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Avoca

Past Producer in Wicklow, Ireland with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182352
MAS/MILS ID 4190510001
Record type Site
Current site name Avoca

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -6.23095, 52.86578 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wicklow(province)

Ireland(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Ireland Wicklow

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -6.23095, 52.86578
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90E
    Dip 55S
    Thickness 20M
    Length 480M
    Width 380M
    Depth to top 275M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Strike And Dip N90E:55S
    Minimum Depth to Top 240
    Date of Last Modification 790426
  • Strike N90E
    Dip 55S
    Thickness 21M
    Length 365M
    Width 21M
    Depth to top 275M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip N90E:55S
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Date of Last Modification 790426

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Year of first production 1971

Mining district

District name Avoca

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Avoca Mines Ltd.
    Home office Ireland (Eire)
    Year 1977
  • Type Owner
    Owner Avoca Mines Canada,Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Ireland (Eire)
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 1300000mt ore
    Indicated 3800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5100000mt ore
    Inferred 1899999mt ore
    Total resources 6999999mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.86 wt-pct Copper Major 1978
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1978
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3000000mt ore
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.8 wt-pct Copper Major 1978

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Waste Rock 5
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT
    Mine Support Chars. CAN'T SUPPORT FILL OR CAVE
    Length of Inclines (m) 2134
    Slope of Inclines 12
    Number of Inclines 1
    Capacity 425
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.16
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1972-1973, NORTHERN MINER PRESS

  • Deposit

    LTD. TORONTO, CANADA. 1972, P. 39.

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1975-1976, NORTHERN MINER PRESS

  • Deposit

    LTD. TORONTO, CANADA. 1975, PP. 34-35.

  • Deposit

    WYLLIE,R.J.M. "AVOCA IS IRELAND'S NEWEST COPPER PRODUCER IN

  • Deposit

    A HISTORIC CENTER". WORLD MINING, NOV. 1971, PP. 341-347.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ NOV. 1973, MINING IN IRELAND, PP.154-157.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, DEC. 1973. WHAT'S HAPPENING IN WORLD MINING,

  • Deposit

    EUROPE, IRELAND.

  • Deposit

    1978 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P. 282.

  • Deposit

    PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, FEB. 1978, AVOCA MINES LIMITED,

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-DEC-91 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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