Mining in Ireland: Boliden Tara mine

• Navan, Co. Meath
• Produced $lead$ and $zinc ore$
• Opened 1977
• Owned by $Boliden$ => Sweden
• $Europe’s largest zinc mine$
• Employs 580 people

Using the metals

• Rock blasted below surface => crushed above ground => metals $extracted$ abroad => factories

• %%Lead%% => $car batteries$, ammunition

• %%Zinc%% => $galvanise$ other metals, paint and inks