Closed consultation Mineral Prospecting Licence Application OMA1/22

Summary

In exercise of its powers under Section 11 of the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969, the Department for the Economy is consulting on its intention to grant a Mineral Prospecting Licence in Counties Tyrone and Fermanagh to Flintridge Resources Limited.

Documents

• Consultation overview Adobe PDF (210 KB)
• Annex A - OMA1/22 - application form Adobe PDF (222 KB)
• Annex B - minerals prospecting overview for OMA1/22 and MPLA2/22 Adobe PDF (206 KB)
• Annex C - Flintridge Resources Ltd company brief Adobe PDF (50 KB)
• Annex D - map of application area Adobe PDF (1,019 KB)
• Annex E - wards and townlands in application areas Adobe PDF (54 KB)
• Annex F - public notice Adobe PDF (55 KB)

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Consultation description

Provided that the other required permissions are obtained, the Mineral Prospecting Licence will permit the company to explore for base metals. The applicant currently holds a mineral prospecting licence over the same area. The current licence is known as OM1/16.

This new licence is not related to the exploration of gold or silver which are outside the remit of the Department for the Economy. Flintridge Resources Limited are permitted to explore for gold under Options granted by the Crown Estate.

More general information relating to mineral prospecting can be found at minerals and petroleum publications.

Ways to respond

Consultation closed — responses are no longer being accepted.