ANNUAL REVIEW 2021
Drummond Mine / Knocknacran Open Pit Mine:
Saint-Gobain Mining (Ireland) Ltd 2021 Update by Benson Plunkett, Mine Manager, Gyproc, Ireland Drummond Mine and Knocknacran Open Pit Mine continued to supply the Construction Industry’s demand for both plaster board and bagged plaster for the last 12 months and throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Although, like many businesses, demand has been suppressed by the pandemic, but the outlook for 2022 and beyond looks promising. Our big event in 2021 will see Saint Gobain Mining Ireland Ltd. applying for planning permission for a new Open Cast Mine situated in Knocknacran West approximately 1 km from the current Open Cast Mine site. A successful community event was held in late September inviting all stakeholders to see and discuss the plans for the new Open Cast Mine. Saint Gobain Mining Ireland Ltd. continue to support the local community following the subsidence event in 2018 and have successfully secured and commenced phase 1 of the construction of a new GAA sports facility. Plans for a new Community Centre complex are also underway.
A bird’s eye view of the Mine site (July 2021).
The commencement of the new GAA sports facility supported by Gyproc Ireland Saint Gobain Mining Ireland Ltd. (May 2021).
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