Silverton, South Australia (IMAGE) University of Göttingen Caption Silverton, South Australia: originally established during the mining boom of the late nineteenth century, Silverton was abandoned just 50 years later during the mining bust. Today, this ghost town is a tourist attraction of the Australian outback. Credit Kamila Svobodova Usage Restrictions Silverton, South Australia: originally established during the mining boom of the late nineteenth century, Silverton was abandoned just 50 years later during the mining bust. Today, this ghost town is a tourist attraction of the Australian outback. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.