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Copper Coast Geopark, Bunmahon, Waterford
Mine heritage
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittings
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: eyes-only: engine houses, folded Ordovician volcanics, sea-cave geology.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: UNESCO Global Geopark coastline of 19th-century copper mines, engine houses and mineralised cliffs around Bunmahon
The geopark documents the Tankardstown and Knockmahon mines and their mineralisation; treated here as a look-only heritage coast
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Capped and open shafts near TankardstownUndercut sea cliffs, do not enter adits
Keep exploring nearby
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