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Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:25:52 GMT ~ Sirius reaps the benefits of charming the locals

[at Financial Times] - The comic potential in mineral fertiliser was exploited to the full by satirist Sacha Baron Cohen when his creation, Borat the Kazhak, boasted "other countries have inferior potassium" in a spoof ...

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Fri, 03 Jul 2015 16:19:07 GMT ~ Yorkshire Moors potash mine becomes reality for Sirius Minerals

[at Financial Times] - A jubilant crowd surrounded the chief executive of Sirius Minerals as he emerged blinking into the evening sunshine after an eight-hour planning meeting in Yorkshire on Tuesday, where he had just obtained ...

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Fri, 03 Jul 2015 08:21:40 GMT ~ It’s Not Too Late To Buy Sirius Minerals plc!


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Wed, 01 Jul 2015 15:21:09 GMT ~ Why I Am Still Bearish On Sirius Minerals PLC


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Wed, 01 Jul 2015 08:01:30 GMT ~ BUZZ-Sirius Minerals: Wins nod for mine in British national park, shares surge

[Reuters - UK Focus] - ** Sirius Minerals Plc shares up 63 pct touching 2-year highs after co wins go-ahead to build a large mine in a scenic national park in Yorkshire ** North York Moors National Park's planning committee ...

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Link: http://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/SRUXF/company-info
Ticker: $SRUXF
OTC Market Place: Grey Market
CIK code: 0001458705
Company name: Sirius Minerals Plc
Company website: http://www.siriusminerals.com
Incorporated In: United Kingdom

Business Description: Sirius Minerals Plc is a potash development company listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market.Primarily focused on the development of the world's largest and highest-grade polyhalite deposit located in the United Kingdom, the York Potash Project.Committed to developing a portfolio of projects and continue to review opportunities around the globe.


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Market Value: $506,430,124 a/o Jul 02, 2015
Shares Outstanding: 1,350,480,332 a/o Jul 23, 2013
Float: Not Available
Authorized Shares: Not Available
Par Value: No Par Value

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New mine could bring 5,000 jobs

http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co.uk/news/business/new_mine_could_bring_5_000_jobs_1_2939095

Published on Tue Jan 18 10:36:19 GMT 2011

MINERAL rights between Scarborough and Whitby have been sold in a move which could lead to the opening of the first UK Potash mine in 40 years and the creation of up to 5,000 jobs.

Sirius Minerals has completed a deal to buy York Portash and now holds mineral rights on 600 sq km of land on the coast.

The company, which specialises in potash exploration and development and has three potash projects in Australia and the USA, is now set to undertake test drilling and seismic surverys in the area.

Sirius says exploration work will be carried out to determine the potential for a new potash mine between Scarborough and Whitby, which bosses believe could create 1,500 development and construction jobs and 1,000 operational jobs in the mine, as well as supporting hundreds more in the supply chain.

The project is still in its early stages but if it goes ahead Sirius estimates agricultural potash, which is a powdery salt used in fertilizers, could be extracted from the new mine for the next 50 years.

Chris Fraser, who founded York Potash last year and is now managing director and chief executive of Sirius, said: “Demand for potash is undergoing significant growth. Potash is an essential component in the fertilizers that we all rely on for cost effective food production.

“The York Potash project, subject to successful testing, could become a new and strategically important potash mine for the UK.

“This will help the UK to meet its own needs, giving it security of supply and, importantly, creating a project of local, regional and national economic significance.

“This is just one step on a longer journey but we are confident that our vision for a high-quality, modern and efficient potash mine in North Yorkshire can be achieved and would deliver an asset of true national importance.”

Scarborough MP Robert Goodwell welcomed the news.

He said: “This is absolutely brilliant news as this investment could create one of Scarborough’s largest employers.

“We have been saying there will be private sector jobs that come and replace some of the losses in the state sector and this could see that happening in Scarborough with thousands of jobs.

“This is the best possible news, however we will have to bear in mind the delicate environment in North Yorkshire and take precautions to protect it.”

The UK is currently only served by the Boulby Mine, which is also in North Yorkshire and is operated by Cleveland Potash Limited.

