Question
Please provide update on Dalradian Resources Inc. re escorting services provided by PSNI, as follow up to long running FOI.
Answer
Dates of Blast supervision at Dalradian gold mine, carried out by the PSNI’s Explosives Blasting Unit:
During 2015 there were 112 blasts, 142 during 2016 and 1 blast during January 2017 which used the remaining explosives that were held at that time by Dalradian, exhausting their explosives stock. Since then, there have been no further blasts at the Dalradian gold mine.
Inspections of the Dalradian gold mine storage magazine carried out by the PSNI’s Explosives Blasting Unit:
The most recent inspection at Dalradian gold mine took place on Monday 22nd September 2025. This was as a result of a request from the Department of Justice and the purpose was to ensure that there were no explosives held in the storage magazine at Dalradian gold mine. The result of the inspection was a confirmation that no explosives were being stored within the storage magazine.
Brendan Mullan