Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications
Minerals Development Bill 2014: Discussion
9:30 am
Mr. Frank Sheridan:
The drilling undertaken for the exploration of minerals would be of a particular type that involves extraction of a core of material for examination. The exercise is undertaken just for the duration of that drill activity. The hole arising from the extraction of the material is plugged following the temporary activity and the core that is extracted is studied to determine the presence of minerals underground. It is a temporary activity and it is limited to the core of that particular hole. The extent of the material involved would be very limited.
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