Ediacara, South Australia
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| Ediacara South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Ediacara | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°49′04″S 138°08′34″E / 30.81767080°S 138.14272528°E[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 26 April 2013[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5730[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACST (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Pastoral Unincorporated Area[1][3] | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Far North | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Stuart[4] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey[5] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Adjoining localities[1] | ||||||||||||||
Ediacara /iːdiˈækərə/ is a locality in the state of South Australia, located about 500 kilometres (310 miles) north of the state capital of Adelaide and about 30 kilometres (19 miles) to the south west of the town of Leigh Creek. It includes the Nilpena Ediacara National Park, and the Ediacara Hills, which lie within that park.
The area has a history of mining, first reported in 1888. An area became known as the Ediacara Mines after more costeans were dug. Attempts to mine the area were carried out as recently as 1967 by C.R.A. Exploration, which used diamond drilling to explore the ground, but this was abandoned after they proved fruitless.[6] As of 2012, the area was still able to be accessed for "licensed mineral exploration or mining activities".[7]
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.[1]