The following list of mines in Ireland is subsidiary to the

lists of mines This lists of mines is a meta-list (list of lists) containing links to mine-related lists. By production * List of coal mines **List of coal mines in Australia *** List of collieries in Newcastle (Australia) ***List of coal mines in Queensland * ...

articles. This list contains working, defunct and proposed mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output(s).

Mines

Coal mines

Ballingarry Coal Mines Ballingarry Coal Mines are underground coal mines located near the village of Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland. Situated near the border with County Kilkenny, the mines are now disused and have flooded. Other nearby centres of population ...

Deerpark Mines The Deerpark Mines (), about 3 km north of Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, were the largest opencast coalmines in Ireland, giving great employment to the area. The mines produced anthracite, a natural smokeless fuel, which unlike other forms ...

Lead mines

Ballycorus Leadmines Ballycorus () leadmines is a former lead mining and smelting centre located in the townland of the same name, near Kilternan in County Dublin, Ireland. The mine opened around 1807 and was taken over by the Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) in 1826 ...

Galmoy Mine Galmoy Mine is an abandoned zinc and lead mine northwest of Kilkenny, Ireland. Located in the Rathdowney Trend, Galmoy was an underground mine that operated from 1997 to 2012, initially by Arcon International Resources, then by Lundin Mining f ...

Lisheen Mine Lisheen Mine is a former lead-zinc-silver mine located between the villages of Moyne, County Tipperary, Moyne and Templetuohy in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the Rathdowney Trend, Lisheen was an underground mine where the Li ...

Tara Mine Tara Mines is a zinc and lead mine near Navan, County Meath, Ireland. Tara is an underground mine where the orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres below the surface in carbonate-hosted lead-zinc ore deposits. The deposit was discovered in 1970 ...

Zinc Mines

Mining companies

Historically, mines were operated privately, but in 1824 an Act of Parliament established the

Mining Company of Ireland The Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) was a mining company which operated in Ireland, starting in 1824. History The Mining Company of Ireland (MCI) was formed in 1824 by an Act of Parliament following an inaugural meeting of interested philanthropi ...

. In the 21st century, mining companies operating in Ireland include: *

Boliden AB Boliden AB is a Swedish multinational metals, mining, and smelting company headquartered in Stockholm. The company produces zinc, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and gold, with operations in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Ireland. Boliden is linked ...

- Boliden operates the Tara zinc-lead-silver mine in County Meath, the largest zinc mine in Europe. *

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Plc is a listed mineral exploration and development company focusing on Ireland and Finland which was founded by Richard Conroy in 1995. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The company discovered ...

- Developing the Clontibret gold project of Co. Monaghan. *Minco Exploration - Minco engages in base metals exploration in Counties Galway, Meath, and Westmeath.

References

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