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Antrim, Cork, Donegal, Londonderry, Monaghan, Sligo, Wicklow.

Antrim

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Antrim Iron Ore Co. Ltd., 1, Victoria Chambers, Belfast	Clonetrace	Broughshane, Ballymena	T Crookes	Iron ore	27	4
ditto	Essathohan	Parkmore	Alex. Gillespie	Bauxite	17	1
ditto	Mount Cashel	Cargan	S Patterson	Iron ore	11	14
ditto	Parkmore	Parkmore	Alex. Gillespie	ditto	22	1
ditto	Rathkenny No.1	Rathkenny	J Surgeoner	ditto	14	1
Geo. Blackwwell, Sons & Co. Ltd., Straid, Ballclare	Clegnagh	Ballintoy	John Furniss	Bauxite	-	-
ditto	Straid	Straid	ditto	ditto	4	2
Carrickfergus Salt Works Co. Ltd., 21 Waring St. Blefast	Downshire	Eden, Carrickfergus	Thos. Oakes	Rock salt	12	3
Chemical Salt Co. Ltd., 190 West George St., Glasgow	Tennant	Carrickfergus	TA Walker	ditto	16	13
Crommelin Mining Co. Ltd., 46, Lowther St., Whitehaven	Crommelin	Newton-Crommelin	John Dryburgh	Iron ore	24	3
ditto	Evishacrow No.4	ditto	ditto	ditto	27	4
ditto	ditto No.3 and Glenravel	ditto	ditto	ditto	10	2
ditto	Tuftarney (Bauxite)	ditto	ditto	Bauxite	10	6
International Salt Co. Ltd., Carrickfergus	New Mine	Carrickfergus	GC Reilly	Rock salt	10	3
Leighton, Steel & Macartney, Portrush	Craighulliar	Portrush	Jas. Leighton	Lignite	6	4
Salt Union Ltd., Carrickfergus	French Park	Carrickfergus	Alex. Miscampbell	Rock salt	12	6
ditto	Maiden Mount	ditto	ditto	ditto	-	-

Cork

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Cookson Byrites Co. Ltd., Milburn House, Newcastle-on-Tyne	Derrygrenach	Bantry	W Gore	Barytes	20	16
ditto	Duneen	Clonakilty	ditto	ditto	9	42
Dunmanus Bay Barytes Mines Co. Ltd., Ballydehob, Skibbereen	Dereenalomane	Ballydehob	FH Ahier	ditto	22	54
J&J Kelly, Berehaven Copper Mines, Castletownbere	Allihies	Allihies, Castletownbere	J Harrington	Copper ore	10	8
Scarthe & Davis c/o JP Tierney, 44, Kildare St. Dublin	Skeagh	Schull		Barytes	4	6

Donegal

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
De La Hey Moores & W Horner, 4, Shipquay St., Londonderry	Gartan	Churchill	W Horner	Soapstone	8	10
The Orchard Refinery Co. Ltd., Harland Rd, Belfast	Conhey Head	Dungloe	J Sweeney	ditto	6	2

Londonderry

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Albert Kilner, Foldhead, Yorkshire	Ballylagon	Coleraine			-	-
ditto	Killygreen	ditto		Bauxite	-	-

Monaghan

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Robert Espinasse, Roden Place, Dundalk	Tullybuck	Clintibret, Castleblaney	SG Knott	Antimony ore	4	1

Sligo

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Gleniff Barytes Co. Ltd., Bath St., Glasgow	Glenriff	Cliffoney, Bundoran	Thos. Conacher	Barytes	6	1
Robert J Kirwan and Joseph Mallagh, Ard-ne-Veagh	Abbeytown	Ballysodare		Lead and zinc ores	-	3

Wicklow

Owner	Name of Mine	Situation	Agent	Minerals worked	Below	Above
Cronebane Mining Co., Tigroney Mine, Ovoca	East Cronbane	Ovoca	Jas. Higgins	Iron pyrites, cuperous pyrites, ochre	7	4
ditto	West Cronbane	ditto	ditto	ditto	-	-
Electrolytic Copper Co. Ltd., 70 Lombard St., London	Ballygahan	ditto	TP Phillips	Iron pyrites and copper	-	-
ditto	Connary	ditto	ditto	Copper ore	-	-
ditto	East Cronebane	ditto	ditto	ditto	16	31
WH Pearson, Suffolk House, Cannon St., London	Ballycapple	Kilbride	R Murray	Iron ore	-	-
Via Gellia Colour Co. Ltd., Matlock Bath, Derbyshire	Ballymurtagh	Ovoca	WA Shetliff	Ochre	-	30