Sirius say subject to successful completion of the exploratory and surveying work, it is anticipated that details will be developed for a suitable extraction point and mine head with accompanying infrastructure.

Planning permissions will then be sought with a view to making the York Potash project operational “as soon as is practically possible”.

The project’s proposed exploration area would extend approximately between Scarborough and Whitby across the 600 sq km land allocation.

However no timetable has been set for submission of a planning application to Scarborough Council to develop the mine nor for the intended start of mining operations.

Directors’ Dealings - Very good news.

http://www.siriusminerals.com/directors%e2%80%99-dealings/

For immediate release: 18 JANUARY 2011

Sirius Minerals Plc

(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

Directors’ Dealings

The Board of Sirius Minerals, the globally diversified potash mining company, was notified on 17 January 2011 that Andrew Lindsay, Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of the Company, purchased 582,352 ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 17 pence per share on 17 January 2011. Mr Lindsay now holds a total of 582,352 ordinary shares in the Company representing 0.07% of the Company’s issued share capital.

For further information, please contact:


Sirius Minerals Plc
Chris Fraser
(MD & CEO) Tel: +44 7582711382 or+61 404073288 Richard Poulden
(Deputy Chairman) Tel: +971 504 524 994

NOMAD Joint Brokers Media Enquiries
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) XCAP Securities Plc Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Gth Media Relations
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Tel: +44 207 628 3396 Tel: +44 20 7101 7070 Tel: + 44 20 7776 6550 Tel: + 44 20 3103 3903

About Sirius Minerals Plc

Sirius Minerals is a globally diversified potash development company. Its primary focus is to bring on stream major potash mining facilities through the acquisition and development of projects overlying recognized potash deposits. Today it holds properties in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire), North America (North Dakota), and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia).

The Company is additionally progressing ongoing Research and Development initiatives into the secondary uses of salt and potash beds for energy storage and carbon dioxide sequestration.

Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals’ shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Its shares are also traded in North America on the OTCQX through the use of a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at http://www.siriusminerals.com/

Presentation 17 Jan 2011 - Building Blocks Complete

http://www.siriusminerals.com/investors/company-presentations/

The Team

Sirius Minerals plc is the company behind the York Potash Project. Sirius Minerals is a publicly-listed, UK potash explorer and developer with its HQ in London and four major potash projects around the world.

We are the only leading globally diversified potash explorers in the world. The strength of our reputation is based on our large team of exceptional, highly-qualified and experienced individuals. Our people combine global expertise with first-hand local knowledge and experience of the unique and highly-sensitive environment in North Yorkshire.

As an organisation we are committed to sustainability, rigorous health and safety, the training and development of our people and to the communities where we work. We are aiming to forge a long-standing mutually beneficial partnership with the people of North Yorkshire that will bring economic prosperity to the area for generations to come.

To find out more about Sirius Minerals plc, click here to visit our website.

http://www.siriusminerals.com/

Our professional advisers

Our own skilled team is being backed by some of the UK’s leading professional advisers on the range of disciplines required, including issues such as geology, mine engineering and planning.

Preliminary Timeline

During 2011, we will work with the relevant authorities, landowners and the local community to pursue the necessary consents and notifications to carry out our exploration work. At all times we will remain committed to sustainability and ensure that our impact on the environment is kept to an absolute minimum.

Sirius Minerals - York Potash Project website.

http://www.yorkpotash.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=2

Welcome to the York Potash Project website.

The York Potash Project presents an exciting opportunity for North Yorkshire and is strategically important for the future of agriculture and the wider economy in the UK. In a nutshell, the project will involve detailed explorations which will seek to find out whether a new, world-class potash mine is a viable proposition in the area. Ultimately the project has the potential to create significant jobs, boost the local and the national economies and ensure the supply of a material vital for the future of UK agriculture for generations to come.

This website has been set up to bring you all the latest information on the project and to set out how we will work in partnership with the local community and relevant stakeholders. Crucially, it exists to give you the opportunity to tell us what you have to say in response to our plans.

Your feedback and (we hope) support will help us to shape our vision and is vital in ensuring the success of this nationally important project. Please feel free to get in touch; we look forward to hearing from you.

