Dry Stack Facility News Today

How does a mine work? There are six stages to Dalradian’s approach. The sixth is ‘Rehabilitation’. Responsible mine closure is an opportunity for a positive legacy. Although mine operations may last up to 25 years, Dalradian has already submitted proposals to return the site to its present-day use in a Rehabilitation and Closure Plan. The plan forms the basis for a legal agreement with the Department for Infrastructure and which regulators / stakeholders will feed into. It will be regular...

There are six stages to Dalradian’s approach. The third is ‘rock management’. A best in class approach Operations at Curraghinalt will mine two-types of rock – ‘ore’ which contains metals and ‘non-ore bearing rock’ which doesn’t. The project is designed to retain as much non-ore bearing rock underground as possible. The remainder will be stored above ground in a Dry Stack Facility (DSF). Rock is first processed underground through a crusher and an ore sorter. Ore is transport...