Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
744. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total weight of silver, not silver ore or concentrated silver ore, that has been produced to date from three mines (details supplied). [21248/16]
View answerThe total weight of silver produced to end of 2015 from the three mines, referred to by the Deputy, is approximately 833,000 kg.
The breakdown for each mine is provided in the following table.
|
Mine Name |
Kilograms produced over the life of the mine |
|
Gortdrum, County Tipperary |
83,000 |
|
Tara County Meath |
268,000 |
|
Tynagh, County Galway |
482,000 |
|
Total |
833,000 |