More about the Project

Farmers use potash to replace potassium in soil to maintain good crop yields and strong harvests – a critical requirement at the moment as we face growing global food demand and rising prices in the UK. In addition to exporting to worldwide markets, it makes sense both in environmental and economic terms to have a secure and plentiful supply of this vital raw material in the UK rather than relying on imports and fluctuations in the global market.

Large deposits of potash have been known to exist in North Yorkshire for many years and potash mining has been part of the area’s way of life since the 1970s, providing jobs for local people and boosting the region’s economy.

If our research and exploration confirms that there are further large deposits of potash in North Yorkshire, then the York Potash Project has the potential to help supply the potash needed in the UK, as well as export internationally, for the next 50 years or more.

Following early initial evaluation, we are now ready to begin the process of exploring for mineral deposits. This will involve fresh analysis of existing information and the gathering of new data to improve our understanding of the potential for a new potash mine in the area.

Throughout the lifetime of the York Potash Project we will be committed to working in partnership with the community, relevant authorities such as the North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council and wider stakeholders including landowners.

Acquisition of York Potash Ltd and CEO appointment

http://www.siriusminerals.com/acquisition-of-york-potash-ltd-and-ceo-appointment/

For immediate release: 17 JANUARY 2011

Sirius Minerals Plc

(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

Acquisition of York Potash Ltd and CEO appointment

The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY), the globally diversified potash development group, are pleased to announce:

* the acquisition of York Potash Ltd; and
* the appointment of York Potash’s founder, Chris Fraser, as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sirius.

YORK POTASH ACQUISITION

Key facts

* Various agreements in relation to mineral rights both onshore and offshore over approximately 600km2 between the towns of Whitby and Scarborough in England, UK;
* Situated in a known high grade potash region with existing operations on an adjacent property;
* Extensive historical data from previous potash and petroleum exploration in existence;
* Established as one of the world’s largest deposits of polyhalite at mineable depths;

* JORC Exploration Target1 of between 3.3 and 6.0 Billion tonnes of 67% to 94% polyhalite (19% to 27% K2SO4); and
* JORC Exploration Target1 of between 330 and 400 Million tonnes of 35% to 40% of potassium chloride (KCl).

1. See note A. These estimates of quantity and grade are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource on the property and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in discovery of a Mineral Resource on the Property reported to an AIM standard.

Sirius has acquired York Potash Ltd, a private UK company that has signed various agreements with major landowners in relation to extensive mineral rights covering more than 600km2 onshore and offshore between the towns of Whitby and Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England, where York Potash Ltd has been analysing the potential to develop a new world-class potash project (the “York Potash Project”). The mineral rights relate to all the evaporites including potash (sylvite), polyhalite, rock salt, and intermingled minerals beneath the agreement areas. The region also hosts the Boulby Mine which has been producing potash since 1973 and is known to host extensive deposits of high grade sylvite and polyhalite.

As consideration, 150 million new Ordinary Shares of 0.25p each in the Company (“New Ordinary Shares”) have been allotted (conditional on Admission to trading on AIM (“Admission”)) to the shareholders of York Potash Ltd in consideration for 100% of the issued share capital of York Potash Ltd which, at the closing price of 16.75 pence per share on 14 January 2011 this equates to £25.1 million (equating to total consideration of £25.3 million including the repayment of the loan set out below). Application will be made for the New Ordinary Shares, which will when issued rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares in issue, to be admitted to trading on AIM; trading is expected to commence on 21 January 2011.

While the York Potash Project is still at the early stages of exploration and assessment, the Directors believe the potential of the project is significant. There has been an extensive amount of historical potash and petroleum exploration completed in the region since the 1960’s. York Potash has analysed over 97,000 metres of drilling data and a significant amount of historical reports relating to the region’s geology.

A JORC Exploration Target of between 3.3 and 6.0 Billion tonnes of 67% to 94% polyhalite (19% to 27% K2SO4)1 has been established for the currently contracted area within the York Potash Project. This estimate establishes the project as having one of the world’s largest deposits of polyhalite at mineable depths.

