A public inquiry into Dalradian's proposed gold mine in County Tyrone will resume on April 13. The Planning Appeals Commission suspended proceedings in January 2025. The inquiry will hold 21 sitting days from April to June at The Strule Arts Centre in Omagh. Three extra days are allocated if needed. Topics include socio-economic impacts, water, climate and transport.

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council participates in the inquiry. Council costs exceed £700,000. By August 2025, £340,000 went to external legal and consultancy fees. The inquiry sat for two and a half days before suspension. Jill Cush, Director of Corporate Services and Governance, told councillors at a February 2026 Policy and Resources Committee meeting that costs are reported bi-monthly with no new spending since June 2025.

In October 2023, Sinn Féin and Alliance Party councillors approved funding to oppose the mine. Funds hired specialist consultants and barrister Conor Fegan. SDLP, DUP and UUP councillors opposed it. Allocations totalled £400,000 for fees plus £310,000 contingency. The council asked Mid Ulster District Council for financial support. Chris Boomer, then Head of Planning at Mid Ulster, rejected the request.

Dalradian submitted the application to the Department for Infrastructure in 2017. Revisions followed, including removal of a cyanide processing plant in 2019. As statutory consultee, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council requested extensions totalling at least 13 months before responding in January 2021. Its Environmental Health department sought further extensions before submitting views on air quality, noise, lighting and vibration in December 2020.

Alison McCullagh, the council's Chief Executive, told the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee in Westminster in January 2026 that a decision on the mine is needed urgently.