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Ballycummisk Copper Mine (OS 098032)

An adit can be found at the base of spoil heaps alongside the remains of a mill. It is hidden in bracken and brambles and, although the portal remains open, the water is 3-4ft deep and a shaft about 150ft from the entrance is filled with rubbish and debris. This was not checked but may be worth investigating. In this area, spoil heaps abound and there are the remains of a mill and foundations for the buildings.

The dumps are particularly interesting with many minerals found, including tetrahedrite (Cu,Fe)12Sb4S13 and chalcopyrite CuFeS2.

Date & tons of copper ore produced
1814 16
1815 42
1857 17
1869 671
1877 63
1878 CLOSED.

See Cole's Memoir page 50.

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Last modified: 05/02/07