean
Costeaning is the process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consists in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein
Veins are ...
s were dug. Attempts to mine the area were carried out as recently as 1967 by C.R.A. Exploration, which used
diamond drilling
Exploration diamond drilling is used in the mining industry to probe the contents of known ore deposits and potential sites. By withdrawing a small diameter core of rock from the orebody, geologists can analyze the core by chemical assay and cond ...
to explore the ground, but this was abandoned after they proved fruitless.
As of 2012, the area was still able to be accessed for "licensed mineral exploration or mining activities".
The locality was established on 26 April 2013 in respect to "the long established local name". Its name is derived from the use of "Ediacara" in the names of features such as
Ediacara Range.
Location and description
The locality of Ediacara is located about north of the state capital of
Adelaide
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and about to the south west of the town of
Leigh Creek.
Division of Grey
The Division of Grey is an Australian electoral division in South Australia. The division was one of the seven established when the former Division of South Australia was redistributed on 2 October 1903 and is named for Sir George Grey, who wa ...
, the state electoral district of Stuart, the Pastoral Unincorporated Area
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of South Australia, and the state's Far North region.[
The land use within Ediacara is mainly concerned with the ]protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
known as the Nilpena Ediacara National Park
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Nilpena Ediacara National Park, comprising the former Ediacara Conservation Park and an additional , is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia about south west of the town of Leigh Creek in the state's F ...
, which was created after the former Ediacara Conservation Park was expanded by in June 2021.
See also
*List of cities and towns in South Australia
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Organizations
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References
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Towns in South Australia
Places in the unincorporated areas of South Australia
Far North (South Australia)