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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 regularly updated to take account of new technology and community views. Rehabilitation is integral to the ...

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 transported by an electric, covered conveyor to the surface for further processing. Non-ore bearing rock will...