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rocdoc
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13 years ago

First opened in 1843 with an adit started on the lode driven over180' with a whim shaft sunk down to it. Further development occurred in spates, as the mine did not work continuously. It was last operated in 1906.

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alastairlings
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12 years ago

http://gis.dcenr.gov.ie/imf/imf.jsp?site=ExplorationCompanyReports

The Guildhall Library, City of London, holds a prospectus for the Dhurode Copper Mining Company (c.1852). Other companies include Barytes Company of Ireland (1853), and companies at Castletown, Clonakilty, Coosheen, Cappagh, Mizen Head. There is a listing in the latest Newsletter (58) of the Mining Heritage Trust of Ireland.

rhychydwr
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12 years ago

I could not find the survey. Where is it? 😠

Cutting coal in my spare time.

cunningcorgi1
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12 years ago

"rhychydwr" wrote:
I could not find the survey. Where is it? >:(

See Cole's Memoir page 55, and the Abandoned Mines of West Carbery by Tom Reilly and Des Cowman.

I'd look up the AM of WC but its in Dublin atm and I'm in South Wales !

rhychydwr
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12 years ago

"cunningcorgi1" wrote:

"rhychydwr" wrote:
I could not find the survey. Where is it? >:(

See Cole's Memoir page 55, and the Abandoned Mines of West Carbery by Tom Reilly and Des Cowman.

I'd look up the AM of WC but its in Dublin atm and I'm in South Wales !

Many thanks. I did have a copy of WC once, but I must have sold it. I was hoping to find the survey from the website that was quoted.

Cutting coal in my spare time.

cunningcorgi1
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12 years ago

I actually found the book !

I thought I'd left it in Ireland but rang the mother in Cork and she said it wasn't there. Found it in the car !

Good bit on Dhurode but no survey. Seems to have been a bubble mine too. Will get the relevant stuff up here if you want ?

Minegeo
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12 years ago

Dana drilled about 8 holes in the late 1980's at Dhurode and Irish Metal Mining drilled maybe ten holes there back in the 1960's. From what I can see on the GSI site most found mine working cavities and very little vein material of note. Diane Hodnett's book on "The metal mines of west Cork" has a good description of Dhurode on p 65-80

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/photo/Personal-Album-1490-Image-81957/