Alamy Some in the nearby settlement of Gortin have objected to the planned gold mine (Credit: Alamy) Heralded by some as a potential boon for Northern Ireland, where jobs and investment ...

Canadian mining company Dalradian Gold has spent about $170m exploring ... The company, whose local office is located in the village of Gortin, about 12km from Greencastle, says that the mine ...

Canadian company is ramping up its gold exploration business in County Tyrone A company that is exploring the possibility of gold mining in County Tyrone is to create 19 new jobs. The jobs are to ...

“The gold mine is very bad, and I don’t want it here,” she adds. Dalradian's office is in the village of Gortin, roughly 12km from Greencastle. On the drive out to the mine, the placards ...

Gold mine company Conroy has said it has made "excellent ... And Canadian firm Dalradian Resources has said Curraghinalt near Gortin, Co Tyrone, could yield hundreds of millions of pounds worth ...

Dalradian acquired mineral rights in 2009 to more than 80,000 hectares of land in Northern Ireland, including the Curraghinalt deposit outside Gortin ... the proposed gold mine for an initial ...

Many say they have no choice but to go underground and work in illegal mines to make a living. South Africa's abandoned gold mines are often targeted by illegal miners looking for gold and other ...

pretty village at the foot of the Gortin Glens. It is an ideal starting point for this route. Head into the Owenkillew Valley and look out for the gold mine that lies opposite the bridge at ...

Infrastructure minister Liz Kimmins and education minister Paul Givan have appointed John McQuillan (Contracts) Ltd to the project on Mountjoy Road/Gortin Road. Works are expected to commence in ...

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The price of gold has rocketed during the pandemic, but mining it is getting more difficult. Chris Baraniuk reports on challenges and controversy at one of the UK’s biggest planned mines.