In the mining era from 1861 - 1910 the mine delivered a large amount of copper to the London Metal Exchange...

Blinman began as a outpost of "Peg leg" Blinman's post as a sheep herder. He discovered a green mineral in a rock outcrop. Having registered the find and sold it to an Adelaide consortium - the Blinman copper mine was born in 1861.

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