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Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

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An eyesore or a wonder?

Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Some would consider these dumps to be an eyesore but others like myself see how breathtaking they can be. 10th of August 2009.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 245356    View Count: 31

Ballynoe Mine

Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Spoil from the Victorian era mine workings below ''Dump A''. 10th of August 2009.
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Barren spoil

Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

View of ''Dump A''. Surprisingly the spoil at Magcobar is nearly completely barren with little more than rotting marcasite and pyrite to be found. 10th of August 2009.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 245350    View Count: 15

Crushing Mill

Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

The big crushing mill with crushed stockpiles around it. 10th August 2009.
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Dam Wall?

Gurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

Wall of what appears to have been a reservoir or perhaps a flooded shaft. 10th of August 2009.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 245345    View Count: 13

Dressing Floor

Gurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

View to the north-east across the dressing floor. 10th of August 2009.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 245346    View Count: 14

Furnace Building

Ballygown South Mine, Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

View of the furance building. June 2005.
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Gorteenahida Dressing Floor

Gurtnadyne Mine (Gorteenahida), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

View of the dressing floor at Gorteenihida. 10th of August 2009.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 245342    View Count: 12

Gortmore Tailings Impoundment

Mogul Mine (Garryard), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

The vast tailings impoundment. Taken from the Magcobar spoil heaps facing north. 10th of August 2009.
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Magcobar Opencast Pit

Ballynoe mine (Magcobar mine), Silvermines District, Co. Tipperary, Ireland

The huge Magcobar barite opencast mine with crushing mill as scale in the right centre.
 © Barry FlanneryPhoto ID: 125650    View Count: 152
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