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Bula, Navan, Ireland

Occurrence in Ireland with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079609
MRDS ID W029648
Record type Site
Current site name Bula, Navan, Ireland
Alternate or previous names Nevinstown

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: -8.14823, 53.17549 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ireland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Ireland

Comments on the location information

  • BULA IS NORTHERN PORTION OF NAVAN - LEAD-ZINC DEPOSIT OWNED BY BULA MINES LTD.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Analytical data

Result 7.1 % ZN, 1.5 % PB

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Conglomerate Group & Visean Upper Dark Limestone;Palebeds Containing Orebodies;Muddy Limestone;Redbeds (Sandstones)
    Rock description Conglomerate Group & Visean Upper Dark Limestone;Palebeds Containing Orebodies;Muddy Limestone;Redbeds (Sandstones)
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) -8.14823, 53.17549
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Gently Sw-Plunging Anticline With Core Of Devonian Red Beds.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults. Fault Ene-Strike Dip S. Southern Flank Downthrown

Ore body information

  • Thickness 60M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Dolomitic Limestones, Faults (A & B)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Demonstrated 8999000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 7.2 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1976
    Demonstrated 4472000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 1.9 wt-pct Lead Major 1976
    Zinc Zn 7 wt-pct Zinc Major 1976

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL RESERVES (PROVEN & PROBABLE) 19.5 MILLION METR. TONS 8 % PB & ZN COMB INED

Comments on development

  • MINING AT BULA WILL COMMENCE DURING 1978/79 DEPENDING ON GOVERNMENT PERMISSION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: CONF. REPORT BURTON

  • Deposit

    DOWNES, K. 1977 (CONFID. REPORT) MAJOR BASE METAL DEPOSITS OF IRELAND.- INSTITUTE FOR INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH & STANDAR DS.

  • Deposit

    BURTON, C. 1977 (CONFID. REPORT) TECHNOLOGY OF MINING, CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION AND METALLURGY IN IRELAND. (JRS. SEPT.1977)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Krauss, Ulrich H. U.S. Geological Survey

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