Ben Lowry: The huge delay in approving the vast gold mine in the Sperrins - one of the best untouched deposits in the world - is a farcical reflection on Northern Ireland

Public inquiry into plans for Dalradian’s Sperrins gold mine (Curraghnihalt) expected to begin “on Monday week,” amid a long, reportedly farcical delay in approving extraction at a site described as one of the best untouched gold deposits Perigon signal context: impact negative, driver supply side.