1. To apply for prospecting or mining licence the applicant has to contact Exploration and Mining Division.
2. Before a Licence is finally issued the proposed licence must be advertised in local newspapers. This allows anyone with concerns about exploration 21 days to submit any issues both positive and negative for consideration before granting the Prospecting Licence.
3. To apply, please get in touch with the following contact information provided which could help.
   
   

Exploration and Mining Division,
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,
29-31 Adelaide Road,
Dublin 2,
Ireland
Phone: + 353-1-6782000
Fax: + 353-1-6782179
Email: emd.info@dcenr.gov.ie
Following link provides more contact information : More Contact Info

You could also get in touch with the on-line services that can be used for : On-line Services

• If the area has never been licenced before a Map of the desired area.

Exploration and Mining Division,
Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources,
29-31 Adelaide Road,
Dublin 2,
Ireland
Phone: + 353-1-6782000
Fax: + 353-1-6782179
Email: emd.info@dcenr.gov.ie
Following link provides more contact information : More Contact Info

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Application Fee of 190 per Area.

Six years

Application forms that can be used : Application Form

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