Written answers
Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
Mining Industry
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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742. To ask 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]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The 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 |
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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743. To ask 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]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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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 |
Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent)
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744. To ask 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]
Seán Kyne (Galway West, Fine Gael)
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The total weight of silver produced to end of 2015 from the three mines, referred to by the Deputy, is approximately 833,000kg.
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 |
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