Local knowledge.
Global expertise.
We’re a mineral exploration and development company, supported by US investment. We’ve been working on the Curraghinalt polymetallic deposit in West Tyrone, Northern Ireland, since late 2009. We’ve done a lot in that time.
Since 2009, we've explored for a broad range of minerals in Northern Ireland including precious metals, base metals, critical minerals, and rare earths.
We have also carried out extensive environmental studies to understand the local conditions and inform our plans to minimise the impact. These studies form the basis of our environmental monitoring programme, which will continue throughout the life of the mine and after its closure.
Our team combines the local knowledge of geologists, environmental scientists, administrators and community workers from Northern Ireland with mine engineering and finance experience from the United States and Canada.
In November 2017, we submitted a planning application to Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure (DfI), requesting permission to build an underground mine. The application was referred to the Planning Appeals Commission for a public local inquiry, which is due to begin in January 2025. You can view the application at the Planning NI website using reference number LA10/2017/1249/F.
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Investors in People
Over the past 15 years, Dalradian has become part of the community.
We are committed to developing the skills of local people. Our training programmes have:
Over the past nine years, we provided over 17,400 hours of training to our employees.
Provided internships for 35 young people to experience the mining business first-hand.
Developing programmes in collaboration with local colleges—partnerships that will continue throughout the life of the mine.
Leadership
Dalradian combines the local knowledge of geologists, environmental scientists, administrators and community workers from Northern Ireland with the mine engineering and finance expertise of our leaders from Canada and the US.
We are supported by a private investment fund managed by Orion Resource Partners, a global alternative investment management firm with approximately $6 billion under management, much of it from US-based institutions.
Orion specialises in institutional metals and mining investment strategies in the base and precious metals space and believe the metals and materials industries are key to more sustainable infrastructure, energy and transportation solutions for the global economy.
Responsible Business
First and foremost, our operations adhere to high health, safety, and environmental standards. We promote sustainable practices throughout our business and foster positive relations with our staff, suppliers, and contractors. We believe respecting human rights and contributing to the positive realisation of rights is essential for the operation of our business.
We've also created the Dalradian Community Fund (formerly known as the Tyrone Fund). It's just one way of giving back to local people. So far, we have distributed over £1.2 million in grants to over 650 local community groups and healthcare providers.
Their work has helped to protect the local freshwater pearl mussel, reach out to older people in isolated parts of the countryside, and support the learning of local kids. We are also investing in the future of Tyrone's young people in collaboration with local colleges. Our goal is to train local school leavers and provide a firm foundation for their future careers.
Our Responsible Business Report details our business, strategy, activities and performance in a number of areas, including the environment and support for its local community in Tyrone.
Health & Safety
Health and safety is at the core of our corporate culture. We believe that no task, however important or pressing, should be carried out in an unsafe way.
We hold all our employees and contractors accountable for their health and safety performance and aim to exceed the relevant legislation, laws and international guidelines. Health and safety is built into our plans and designs. We provide the right information, training and supervision for everyone who works on the site, and support them with the resources and equipment to manage health and safety risks.
A zero-harm target
Regular task observation and risk assessments
A system to report, manage, learn from injuries, illnesses and near misses
A set of health & safety key performance indicators
Systems for workforce participation in health & safety policy-making
Join our team
We want to hit the ground running when the project receives planning permission.
We will need a host of local people to help us get going.
Would you like to work with us?
Register your interest in joining our team
Can your business support our operations?
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Your support matters
Support our plans to create jobs, strengthen the local community and respect the environment. The Department for Infrastructure will take your views into account. Help make our plans a reality.
Your letter of support will be sent directly to the Department for Infrastructure. Dalradian will not see your letter, nor any of your details.
Great things can happen with your support
Support our plans to create jobs, strengthen the local community and respect the environment. The Department for Infrastructure will take your views into account. Help make our plans a reality.
Customise a letter of support in two simple steps:
Provide your personal details
This will signal your support to the Department for Infrastructure. You can choose to keep these details private.
Tell the Department for Infrastructure why you support the project
Please tick all the elements you like about the proposed project.
Dalradian will not see your letter, nor any of your details. Your letter of support will be sent directly to the Department for Infrastructure