... economic geology?
Gold? Silver? Diamonds?
These are all being actively sought in the north of Ireland. Exploration companies currently hold licences to look for gold, lead, zinc, silver, diamonds, brown coal, oil and gas. A gold mine is now being developed.
Many quarries produce sand and gravel aggregate for making bricks and tiles. Water supplies are also taken from boreholes - another use of the resources around us.
For further information about economic geology, please visit the Irish Association for Economic Geology website.