| Deposit ID | 10255511 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4190330002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bula-Navan |
| Geographic coordinates: | -6.68091, 53.64909 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 60 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Meath(province)
Ireland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ireland | Meath |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| (1) | -6.68091, 53.64909 |
|---|
| Length | 580M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Width | 580M | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1970 |
| Mining method | Filled Stopes |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Bula Ltd. |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Ireland (Eire) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Government Of Ireland |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Ireland (Eire) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall depth | 160M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4190330002 |
THE POSSIBILITY OF JOINT PRODUCTION BY IRELAND'S BULA MINES
AND TARA MINES, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, APRIL
1977, P. 9.
BULA SLATED TO PRODUCE AT 1000000 TONS IN MID-1978, WORLD
MINING DECEMBER 1976, P. 64.
NAVAN ZINC: DIVERSIONARY TACTICS?, MINING JOURNAL JANUARY
19, 1979, P. 39.
STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1979, P. 99.
STAFF, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JANUARY 1978, P. 72.
NJZ STUDIES IRISH ZINC SMELTER, MINING JOURNAL, APRIL 1,
1977, P. 242.
TINSLEY, C. R., IRELAND: ON THE WAY TO BECOMING TOP PRODUCER
OF BASE METALS IN NORTHWEST EUROPE, ENGINEERING AND
MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1973, P. 144-147.
STAFF, IRELAND, WORLD MINING CATALOGUE SURVEY DIRECTORY
NUMBER, JUNE 1976, P. 65.
CUNNINGHAM, M. A., EIRE, MINING ANNUAL REVIEW 1976, LONDON
MINING JOURNAL, 1977, P. 509-510.
BULA DEVELOPMENT NEXT YEAR?, MINING JOURNAL, DEC. 29, 1978,
P. 507.
SKINNER,W., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, P. 154.
STAFF, MINING MAGAZINE, JAN. 1979, P. 71.
STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,
MCGRAW-HILL, NEW YORK, 1978, P. 282.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, FEB. 1977, P.14., APR. 1977,
P. 150.
CUNNINGHAM, M.A. 1978, EIRE, MINING JOURNAL, PP. 509-511
ENG. MIN. JOURNAL, 1977, IRELAND, ENG./MIN. JOURNAL, APR.,
P. 150
MINING JOURNAL, 1979, NAVAN ZINC: DIVERSIONARY TACTICS?,
JAN. 1979, P. 29.
MINING JOURNAL NOV. 1979, BULA SUBMITS COUNTY MEATH PLAN,
P. 461.
MINING JOURNAL, MAY 22, 1981, BULA APPLICATION REJECTED,
P. 393.
MINING MAGAZINE, AUG. 1972, NAVAN LEAD-ZINC, PP. 167-168.
MINING MAGAZINE, MAY 1977, IRISH ZINC SMELTER PLANS ANNOUNC-
ED, P. 33.
MINING MAGAZINE, NOV. 1979, UPDATE ON IRISH MINING AND
EXPLORATION, PP. 413-414.
WILLIAMS, C.E., AND MCARDLE, P. 1978, IRELAND-NAVAN: IN
MINERAL DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, VOL. 1, BOWIE, W.H.U.,
KVALHEIM, A., AND HASLUM, H.W., EDS., INSTITUTION OF MIN.,
METALL., LONDON, PP. 329-331.
WORLD MINING, NOV. 1975. BULA ZINC-LEAD ARE RESERVES OVER
20, 000 TONS P. 39.
WORLD MINING, JULY 1980, IRELAND, P. 103.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CADMIUM OCCURS IN TRACE AMOUNTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-1984 | Gazdik | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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