| Deposit ID | 10206886 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4190330001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tara-Navan |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -6.73091, 53.65739 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 60 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meath(province)
Ireland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ireland | Meath |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -6.73091, 53.65739 |
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| Dip | 20S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 60M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 750M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1969 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Room and Pillar |
| Year of first production | 1978 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Navan |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Outokumpu Oy |
| Interest | 75 |
| Home office | Finland |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tara Mines Of Ireland |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ireland Government |
| Interest | 25 |
| Year | 1982 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1977 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 61000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 61000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 61000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 22000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 22000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 361M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4190330001 |
MINING MAGAZINE, JULY 1977, P. 6-7.
AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE, 1993,
P. 38, 48.
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, NORTERN MINER PRESS, TORONTO, CAN.
JULY 1973, PP 316-317
CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, NORTHERN MINER PRESS, TORONTO, CAN
JULY 1976, P.282.
BYRNE, B-, DOWLING, D. AND ROMER D. OF TARA EXPLORATION CO.
PAPER PRESENTED AT SYMPOSIUM ENTITLED "THE GENESIS OF
BASE METAL DEPOSITS IN IRELAND, NOV 1971 GALWAY MEETING
OF THE IRISH GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
MINING MAGAZINE, JAN 1972, TARA'S NAVAN DEPOSIT, P 25.
WORLD MINING, JULY 1972, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING,
IRELAND. TARA HAS 51,945,000 TONS OF GOOD GRADE ZN-PR ORE
IN SIGHT AT NAVAN FOR 20 YEARS OF MINING
E/MJ NOV 1973, TARA HUGE ZN-PB RESERVES TARGETED FOR MINING
IN 1975 PP. 152-154
WORLD MINING, MARCH 1974, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WORLD MINING,
EUROPE, IRELAND
METALS SOURCEBOOK, AUG 12, 1974, ITEM B3831.
MINING MAGAZINE, MARCH 1975, MINING LEASE AGREED FOR TARA'S
NAVAN PB-ZN DEPOSIT IN IRELAND
E/MJ, APRIL 1975, IRELAND AND TARA EXPLORATION AGREE ON
MINING MAGAZINE, JULY 1975, TARA-IRELAND'S MAJOR PB/ZN
PROSPECT STILL INVOLVED IN LEASE TALKS PP 14-19.
1976 E/MJ INT.DIR. OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING UNITS,
1976 MCGRAW HILL, N.Y., P 278.
SKINNER, WALTER R., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK,'76 P 520
E/MJ MAY 1976, THIS MONTH IN MINING
E/MJ, APRIL 1976, THIS MONTH IN MING
WORLD MINING, APRIL 1976 HIGHLIGHTS.
THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES 1976, TORONTO CANADA,
1975, MACLEAN-HUNTER LTD, P 147
THE FINANCIAL POST SURVEY OF MINES, 1977, TORONTO, CANADA,
1976 MACLEAN-HUNTER LTD P 220.
DALLAS, W.G., 1977, ENVIRONMENTAL HARMONY- AN OBJECTIVE IN
MINE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: CAN. INST. MIN.,
BULLETIN, OCT. 1977, P. 81-88.
E/MJ, SEPT. 1977, P. 83-98.
MINING MAGAZINE, AUG. 1972, P. 163-168.
MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1977, P. 333.
MINING MAGAZINE, NOV. 1979, P. 413-414.
METALS WEEK, JAN. 5, 1981, P. 2.
NORANDA EXPLORATION LTD ANNUAL REPORTS 1979, 1980.
NORTHGATE ANNUAL REPORTS 1979, 1980.
TARA EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORTS 1972-1980.
WILLIAMS, C.E., AND MCARDLE, P., 1978, IRELAND-NAVAN IN
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOL. I, BOWIE, S., ET AL,
EDS., INST. MIN., METALL., LONDON, P. 329-331.
WORLD MINING, JUNE 1971, P. 35-38.
WORLD MINING, AUG. 1977, P. 42-44.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-AUG-1994 | Difrancesco, Carl A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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