Pre-tax profits at Galmoy Mines in Co Kilkenny fell by 40% to €11.23m in 2012.

The Health and Safety Authority is investigating an explosion at a mine in Co. Tipperary that claimed the life of a man in his forties.

WORKERS at the Lisheen Mines in Co Tipperary are concerned about the security of their jobs, according to a staff member who attended an information meeting with management yesterday.

Lisheen Mines, the lead and zinc mining outfit owned by international mining giant Anglo American plc, has awarded a major supply contract for environmentally friendly cement.

Lisheen Mines, the Tipperary-based mining subsidiary of Anglo American Plc., has awarded a major supply contract for environmentally friendly cement to Ecocem.