This estimate has been prepared based on a five (5) metre “extraction” section from a >10 metre very consistent seam of relatively high purity polyhalite. This is from within the basin wide 10 to 50 metre thick polyhalite sequence intersected by numerous historical drillholes. Allowances have been made for urban areas and known areas of major fault and dyke disturbance. The base of the polyhalite sequence is expected to be in the order of 1,600m to 1,700m depth below the surface.

In addition, a JORC Exploration Target of between 330 and 400 Million tonnes of 35% to 40% potassium chloride (KCl)1 has been established for the currently contracted area within the York Potash Project. This estimate has been defined on the basis of similar characteristics from the drillholes already drilled in the area and what has been mined at Boulby. Allowances have been made for urban areas and major faulting.

1. See Note A. These estimates of quantity and grade are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource on the property and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in discovery of a Mineral Resource on the property reportable to an AIM standard.

Polyhalite is a potentially valuable source of Sulphate of Potash (“SOP”) or potassium sulphate which has the chemical symbol of K2SO4. SOP is a highly sought after premium potash product which trades at a significant premium to conventional “potash”, being potassium chloride (KCl) or Muriate of Potash (“MOP”) products. Importantly, SOP does not contain chlorine which limits certain applications of MOP as a fertiliser.

The Company is now working with its advisers to rapidly progress the York Potash Project through the various stages of project studies needed to determine the technical, social and economic viability of the project. In addition Sirius intends to continue to secure mineral rights in the project area to provide the maximum exploration flexibility within the known extent of potash mineralisation.

The York Potash Project is near road and rail networks that potentially give the project access to the port of Teeside, which lies to the north, and the port of Immingham, which lies to the south. Part of the project analysis will be to assess how best to access the existing infrastructure to efficiently access both domestic and international potash markets.

Founded in 2010, York Potash Ltd has yet to submit formal accounts. According to the latest management accounts of York Potash Ltd, as at 11 January 2011 York Potash Ltd had Net Liabilities of approximately £144,000 and had incurred an operating loss of approximately £362,000 for the period to 11 January 2011. The liabilities of York Potash Ltd included a loan of £176,385 from an entity related to Chris Fraser which is to be repaid as part of the acquisition.

Following the issue of the New Ordinary Shares as set out above, the total number of shares in issue will be 878,106,602. Therefore the total number of Ordinary Shares in the Company with voting rights will be 878,106,602.

The above figure of 878,106,602 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Service Authority’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

APPOINTMENT OF MANAGING DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

As part of the acquisition of York Potash Ltd, its founder, Chris Fraser, has been appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Sirius Minerals Plc.

Christopher Neil Fraser (36) has approximately 16 years finance experience in the mining industry. During this time he worked at Citigroup (2000-2009), Rothschild (1998-2000), and KPMG (1995-1998) and has market leading expertise in all aspects of the financing and development of major mining projects. Having joined Citigroup in 2000, he was appointed Head of Metals and Mining Investment Banking for Australia in 2006 and Managing Director in 2008. In these roles he led the bank to become one of the leading investment banking franchises in the mining industry in Australia. In particular he was the lead adviser on the US$2.5 billion initial development capital financing for Fortescue Metals Group (FMG). He has provided strategic advice to many of the world’s leading mining companies including BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, WMC Resources, and Paladin Energy.

In 2009 Chris Fraser founded Sigiriya Capital, a specialist advisory and investment house focused on the resources sector, and in 2010 founded York Potash Ltd to undertake the exploration and development of the York Potash Project.

Chris Fraser holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. In addition, he is a Senior Associate of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) and member of the Institute of Company Directors in Australia.

Directorships currently held or previously held in the last five years by Chris Fraser are as follows:

Current Former

Sigiriya Capital Pty Limited Iberian Resources Corp

York Potash Ltd

C&J Fraser Investments Pty Ltd

Panocean (China) Limited

Recursos Sigiriya Pty Limited

Li Jin Capital Pte Ltd

As a result of the York Potash acquisition, Mr Fraser now has a beneficial interest in 112,500,750 New Ordinary Shares of 0.25 pence in the Company. This beneficial interest is held through C & J Fraser Investments Pty Limited as trustee of The Fraser Family Trust. This holding represents 12.8% of the Company’s enlarged share capital.

