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Mining Industry

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Questions (743)

Clare Daly

Question:

743. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total tonnage of zinc, not zinc ore or concentrated zinc ore, that has been produced to date from five mines. [21247/16]

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The total weight of zinc produced to end of 2015 from the five mines, referred to by the Deputy, is approximately 10.42 million tonnes.

The breakdown for each mine is provided in the following table.

Mine name

Number of millions of tonnes over the life of the mine

 Navan County Meath

6.43

 Lisheen, County Tipperary

2.28

 Galmoy, County Kilkenny

0.76

 Tynagh, County Galway

0.28

 Silvermines, County Tipperary

0.67

 Total

10.42

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