Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016
742. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total tonnage of lead, not lead ore or concentrated lead ore, that has been produced to date from five mines (details supplied). [21246/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total weight of lead produced to end of 2015 from the five mines, referred to by the Deputy, is approximately 2.26 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 |
1.18 |
|
Lisheen, County Tipperary |
0.30 |
|
Galmoy, County Kilkenny |
0.14 |
|
Tynagh, County Galway |
0.45 |
|
Silvermines, County Tipperary |
0.19 |
|
Total |
2.26 |