Chris Fraser has entered into a service agreement with Sirius under which he has been appointed as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company with immediate effect. The appointment will continue until terminated upon three months notice in the first 12 months and thereafter six months’ written notice by either party. In addition, in the event that there is an effective change of control of the Company or the Company merges with another company which is not a group company, from the date the Change of Control takes effect the written notice to be given by the Company to terminate this appointment shall change to become not less than 12 months’ notice in writing. Mr. Fraser will initially be paid a base salary at the rate of £260,000 per annum.

Mr Fraser has been granted the following options over Ordinary Shares in connection with his appointment:
Number Exercise Price Expiry Date
10,000,000 GBP0.197 31 December 2013



The options will vest immediately upon issue.

There is no further information on Chris Fraser required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Chris Catlow, Chairman of Sirius, commented:

“Today marks a key date in the history of building Sirius as the New Potash Powerhouse. Not only are we significantly expanding our portfolio of major potash projects, we are also significantly strengthening the management team with Chris Fraser’s appointment as Managing Director.

“The York Potash Project has the potential to make Sirius one of the world’s most important suppliers of potash. With the potential to produce several millions of tonnes annually of Sulphate of Potash, the premium potash product, the York Potash Project could generate significant value for all stakeholders. Furthermore, the acquisition is fully aligned with our strategy of acquiring major projects overlying known potash targets in politically stable environments. The platform we now have for stakeholder value creation is very impressive and, we believe, unmatched by our peers.

“I am also delighted that Chris has agreed to join Sirius as our Managing Director and CEO – this is a key value-add aspect of the acquisition. Chris has proven entrepreneurial abilities in the resources industry and has a clear track record in raising large amounts of capital for major strategic project developments – not least for Fortescue Metals. He has the vision, energy, skills and experience to deliver significant value for Sirius and lead the Company into the future.”

For further information, please visit the Company’s website www.siriusminerals.com or the York Potash Project’s website at www.yorkpotash.co.uk. Alternatively please contact:


Sirius Minerals Plc
Chris Fraser
(MD & CEO) Tel: +44 7582711382 or+61 404073288 Richard Poulden
(Deputy Chairman) Tel: +971 504 524 994

NOMAD Joint Brokers Media Enquiries
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) XCAP Securities Plc Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Gth Media Relations
Roland Cornish John Grant, Karen Kelly, David Newton Christopher Theis / Emma Earl Toby Hall/Christian Pickel
Tel: +44 207 628 3396 Tel: +44 20 7101 7070 Tel: + 44 20 7776 6550 Tel: + 44 20 3103 3903



About Sirius Minerals Plc



Sirius Minerals is a globally diversified potash development company. Its primary focus is to bring on stream major potash mining facilities through the acquisition and development of projects overlying recognised potash deposits. Today it holds properties in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire), North America (North Dakota), and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia).

The Company is additionally progressing ongoing Research and Development initiatives into the secondary uses of salt and potash beds for energy storage and carbon dioxide sequestration.

Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals’ shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Its shares are also traded in North America on the OTCQX through the use of a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at www.siriusminerals.com.

NOTE A



Competent Person’s Statement and Risk Statement


The information in this Stock Exchange Announcement that relates to Mineral Exploration results and Exploration Targets, together with any related assessments and interpretations, have been verified by and approved for release by Dr Frederick W. Smith FIMMM., CEng, CSci., a qualified geologist and full-time employee of FWS Consultants Limited (“FWS”), Environmental and Geological Consultants. Dr Smith, who is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IMMM), has sufficient experience which is relevant to the style of mineralisation and type of deposit under consideration and to the activity which he is undertaking to qualify as a Competent Person for the purposes of the AIM Rules. Dr Smith and FWS consent to the inclusion of the information contained in this announcement and the respective references to them in the form and context in which they appear. The JORC Exploration Target estimates of quantity and grade are conceptual in nature and there has been insufficient exploration to define a Mineral Resource on the property and it is uncertain if further exploration will result in discovery of a Mineral Resource on the Property. The estimates are not a Reserve or Resource statement in accordance with an AIM recognised Standard and should not therefore be relied upon as such. It should be noted that the Pan European Code of Reporting or PERC (that IMMM co-wrote) released in December 2008 and JORC are essentially identical on all key aspects relating to compilation and quoting Exploration Targets.

