Garrylaun Castletown Rathreagh Rathpatrick, Whiteswall Moneynamuck (Stopford) Rathbane and Waterland, close to village of Galmoy
Recommencement of underground mining at the former Galmoy Zinc and Lead Mine.
18229 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 11 April 2018
- Reference
- 18229
- Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of restarting underground mining operations at the former Galmoy Mine. This will include access portals, declines, ventilation shafts, and the refurbishment, retention, and change of use of various surface structures and water treatment facilities.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the recommencement of underground mining at the former galmoy zinc and lead mine, comprising access portal, declines, ventilation shafts and extension to underground workings. The proposed development will also involve the refurbishment and retention of a number of surface structures, including water well pump stations, dewatering wells; buildings including plant electrical building, pump houses, workshops, offices, laboratories, toilets and washing facilities, mine change house, security house, storage and warehouse areas, including structures for reagents, cement, engineered fill, sand, ore, cores, fuel, emulsion, dust collectors and backfill preparation; including water and other pipelines, water treatment plant, water discharge diffuser, sewage holding tanks and sewage treatment facilities, storm water storage pond and water treatment pond, and weighing facilities, electricity lines, electrical cables and wiring, transformers, sub-stations and switch-rooms; fire water facilities; temporary stockpiles for rock, overburden and topsoil; change of use of ore storage structure (tepee); other works including permanent entrance, access ways, internal roads, car park, truck park and yards, landscaping berms, planting, security fencing, boundary walls, electric lighting and entrance signage. Permission is also being sought for the construction of a wheelwash and water conditioning pond. An ipc licence permit would be required in relation to the proposed development. An environmental impact statement (now referred to an environmental impact assessment report (eiar)), and an appropriate assessment (aa) screening will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 April 2018
- Further information requested1 June 2018
- Application withdrawn28 February 2019
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