Chapter 20
Categories of Industry
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Tara Mines Co Meath
Keywords
Ireland
zinc
underground
The Tara mine is located near Navan, Meath County, Ireland, about 50 km from
Dublin. Tara is the largest zinc mine in Europe and the fifth largest in the
world, producing 200,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate and 40,000 tonnes of lead
concentrate annually.
The mine was discovered in 1970 and
production began in 1977. It went on care-and-maintenance in 2001 due to low
zinc prices but was able to restart in 2003. Boliden acquired Tara in 2005. The
mine currently employs 700 people.
Tara is the largest zinc mine in
Europe . . .
Tara is an underground
mine which employs trackless mining, state-of-the-art remote-control technology
and computerised systems. Boliden has added its international resources and
technological skills gained in mining operations all over the world. Boliden and
Tara together ensure that the mining operation at Navan continues to improve in
every respect.
The Navan orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres
below surface. The central section has been mined out. The mine has been
enlarged with acquisitions to the northeast, the Nevinstown (formerly Bula)
orebody, and to the southwest, the South West Extension (SWEX) orebody. All
three sections of the orebody are currently being mined. The mine life extends
past 2015. Tara supplies some of its zinc concentrate to Boliden's smelters in Kokkola, Finland and Odda, Norway, but
most of Tara's production is sold to third parties in Europe.
Keywords
Ireland
zinc
underground
The Tara mine is located near Navan, Meath County, Ireland, about 50 km from
Dublin. Tara is the largest zinc mine in Europe and the fifth largest in the
world, producing 200,000 tonnes of zinc concentrate and 40,000 tonnes of lead
concentrate annually.
The mine was discovered in 1970 and
production began in 1977. It went on care-and-maintenance in 2001 due to low
zinc prices but was able to restart in 2003. Boliden acquired Tara in 2005. The
mine currently employs 700 people.
Tara is the largest zinc mine in
Europe . . .
Tara is an underground
mine which employs trackless mining, state-of-the-art remote-control technology
and computerised systems. Boliden has added its international resources and
technological skills gained in mining operations all over the world. Boliden and
Tara together ensure that the mining operation at Navan continues to improve in
every respect.
The Navan orebody lies between 50 and 900 metres
below surface. The central section has been mined out. The mine has been
enlarged with acquisitions to the northeast, the Nevinstown (formerly Bula)
orebody, and to the southwest, the South West Extension (SWEX) orebody. All
three sections of the orebody are currently being mined. The mine life extends
past 2015. Tara supplies some of its zinc concentrate to Boliden's smelters in Kokkola, Finland and Odda, Norway, but
most of Tara's production is sold to third parties in Europe.