Irish mining group IMC, which discovered a sizeable quantity of gold in Co Wexford, has identified the full length of the potential gold seam in the South-East.

A mining company may have literally struck gold in Wexford.

IMC Exploration Group has today announced "significant" gold results from its Wexford licence area.

More companies are prospecting for gold, silver, zinc and lead than ever before across the country, new figures show.