Galmoy

Plant in Kilkenny, Ireland with commodities Lead, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10206684
MAS/MILS ID 4190190001
Record type Site
Current site name Galmoy

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -7.49767, 52.7491 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kilkenny(province)

Ireland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ireland Kilkenny

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

(1) -7.49767, 52.7491

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 81M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Minimum Depth to Top 50
    Date of Last Modification 920423

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Room and Pillar
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Conroy Petroleum And Natural Resources
    Interest 60
    Year 1989
  • Type Owner
    Owner American Pacific Mining Co.
    Interest 40
    Year 1989

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Indicated 6200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6200000mt ore
    Total resources 6200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.31 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
    Lead Pb 1.21 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 6180000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6180000mt ore
    Total resources 6180000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 11.31 wt-pct Zinc Major 1994
    Lead Pb 1.12 wt-pct Lead Major 1994

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Percent Recovery 85
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Capacity 2500
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 260
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1989

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY, 1994, P. 8.

  • Deposit

    PEFR BY C.M. PALENCIA

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, JULY 1990

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, APRIL 1989, PP.23-24

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 1989

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 21, 1986

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1988

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, SEPTEMBER 1988

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, MAY 1990

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.