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Coocoran opal field

ROCKHOUNDING PERMISSION REQUIRED DOCUMENTED

Where: New South Wales · Oceania · approx. -29.42, 147.87 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Black opal country on the Coocoran ridges west of Lightning Ridge, heavily worked in the 1990s

What turns up: black opal, opal potch

Access: Permission required.

Mineral claims blanket the field, enter only with claim-holder consent, noodling on open dumps by arrangement.

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.