Mintabie is an opal mining community in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara in South Australia. It was unique in comparison to other communities situated in the APY Lands, in that its residents were largely not of Aboriginal Australian origin, and the land had been leased to the Government of South Australia for opal mining purposes since the 1980s.
Population: 30 (2017 GSA)
Established: 1978
Postcode(s): 5724
Elevation: 353 m (1,158 ft)
Location: 985 km (612 mi) northwest of Adelaide · 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Marla · 406 km (252 mi) south of Alice Springs · 300 km (186 mi) northwest of Coober Pedy
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