CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS IN TYRONE Creating prospects for Suppliers

Dalradian are a great Today, there are more than 100 mechanics and welders. customer. They purchase with local communities and local people working on Dalradian businesses. Since Dalradian took over the locally where possible and Gold’s project in west Tyrone. Most always plan ahead, meaning we At Dalradian, we’re proud to say we’re are from the local community and exploration project at Curraghinalt, can order stock for them that we have spent almost £1.5 million we mightn’t normally carry. here for the long haul, and we’ve made live locally. We are proud to employ a priority of both looking after the local people and, as we look to the with local suppliers based in the Gortin, Rouskey and Greencastle Malcolm McKeown, hardware environment and contributing to the future, are extremely fortunate to shop owner, Gortin, Co. Tyrone economic and commercial life of Tyrone. have such a motivated and skilled areas alone. workforce here in Tyrone. In we have spent an As you may know, Dalradian is currently applying for planning permission We also have thriving relationships additional £2.3 million with suppliers, communities. Typically, 70% of to mine gold in the area between with local suppliers and businesses businesses and entrepreneurs, total expenditures by gold mining Rouskey and Greencastle. Assuming – a diverse group that includes fuel, bringing our total spend in the county companies go toward payments to our application is successful, there will accommodation and food providers, to £3.8 million over the period. suppliers, contractors and employees be many more opportunities for us to transport companies and skilled and 90% of a mine’s workforce is Across we have develop new business relationships tradespeople, like electricians, drawn from the local community. spent more than £15 million in the with suppliers and companies across same period. That figure excludes a Modern gold mines are long-term Tyrone. In fact, over the lifetime of further £12 million in salaries paid. projects that require substantial the mine, we anticipate spending investment and extensive planning. A very straightforward This is evidence of our commitment approximately $1 billion dollars on the And unlike other enterprises, a gold customer to deal with, always and relationships with businesses in supply chain for the project. mine can’t up sticks and move to a seeks quality and are always county Tyrone and indeed across the prompt with payments. different location. As a result, their Over that time, Dalradian looks forward region. to working together with businesses Kieran Daly, owner of K.D. Tractors, success depends, in large measure, Rouskey, Co. Tyrone Gold exploration and mining projects upon building and maintaining and contractors throughout Tyrone. bring economic benefits to local positive, productive relationships

Health & Safety for employees and contractors is top of the agenda for Dalradian. It creates a real feeling of confidence when carrying out work for them. Eoin Ward, self-employed electrician, Co.Tyrone

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