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  • Dalradian Gold Applications for Abstraction and Impoundment

    Topics:
    • Resource & Waste Policy, 
    • Water, 
    • Pollution, 
    • Discharges, 
    • Water pollution

    Date published: 29 April 2024

    Last updated: 26 November 2024

    AIL/2024/0008 and AIL/2024/0009Applications have been made to the NIEA an Agency of the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs for authorisation under the Water Abstraction and Impoundment (Licensing) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.

    Dalradian Gold Ltd applied for authorisation for two abstraction and impoundment (listed below) at the proposed Curraghinalt Mine, adjacent to 80 Mullydoo Road, Greencastle, County Tyrone, BT79 7QP (E258418, N383902) Applications were submitted to NIEA on the 26th July 2024 and deemed complete on the 29th July 2024. DAERA directed the applicant to advertise the applications on 30th July 2024.

    Documents submitted to the Department in support of the applications include:

    • Application Submission Cover Letter from Dalradian Gold Dated 26th July 2024
    • Abstraction of surface water and storage in the Clean Water Pond. (Application Reference AIL/2024/0009)
    1. Application form for abstraction of surface water (AIL/2024/0009)
    2. Supporting documentation for surface water abstraction application (November 2020 Report) (AIL/2024/0009)
    3. Kaya Letter Dated 17th December 2021
    4. Kaya Letter Dated 28th January 2022
    5. Gahan and Long Letter Dated 28th January 2022
    6. DAERA spreadsheet of responses to 2020 application (ref AIL 2020/0105 and AIL 2020/0106) Document 1 and Document 2

    • Abstraction of Mine Water through dewatering of the underground mine and storage within the West Pond. (Application Reference AIL/2024/0008)
    1. Application form for abstraction of mine water (AIL/2024/0008)
    2. Supporting documentation for mine water abstraction (November 2020 Report) (AIL/2024/0008)
    3. Kaya Letter Dated 17th December 2021
    4. Kaya Letter Dated 28th January 2022
    5. Gahan and Long Letter Dated 28th January 2022
    6. DAERA spreadsheet of responses to 2020 application (ref AIL 2020/0105 and AIL 2020/0106) Document 1 and Document 2

    Documents

    • 1. Application form for abstraction of surface water (AIL/2024/0009).Adobe PDF (397.55 KB)
    • 2. Supporting documentation for surface water abstraction application (November 2020 Report) (AIL/2024/0009).Adobe PDF (4.59 MB)
    • 3. Kaya Letter Dated 17th December 2021Adobe PDF (336.55 KB)
    • 4. Kaya Letter Dated 28th January 2022Adobe PDF (352.88 KB)
    • 5. Gahan and Long Letter Dated 28th January 2022Adobe PDF (244.59 KB)
    • 7. Application form for abstraction of mine water (AIL/2024/0008).Adobe PDF (369.43 KB)
    • 8. Supporting documentation for mine water abstraction (November 2020 Report) (AIL/2024/0008).Adobe PDF (4.27 MB)
    • 9. Kaya Letter Dated 17th December 2021Adobe PDF (336.43 KB)
    • 10. Kaya Letter Dated 28th January 2022Adobe PDF (353.14 KB)
    • 11. Gahan and Long Letter Dated 28th January 2022Adobe PDF (242.64 KB)
    • 12. DAERA spreadsheet of responses to 2020 application (ref AIL 2020/0105 and AIL 2020/0106)Adobe PDF (370.13 KB)
    • Dalradian Gold (Surface Water, MIne Water) - COVER LETTER - AIL 2024 0008 AIL 2024 0009 _Redacted.pdfAdobe PDF (250.87 KB)
    • Public Consultation Response to AIL 2020 0105 and AIL 2020 0106 Summary 04 03 2021 Pt1.pdfAdobe PDF (80.17 KB)
    • Public Consultation Response to AIL 2020 0105 and AIL 2020 0106 Summary 04 03 2021 Pt2.pdfAdobe PDF (114.05 KB)

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