Directorate Change – Andrew Lindsay appointed as FD and CFO

http://www.siriusminerals.com/directorate-change-%E2%80%93-andrew-lindsay-appointed-as-fd-and-cfo-2/

For immediate release: 17 JANUARY 2011

Sirius Minerals Plc

(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

Directorate Change – Andrew Lindsay appointed as FD and CFO

The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY), the globally diversified potash development group, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Andrew Lindsay as Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company with immediate effect. Andrew Lindsay replaces Mr Jonathan Harrison who has retired from the Board.

Andrew Mark Lindsay, 48, has over 25 years of experience in the mining industry. Between 2003 and 2010 he was the Finance Director at European Nickel Plc during which time he oversaw its Admission onto AIM in 2004, which was accompanied by a £15million raise; its £84 million placing in 2006; and the US$50million acquisition of interests in Toledo Mining and Berong Nickel in 2008. In addition, Mr Lindsay initiated the agreement for US$325 million of project financing for its Caldag project in 2010. Prior to European Nickel, Andrew Lindsay held a series of business development and corporate finance management roles within the Anglo-American Group between1985 and 2002 based in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and Chile.

Chris Catlow, Chairman of Sirius, commented:

“The Company has now made a major step change in its development with the acquisition of York Potash and the appointments of Chris Fraser as MD and CEO and Andrew as FD and CFO. With Chris and Andrew’s commitment and experience, Sirius will now rapidly increase its rate of progress in becoming a significant global potash producer.

“I would also like to personally thank Jonathan Harrison for the significant contribution he has made over the last six years in creating the exceptional potash asset base for the Company. We wish him well with his other business interests.”

For further information on the acquisition by Sirius of York Potash Ltd and the appointment of Chris Fraser as Managing Director and CEO, please see today’s separate announcement.

Directorships currently held or previously held in the last five years by Mr Lindsay are as follows:


Current Former
MinFin Limited European Nickel PLC ENickel Holdings Inc
Stratten Ltd ENickel Berhold Inc
European Nickel Spain SL Heraan Holdings Inc
European Nickel Holdings Iberia SL Asian Nickel Research and Technology Corporation
Sardes Nikel Madencilik AS Ozren Nickel doo Sarajevo
Gediz Ic Ve Dis Tic Ltd Sti Vardiste Nickel doo Zvornik
Turmad Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS



As part of the appointment, the Company has granted Mr Lindsay 4,000,000 options that can be exercised at 19.7pence per share. The options vest on 17th January 2012 and lapse on 31st December 2013.

Separately, the Company has granted 2,000,000 options to other members of the management team that have an exercise price of 19.7pence per share. The options vest on 17th January 2012 and lapse on 31st December 2013.

There is no further information on Mr Lindsay required to be disclosed under Schedule Two, paragraph (g) (i)-(viii) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further information, please contact:


Sirius Minerals Plc
Chris Fraser
(MD & CEO) Tel: +44 7582711382 or+61 404073288 Richard Poulden
(Deputy Chairman) Tel: +971 504 524 994

NOMAD Joint Brokers Media Enquiries
Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad) XCAP Securities Plc Daniel Stewart & Company Plc Gth Media Relations
Roland Cornish John Grant, Karen Kelly, David Newton Christopher Theis / Emma Earl Toby Hall/Christian Pickel
Tel: +44 207 628 3396 Tel: +44 20 7101 7070 Tel: + 44 20 7776 6550 Tel: + 44 20 3103 3903



About Sirius Minerals Plc

Sirius Minerals is a globally diversified potash development company. Its primary focus is to bring on stream major potash mining facilities through the acquisition and development of projects overlying recognized potash deposits. Today it holds properties in the United Kingdom (Yorkshire), North America (North Dakota), and Australia (Queensland and Western Australia).

The Company is additionally progressing ongoing Research and Development initiatives into the secondary uses of salt and potash beds for energy storage and carbon dioxide sequestration.

Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals’ shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM market. Its shares are also traded in North America on the OTCQX through the use of a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at www.siriusminerals.com.

