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Pat and Nuala Geoghegan 'Aluminum mining: jobs and death in rural Ireland'

John Carter
November 3, 2022
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Pat and Nuala Geoghegan 'Aluminum mining: jobs and death in rural Ireland'

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Aluminum mining: jobs and death in rural Ireland

Aluminum is a critical material for digital. Since 1970, there has been 559% increase in its mining. A typical smartphone can be 14% aluminum, while a up to 50% of a laptop can be made up of steel and aluminum.

Pat and Nuala Geoghegan are farmers from Askeaton, County Limerick. Soon after the Aughinish Alumina aluminum mining factory established itself nearby, their cattle began to get sick and die. And the Geoghegan family got sick. Their beautiful farm became “the killing fields”.

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