Although a local origin of Irish Bronze Age gold artifacts has never been confirmed, the widespread distribution of gold particles in stream gravels suggests a local bedrock origin. Significant bedrock mineralisation was discovered in County Monaghan in the 1950s, and in County T

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When an Ireland-wide project to undertake detailed geochemical and geophysical coverage was first discussed at the turn of the 21st century by the Geological Surveys of the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and the USA, the original acronym given to it was RESI – the

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The Tyrone Igneous Complex of Northern Ireland has been a target for base and precious metal exploration since the 1970s. Historic exploration was hampered by poor exposure and consequently a limited understanding of the local geology. Extensive new field mapping, utilising the h

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