The Opal Mines still running as temp soars to 50°C
In an opal mining area where the temperature regularly exceeds 45°C, all work stops between 10 and 5. The extreme heat doesn’t affect the miners so much, in Coober Pedy, South Australia – as they work underground …they often live underground, too, in ‘dugouts’ – but it’s just too hot for the diesel generators to […]
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