Silvermines area
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The Silvermines area is a rural district in County Tipperary, Ireland, historically known for its extensive lead and silver mining activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silvermines area canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic area
ⓘ
rural district ⓘ |
| climate | temperate oceanic climate ⓘ |
| contains |
abandoned mine workings
ⓘ
mine spoil heaps ⓘ tailings ponds ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentEconomy |
agriculture-dominated
ⓘ
commuter residential area ⓘ |
| economicHistory | mining-based local economy ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
metal contamination
ⓘ
soil contamination ⓘ water pollution risk ⓘ |
| governedBy | Tipperary County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adits
ⓘ
mine shafts ⓘ spoil tips ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
forestry
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ rural housing ⓘ |
| hasSettlement | Silvermines village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
extensive mining operations
ⓘ
smelting of lead ore ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntenseMining |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
base metal mining
ⓘ
lead mining ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Tipperary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineralResource |
lead
ⓘ
silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| miningStatus | former major mining district ⓘ |
| near |
Keeper Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nenagh NERFINISHED ⓘ Silvermines Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
galena
ⓘ
silver-bearing lead ore ⓘ |
| partOf | Silvermines parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | upland foothills ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Irish government environmental studies
ⓘ
environmental remediation projects ⓘ |
| transportAccess | local roads from Nenagh ⓘ |
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