Koppamurra, South Australia
town in South Australia
Koppamurra is a locality located within the Naracoorte Lucindale Council in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia. It abuts the eastern border of the state with Victoria.
The Koppamurra rare-earth mining project, owned by Australian Rare Earths, is based on a deposit containing four critical rare earth elements: praseodymium, neodymium, terbium, and dysprosium. As of May 2023, the project held multiple exploration licences including four in South Australia, and one in Victoria, covering over 4,000 km2 (1,500 sq mi). In December 2024 the project received a AU$5 million government grant under its "International Partnerships in Critical Minerals" program, to support a demonstration plant.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Koppamurra, South Australia” as town in South Australia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town in South Australia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 30, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q35824540. Authority coordinates are -37.071, 140.881. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2023 and 2024.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
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Three-step research path
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- Expand the search: follow Koppamurra, South Australia primary sources, Koppamurra, South Australia archive and Koppamurra research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
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Questions for further research
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