Tara Mines nearby
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Tara Mines nearby is a major zinc and lead mine close to Navan in County Meath, Ireland, and one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tara Mines | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
industrial site
ⓘ
underground mine ⓘ zinc and lead mine ⓘ |
| commodity |
lead
ⓘ
silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1970 ⓘ |
| employs |
engineers
ⓘ
geologists ⓘ mine workers ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
major employer in Navan area
ⓘ
significant contributor to Irish mining sector ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalRegulation | Irish environmental law ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLocalAuthority | Meath County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProcessingPlant | on-site concentrator GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasProduct |
lead
ⓘ
silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| hasSafetyRegulation | Irish mining safety regulations ⓘ |
| hasWorkforce | hundreds of employees ⓘ |
| isMajorZincProducerFor |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Meath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ Navan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hill of Tara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navan NERFINISHED ⓘ River Boyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| nearTo | M3 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oneOfLargest |
lead mines in Europe
ⓘ
zinc mines in Europe ⓘ |
| openedIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Boliden Tara Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreBodyType | sedimentary exhalative deposit (SEDEX) ⓘ |
| oreType | zinc-lead ore ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Boliden AB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
lead concentrate
ⓘ
silver as by-product ⓘ zinc concentrate ⓘ |
| region | north-east Ireland ⓘ |
| status | in production ⓘ |
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