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Ardtully Mine (Cloontoo Mine), Kenmare Mines, Kenmare, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Victorian era copper mine worked sporadically in the mid-19th century. A well preserved chimney stack and 2 shafts are still visible amongst the trees on site. Massive tennantite and bornite can be found readily in the spoil near the shafts.
Chimney stack at ITM 497458 573225
Shaft 1 at ITM 497478 572989
Shaft 2 at ITM 497445 572988
Mineral List
| Bornite Calcite Chalcocite | Chalcopyrite Copper Hematite | Limonite Quartz Tennantite | Tenorite Tetrahedrite |
11 entries listed. 10 valid minerals.
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References
Henwood, W.J. (1871): Observations on Metalliferous Deposits: On Copper Mines in Ireland. Transactions of the Royal Geological Society of Cornwall 8(1), 540-626.
Dr. Richard Unitt & Barry Flannery (personal observations 22-1-11)
Dr. Richard Unitt & Barry Flannery (personal observations 22-1-11)
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Locality Updated: Govezhda Mine (Govejda Mine), Georgi Damyanovo Obshtina, Montana Oblast, BulgariaFrom Marcus Voigt, 22nd May 2013 06:56:17