REVIEWED LOCATION

Tankardstown Engine House — Copper Mineral Heritage Geosite Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Copper Coast Geopark documents nationally important mineralogy at Tankardstown and states that the Engine House is publicly accessible while mine workings are inaccessible without specialist equipment or permissions.

Protected / viewing statusVery high evidenceexact map precisionCurrent review cycle freshness
Important: Known copper minerals do not make the mine a collecting destination.

What is here

copper-bearing Ordovician volcanic rocks and diverse secondary copper minerals

Materials / interest: Copper, Azurite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite

Collecting and access

Engine-house and interpreted geology viewing only. Mine workings are inaccessible and no mineral collecting permission is represented.

Use the public engine-house parking/interpretation area only.

Detailed status
viewing
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Not flagged
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
no
Hammering
no
Digging
no

Safety

Do not enter shafts, adits or mine workings; cliff and former-mine hazards remain.

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-11 · Next scheduled review: 2027-09-11.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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