Earth Resources
This section covers the following:
- Fossils fuels
- Renewable energy
- Mineral resources (world and Ireland)
- A history of mining and quarrying in Ireland
- What’s in your mobile phone?
Fossil fuels
From coal to peat, to oil and gas, fossils fuels have been powering Ireland for a long time.
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Renewable energy
Geothermal energy, whether shallow or deep, uses the natural heat stored in the ground to heat buildings.
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Mineral resources
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Mining and quarrying in Ireland
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What’s in your mobile phone?
From rare earth elements to precious metals like silver and gold, do you really know what’s in your mobile phone?
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