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Historically, mines were operated privately, but in 1824 an Act of Parliament established the Mining Company of Ireland. [1] In the 21st century, mining companies operating in Ireland include: Boliden AB - Boliden operates the Tara zinc-lead-silver mine in County Meath, the largest zinc mine in Europe.
Glencore plc is a Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland.Glencore's oil and gas headquarters are in London, England as well as its primary listing being on the London Stock Exchange, and it is one of the largest components of the FTSE 100 by market capitalization.
The Kroondal mine is a large open pit mine located in the north-western part of South Africa in Rustenburg, North West. Kroondal represents one of the largest platinum reserves in South Africa having estimated reserves of 6.2 million oz of platinum. [2] The mine produces around 217,000 oz of platinum/year. [2]
Ballycorus (Irish: Baile Mhic Fheorais, meaning 'Town of the Pearse Family') [1] 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 who owned and operated the site ...
Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited was a Canadian mining company with operations in 18 countries, involved in the exploration, mining, processing, and marketing of metal and mineral products, including nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum. In 1982 the company was renamed Falconbridge Limited.
Tilwezembe is an open-pit copper and cobalt mine in Lualaba Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo owned by Katanga Mining, a subsidiary of Glencore. Officially, Glencore has shuttered the mine, but the site is still being used by artisinal miners .
The Deerpark Mines (Irish: Páirc Na bhFia Mianach Guail), 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 of coal is not a major contributor to air pollution and air pollution ...
Silver mines in Ireland (1 C) Z. Zinc mines in Ireland (1 C) Pages in category "Mines in Ireland" This category contains only the following page.