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![Miners live underground in the central Australian desert to avoid the extreme high temparatures](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=333x1024:format=jpg/path/s10746b114cadbd97/image/ib24ef80efefbcdc5/version/1477395696/miners-live-underground-in-the-central-australian-desert-to-avoid-the-extreme-high-temparatures.jpg)
This is not a new story by a long chalk. I've known about Cooper Pedy for most of my long mining life, and here it is again.
This article implies that it was found accidentally. A bit of poetic license perhaps, but the article is interesting none the less.
Courtesy: National Geographic
![Waste from opal mining in central Australia](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=666x10000:format=jpg/path/s10746b114cadbd97/image/i0ab2e3f853b50bf1/version/1477395217/waste-from-opal-mining-in-central-australia.jpg)
![Some of these shafts go down a looooong way!](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=666x10000:format=jpg/path/s10746b114cadbd97/image/i34106a3c85cc4145/version/1477395290/some-of-these-shafts-go-down-a-looooong-way.jpg)
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