Rundown on Potash: Exploratory Well Should Spud in Next Couple of Weeks (North Dakota, USA)

http://milliondollarway.blogspot.com/2010/10/rundown-on-potash-exploratory-well.html

Cut to the chase:

* This story has international interest. Since posting this story early Sunday morning (October 24, 2010), I have had an unprecedented number of "hits" from England and Scotland. I think the hits began with someone in Wales, who posted the link on the Sirius message board (thank you).
* The drive for potash, as a fertilizer, is being driven by the Chinese.
* A small portion of North Dakota sits on 33% of all the known potash reserves in the world.
* It is the same basin that allows Saskatchewan to produce 90% of all potash produced in North America.
* Dakota Salts LLC, a subsidiary of Sirius Minerals, London, England, got the first permit in decades to drill for potash in North Dakota.
* Sirius Minerals shares are considered a "penny stock." Shares have appreciated from 2 pence to 7 pence in last few months.
* The funding is being provided by a Chinese company.
* Schlumberger will drill the well. Spudding is expected to commence during the first week in November, 2010.
* The rig is being brought up from Mexico. There are a record number of rigs in North Dakota but they are all contracted to drill Bakken oil.
* The potash well will be a deep well (3000 meters) near Lignite, ND; to see aerial imagery, click here. (When you get to the link, draw a square around Burke County, upper left county in North Dakota. If you do it right, the town of Lignite will jump right out at you. To see aerial imagery, click on the "show layers" tab sitting at the very center on the far right; otherwise, everything should make sense; there is a tutorial if needed. You won't see the well, yet, but you're going to see how close the railroad is!)
* Once brought to the surface, best way to ship potash: railroad. Warren Buffett's railroad, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe, runs right through the middle of Lignite.
* Drilling for potash will use the same technology as drilling for Bakken oil (except no fracturing).
* Links for everything noted above will be found in the original blog below.

Most incredible dots:

* Schlumberger will do the drilling; and,
* Warren Buffett's railroad is right in the middle of this story.

ORIGINAL BLOG

The "potash well" you've been reading about in local newspapers should be spudded within the next couple of weeks.

If you are at all interested in another potentially huge story for the Williston Basin, take a look at these sites:

* CBS News, October 20, 2010: Potash Drilling in Northwest ND
* Washington Post, October 20, 2010: Same story
* Marketwire, August 16, 2010: Dakota Salts: Exploration Permit Granted
* Bloomberg Businessweek, August 16, 2010: ND Issues First Potash Permit in Decades
* Similar stories in the Fresnobee (Fresno, CA); The Street; The (London) Telegraph; San Francisco Chronicle, and others. This story obviously has international interest.
* Local -- Kenmare Website, May 4, 2010, ND: Dakota Salts With 6,000 Acres; Goal: 30,000 Acres
* Wikipedia entry for Lignite, North Dakota (economy) has been updated (by me)

Remember my post regarding the Warren Buffett connection with the potash story? I posted that back in August. Pretty neat story.

Click here for a "source document" titled Potash in North Dakota by C. G. Carlson and S. B. Anderson, North Dakota Geologic Survey, 1966.

* At the time of this report, the US led the world in potash production with 90 percent of domestic production coming from Carlsbad, New Mexico
* The authors predicted that as the potash production declined in New Mexico, interest would move to Saskatchewan if potash industry did not develop in North Dakota (this prediction back in 1966 turned out to be right on target)
* Canada is now the world's number 1 producer of potash, producing 90% of North American production (another source)
* Canadian potash deposits are the highest grade known potash deposits in the world
* In North Dakota, the thinnest seams of potash are most shallow; the thickest seams are deeper
* Shallowest seams of potash are found in northeastern Renville and western Bottineau counties (5,800 to 6,200 feet)
* A thicker potash seam is deeper in Burke County; the seam will be thicker but cost of drilling will be greater
* The Divide County seam of potash is probably similar to that in Burke County
* Burke, Renville, and Bottineau counties border Saskatchewan, and run west-to-east (Burke is westernmost, directly north of Mountrail County (home of the prolific Sanish and Parshall oil fields). Renville and Bottineau counties may be familiar to you -- this is where EOG is drilling into the Spearfish formation for oil.

