No Tyrone Goldrush: Why Stormont confusion and local division mean gold worth billions might stay under the ground
There are billions of pounds worth of gold under the Sperrin Mountains in County Tyrone. A US-based company, Darlriadan Resources, wants to mine it. But local people are divided over whether the mine would benefit or harm them, some are mounting legal challenges against it. Sinn Féin is struggling with the decision and with its policy on mining. Will the gold ever be brought out of the ground and it is – who will benefit from it?
Ciarán Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph’s Northern Ireland editor, Sam McBride.
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