Woodsmith Mine is a deep potash and polyhalite mine located near to the hamlet of Sneatonthorpe, Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The venture was started by York Potash Ltd, which became a subsidiary of Sirius Minerals plc whose primary focus is the development of the polyhalite project. The project will mine the world's largest known deposit of polyhalite – a naturally occurring mineral.[1] Because the project would require mining to be undertaken in the North York Moors National Park, many objections were raised to the mine and the proposed conveyor that would be installed to transport the raw material offsite to a plant on Teesside 23 miles (37 km) away.
The mine is expected to have a life of 100 years and has been labelled the biggest mining project in Britain for decades; its twin shafts will be the deepest commercial mineshafts in Britain. The project is expected to generate over £100 billion for the UK economy over a period of 50 years.
Once it is functioning it will be the deepest mine in Europe and have the longest tunnel in Great Britain.
^"Chinese sign up for 500,000 tonnes of fertiliser from North Yorks potash mine". The Daily Telegraph. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
WoodsmithMine is a deep potash and polyhalite mine located near to the hamlet of Sneatonthorpe, Whitby in North Yorkshire, England. The venture was started...
The WoodsmithMine Tunnel (also known as a Mineral Transport System [MTS]) is a 23-mile (37 km) long tunnel that will stretch between WoodsmithMine at...
2016, Sirius Minerals announced plans for the WoodsmithMine in the area. In March 2020, the Woodsmith project was taken over by Anglo American plc and...
blow-out" while working in the mine. Winsford – home of Britain's largest rock salt mineWoodsmithMine – a new polyhalite mine under construction just south...
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construction at the WoodsmithMine in North Yorkshire. It was admitted to the main market in April 2017. In September 2019 the WoodsmithMine project was in...
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acid mine drainage which can all have potentially devastating effects on the environment of the Bristol Bay area. Opponents of the Pebble Mine created...
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been damaged by floods, was invited to work on the tunnel. Soon thereafter, mine owner Matthew Fletcher was asked for his opinion; he suggested that time...
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March 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2016. Kajastie, Nia (13 December 2022). "Woodsmith tunnel and shafts making 'great progress' following reconfiguration"....
Africa. The company operates a single cluster of open-pit and underground mines producing mainly copper as well as byproducts such as precious metals from...
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