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Gold mining company awarded for 'commitment to its people'

A gold mining company granted exploratory licences for the Sperrin mountains has picked up a top award for investment 'in their people'. Dalradian has advanced to the gold standard Investors in People (IIP) accreditation after first obtaining the ...

23 Aug 2022 at 14:10

Local News

County Derry teenager pens letter on gold mining concerns

Last week the County Derry Post received the following letter from a concerned teenager who articulated her thoughts on prospective gold mining in the Sperrins. Dear Editor, My name is Erin Kerlin and I am 13 years-old. I live in the heart of ...

03 Mar 2022 at 20:00

Local News

Mining companies apply for renewals on Co Derry licences

Anti-mining activists have voiced concerns about two new applications made by a Canadian mining company to renew Mineral Prospecting Licences covering over 220 townlands in counties Derry and Tyrone. Dalradian Gold Limited have made two new ...

26 Jan 2022 at 13:00

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'Captain Kokeritz: An American Hero' launched in Derry

On a recent trip to Derry City Cemetery, your roving reporter bumped into local genealogist and author, David Jenkins. David, who launched his fascinating book ‘Captain Kokeritz: An American Hero’ in the Tower Museum on Friday, was being ...

14 Nov 2022 at 16:36

Local News

Council object to planning application for gold mine

A local council have objected to a planning application for a gold mine in the Sperrin mountains. At tonight’s meeting of Mid Ulster District Council’s Planning Committee, members voted to object to a deferred planning application for ...

03 Aug 2021 at 23:23

Election

McGlone calls for end to goldmining in North

SDLP Mid Ulster Assembly candidate Patsy McGlone has called for a ban on gold mining in the North. Mr McGlone said the SDLP’s long-standing policy was for a ban on precious metals and minerals mining. The party also opposes fracking. ...

03 May 2022 at 21:00

Local News

Historic UK theatre launches with an opening night in Derry Cathedral

After the phenomenal success of its debut tour in April, the original stage play Forever Mine returns to Derry this Thursday night, 12 October at 7.30pm with a special performance in St. Columb’s Cathedral at the start of their UK ...

11 Oct 2023 at 14:53

Local News

Department for Economy grants 'exploration' licences to Dalradian

The Department for the Economy (DfE) has granted two licences for exploration within the Sperrin mountains which came into effect at the beginning of this month. Correspondence seen by Derry Now said the licences had been awarded ...

14 Jun 2022 at 22:24

Election

Independent candidate wants to create more ‘awareness’ around mining

Patrick Haughey is running as an independent candidate in Mid Ulster in the upcoming elections. The dad-of-three, who is also a part-time farmer, says he has decided to stand in the election to 'create awareness' and 'to oppose ...

03 Jun 2024 at 17:42

Northern Ireland

Protesters demonstrate ahead of first sitting of gold mine public inquiry

Protesters have staged a demonstration ahead of the first sitting of a public inquiry into an application for a gold mine in Co Tyrone. The mining firm Dalradian has been working on the Curraghinalt site near Greencastle in ...

13 Jan 2025 at 13:35

Northern Ireland

Absolutely no intention of using cyanide in Co Tyrone gold mining, inquiry told

An assurance has been given that no cyanide will be used in the proposed mining of gold in Co Tyrone. Mining company Dalradian has applied to extract gold in the Sperrin Mountains. It has been working on the Curraghinalt ...

13 Jan 2025 at 15:51

Northern Ireland

Mayan people’s battle with big companies for land ‘like fighting a monster’

The Mayan people’s struggle to keep their ancestral land has been described as “the fourth conquest” and like “fighting a monster”. The indigenous community has been through continuous displacement, starting with the ...

09 Mar 2025 at 17:09

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