THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF GOLD MINING
All gold industry statistics are drawn from The World Gold Councils ``The Social and economic impacts of gold mining report dated 2015. 2 Tara Mine website (580 people employed) 3 Irish Times, Nov. 2013 3,000 local jobs dependant on operation of mine. 4 Tara Mines application to Environmental Protection Agency, 2010, page 49.