Avoca copper mines

One of the first companies to take advantage of these new policies was International Mogul Mines of Canada, which expressed interest in the copper reserves of Avoca, Co. Wicklow. The government passed an act in 1956 which gave Mogul, via a subsidiary company named St Patrick’s Copper Mines Ltd, generous terms to develop Avoca. The ... Read more

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