| Deposit ID | 10206725 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4190130001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Tynagh |
| Geographic coordinates: | -9.04765, 53.26583 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Galway(province)
Ireland(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Ireland | Galway |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Barium-Barite Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | -9.04765, 53.26583 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Milchem Minerals, Ltd. |
| Year | 1978 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4190130001 |
STAFF, 1978 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,
MCGRAW-HILL, 1978, P. 282.
WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY & DIRECTORY NUMBER, 1966.
WORLD WIDE MINING ACTIVITIES, V. 19, NO. 7, JUNE 25, 1966,
P. 77.
SCHULTZ, RICHARD W., LOWER CARBONIFEROUS CHERTY IRONSTONES
AT TYNAGH, IRELAND. P. 312.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MINING IN NORTHWEST
EUROPE, TYNAGH-FLEXIBILITY IS THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL OPER-
ATIONS. V. 174, NO. 11, NOV. 1973, P. 148, 149.
MINING MAGAZINE, MAJOR NEW DEVELOPMENTS UNDERWAY AT
IRELAND'S BASE METAL MINES, JANUARY 1972, P. 12, 13.
MINING MAGAZINE, UNDERGROUND DEVELOPMENT AT THE TYNAGH MINE,
VOL. 121, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1969, P. 211, 213.
NIGHTINGALE, WM. G., MINING INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1978,
THE FINANCIAL TIMES LIMITED, 1978, P. 426, 427.
WORLD MINING CATALOG, SURVEY & DIRECTORY NUMBER 1978, V. 31,
NO. 7, JUNE 25, 1978, P. 299.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ARE GIVEN FOR THE TOWN OF GALWAY, THE VILLAGE OF TYNAGH IS LOCATED ABOUT 30 MILES E-SE OF GALWAY. THE PRIMARY COMMODITIES ARE LEAD AND ZINC ORES. BARITE IS RECOVERED FROM THE TAILINGS BY DREDGING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Ewu, Chiang | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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