The gold mine tearing Ulster apart

The gold mine tearing Ulster apart

“Are you for the mine? If you’re for the mine you’re not welcome here.” The farmer speaks from the cab of his tractor. He’s a lean man with a closed face, and he doesn’t like the look of me. We’re on a lane in the Sperrin Mountains, a 20-minute drive from Omagh. Just to the north, up the track and over the ridge, is a parcel of land known as Curraghinalt. A US-Canadian company called Dalradian wants to build a gold mine there. This is rough uplan