Geological Survey Ireland and Irish-type deposits

Geological Survey Ireland (the Survey) is a line division of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. Founded in 1845 by an Act of Parliament, the Survey was tasked with “ascertaining the Rocks, Strata or Minerals” present across the country. Over the ensuing 178 years, the Survey has evolved into Ireland's public earth science knowledge centre with a broad remit across the entire geoscience area. In particular within the natural resources sector, the Survey hosts a world class database of pre-competitive data which is freely available to the public. As a frequent first port of call for most exploration companies and a key partner in Ireland’s geoscience research ecosystem, the Survey has always striven to be at the heart of the minerals sector within Ireland.