A Social, Environmental and Economic Assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines
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A social, environmental and economic assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines Final Report Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment 25th February 2020 A social, environmental and economic assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines Quality information Prepared by Checked by Verified by Approved by Ciarán Maguire Catherine Murray Steve Smith Fergus Hayes Catherine Murray Sarah Krisht Mary Zsamboky Jess Wood Campbell Howe Jenny Rush Jack Crawley Revision History Revision Revision date Details Authorized Name Position 1 5/09/19 Draft FH Fergus Hayes Director 2 29/10/19 Revised Draft FH Fergus Hayes Director 3 16/01/20 Final Draft FH Fergus Hayes Director 4 20/02/20 Final FH Fergus Hayes Director Prepared for: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment AECOM 2 A social, environmental and economic assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines Prepared for: Exploration and Mining Division of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment Prepared by: Catherine Murray Associate Director T: +353 1 238 3100 E: [email protected] AECOM Ireland Limited 4th Floor Adelphi Plaza Georges Street Upper Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin A96 T927 Ireland aecom.com © 2020 AECOM Ireland Limited. All Rights Reserved. This document has been prepared by AECOM Ireland Limited (“AECOM”) for sole use of our client (the “Client”) in accordance with generally accepted consultancy principles, the budget for fees and the terms of reference agreed between AECOM and the Client. Any information provided by third parties and referred to herein has not been checked or verified by AECOM, unless otherwise expressly stated in the document. No third party may rely upon this document without the prior and express written agreement of AECOM or Client. Prepared for: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment AECOM 3 A social, environmental and economic assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 8 2. Glossary of Acronyms .............................................................................................................. 14 3. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 15 3.1 Background and purpose ................................................................................................. 15 3.2 Report structure ................................................................................................................ 16 4. Approach and methodology ..................................................................................................... 17 4.1 ‘A capitals approach’ ........................................................................................................ 17 4.2 Study methodology ........................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Assessment of Effects ...................................................................................................... 19 5. Galmoy mine ............................................................................................................................ 27 5.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Social effects .................................................................................................................... 30 5.3 Environmental effects ....................................................................................................... 41 5.4 Economic effects .............................................................................................................. 50 5.5 Summary .......................................................................................................................... 61 6. Lisheen Mine ............................................................................................................................ 64 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................................................... 64 6.2 Social effects .................................................................................................................... 66 6.3 Environmental effects ....................................................................................................... 79 6.4 Economic effects .............................................................................................................. 90 6.5 Summary ........................................................................................................................ 100 7. Conclusions and recommendations ....................................................................................... 103 7.1 Conclusions .................................................................................................................... 103 7.2 Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 106 8. Appendix A. Study methodology ............................................................................................ 109 A.1 Note on choice of methodology ................................................................................... 109 A.2 Phase 1: Literature review ........................................................................................... 109 A.3 Phase 2: Interviews ...................................................................................................... 110 A.4 Phase 3: Identifying and screening effects ............................................................... 110 A.5 Phase 4: Measurement and valuation ........................................................................ 110 9. Appendix B. Supporting evidence for Galmoy mine .............................................................. 112 B.1 Social effects ................................................................................................................. 112 B.2 Environmental effects .................................................................................................. 123 B.3 Economic effects .......................................................................................................... 142 Appendix C. Supporting evidence for Lisheen mine .................................................................... 153 B.4 Social effects ................................................................................................................. 153 B.5 Environmental effects .................................................................................................. 165 B.6 Economic effects .......................................................................................................... 190 10. Appendix D. List of documents reviewed ............................................................................... 201 Figures Figure 4.1: Capitals approach ............................................................................................................... 17 Figure 4.2: Direct, indirect and induced spending ................................................................................ 21 Prepared for: Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment AECOM 4 A social, environmental and economic assessment of Galmoy and Lisheen Mines Figure 4.3: Typical classifications of the significance of impacts .......................................................... 24 Figure 5.1: Location of Galmoy Mine .................................................................................................... 27 Figure 5.2: Value of Irish lead and zinc concentrate exports at original prices, 1992-2018 ................. 53 Figure 5.3: Total and dry bulk exports through New Ross Port, 2000-2018 ......................................... 54 Figure 6.1: Lisheen Mine geographic context ....................................................................................... 64 Figure 6.2: Exports through the Port of Cork, 2000-2015 ..................................................................... 93 Tables Table 4.1: Study methodology .............................................................................................................. 18 Table 4.2: Illustrative evaluation logic model ........................................................................................ 19 Table 4.3: Time-based scope of assessment ....................................................................................... 22 Table 4.4: Identification of effects ......................................................................................................... 23 Table 4.5: Significant effects as a function of duration and receptor sensitivity ................................... 23 Table 4.6: Characterisation and assessment of significant effects ....................................................... 24 Table 5.1 Data availability for social effects for Galmoy mine .............................................................. 31 Table 5.2 Significance of social effects for Galmoy mine ..................................................................... 32 Table 5.3: Effects of employment at Galmoy Mine ............................................................................... 33 Table 5.4: Effects of education and skills at Galmoy mine