Coober Pedy Moonscape

The area surrounding Coober Pedy is covered in these characteristic mounds which are the made when shafts are drilled in the search for the veins of opal. Larger mounds indicate the presence of a mine.

See the background to this series of postings at http://365project.org/terryliv/365/2015-08-12

[Denise Wood]

Thought they were rabbit holes :)

[Susan]

I thought almost same as Denise, look like gopher holes and mounds. Nice capture.

[ShirleyB]

They look like giant mole hills. Nice capture.

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Very interesting

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot.

[Susan C Clow]

Fascinating shot of all those mounds.

[Pam Knowler]

How interesting! I never knew this about opals! I bet it was a dangerous business!

[Poppo Livy]

@pamknowler No Pam. As far as underground mining goes, it was relatively safe. The sandstone they were drilling into is very stable.