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Prospecting Licence application for North Mayo

  • 20-11-2011 12:38PM
    #1
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭


    Notice to be published on Tuesday in the Western People that the Minister intends to grant a prospecting licence in respect of Base Metals, Tin, Niobium, Zircon, Tantalum and Rare Earth Elements to Strategic Materials Pty Ltd., Unit 205/30 The Avenue, NEDLANDS, 6009, Western Australia, Australia,

    Names of Townlands in County Mayo:

    Bunawillin, Carrowkeel, Doolough, Glencastle, Loughnahelly, Muingmore, Srah

    See this here: AdtograntPL3257cb10112011.doc

    http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Natural/Exploration+and+Mining+Division/Public+Notices/

    They are also going to prospect in Wicklow.


Comments

  • #2
    voz es
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭voz es


    Do you view this as an Issue we need to be concerned about? If so why?


  • #3
    Oldtree
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,109 ✭✭✭Oldtree


    Not necessarily, but when it comes to a large scale extractive industry such as quarrying, its impact on people and the environment, forewarned is forearmed. ;)


  • #4
    voz es
    Closed Accounts Posts: 572 ✭✭✭voz es


    Fair point.


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