The mine was opened in the eighteenth century but abandoned in 1811. It reopened in 1862 for Lead and Zinc. Two shafts were sunk, which were 600 yards apart and they were simply called north and south shafts and made no connection underground. The north shaft (also known as the phosphate shaft) was sunk 60 fathoms (360 Ft) with levels driven at 15, 30, 45 and 60 fathoms. We the south shaft (also know as the Ballacorkish mine) was sunk 75 fathoms (450 Ft) with level driven at 12, 24, 36, 60 and 75 fathoms. In 1894 3,600 tonnes of lead ore and 2,500 tonnes of Zinc ore. They also mined 138 tonnes of copper ore. The profit at the mine was low and it was unsuccessful and closed not long after.
There was and adit level dug so miners could enter the mine with out having to go the mine.
Today there is only a chimney and a few old buildings to remind you that there once was a mine there, as well as the adit which is in good condition. There was an attempt to get into the mine in 1986 but the level had been reduced to 18 inches so was almost impassible.