From the Kenmare link:

* North Dakota may hold up to 33 percent of world's reserve of potash
* North Dakota may hold 50 billion tons of potash

Dakota Salts LLC first exploratory well will be in Burke County, near Lignite, North Dakota. According to the press release, the first well will target a seam 34 feet thick at 8980 feet. The funding will be provided by the Chinese (whatever that means). Other than that link, I can't find additional background to the Chinese connection, and that link will not download this morning.

Dakota Salts, LLC, is interested in drilling in Renville, Bottineau and Burke counties. From their website:

* North Dakota salt beds are estimated to contain 50 billion tons of potash
* The Prairie Evaporate Formation in the Williston Basin yields over 33% of the world's potash supply
* Depth to potash: 3,000 feet at Saskatoon; 4,800 feet near Regina; and 9,000 feet in North Dakota
* Potash drilling is greatly benefited by the oil industry -- how closely related these two industries are is very, very interesting
* Following extraction of potash, Dakota Salts LLC is exploring the possibility of creating caverns for the storage of natural gas and other hydrocarbons or the storage of compressed air for electricity generation

Some opine that potash may be may profitable than oil for mineral rights owners in North Dakota. The price for potash spiked to $1,000/ton in 2008; has since fallen back significantly; world demand being driven by Chinese market for fertilizer.

Dakota Salts LLC is busy buying up potash mineral rights in North Dakota. When this story first broke, DS said it had 6,000 net acres; now it has 7,425 acres.

More trivia: for the past few days, I have had a number of stories involving Schlumberger. Well, here's another dot to connect. Dakota Salts LLC will drill their first exploratory potash well in North Dakota with Saskatchewan-based North Rim Exploration Ltd. (NREL) and Schlumberger Water Services USA. I have accumulated shares in SLB for three decades, and remains one of my favorite holdings. Yes, I do fall in love with some of the companies in which I invest, breaking a cardinal rule in investing. Smile.

From the Sirius Minerals website press release, October 19, 2010:

* Schlumberger will act as the contractor responsible for the execution and completion of the well drilling.
* NREL will serve as the overall project manager: site preparation, interface with SLB, and provide well-site geologist.
* It is expected the drilling rig will arrive on site during the week beginning November 1, 2010; drilling and core logging is expected to take two months to complete.
* The core will be sent to NREL's lab in Saskatoon for analysis.
* Dakota Salts holds in excess of 7,425 net mineral acres in the Williston Basin in North Dakota

From other sources:

A rig is being moved from Mexico to drill the potash well. According to the AP, "spare rigs are scare in North Dakota, where a record 153 rigs were drilling on Wednesday."

For investors:

* Sirius Minerals, a penny stock headquartered in London; share price has recently jumped from 2 pence to 7 pence/share. I don't invest in speculative or penny stocks.
* SLB: the first well is being drilled by Schlumberger; if successful, SLB has inside track to develop Dakota Salts LLC acreage in North Dakota. You think?

It is amazing how inter-related the oil industry and the potash industry are. They both use the same geologic information and North Dakota is unique in having one of the best, if not THE best, geologic information library in the world regarding its mineral resource. In addition, look at how they plan to produce the potash:

"They plan to drill horizontal wells into the potash formation, use waste oil-field water, dissolve the potash, bring it to the surface, take it out of the water, put it in rail cars and ship it to the West Coast," according to Lynn Helms, director, state Department of Mineral Resources.

There is no mention of fracturing. Wouldn't this be a hoot if the EPA stepped in to regulate fracturing, putting the oil industry on hold for two years: all those oil rigs would be used to drill for potash.

Posted by Bruce Oksol at 9:19 AM
Labels: Potash, Staggering


www.siriusminerals.com

http://www.siriusminerals.com/projects/north-america/north-dakota/

http://www.dakotasalts.com/

http://www.dakotasalts.com/images/stories/Dakota_1.3.pdf

http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/544058.html

http://politicalnews.me/?id=5639&keys=Senator-Kent-Conrad-MinotBypass

The North Central Regional Economic Growth Intermodal Port Connector project includes completing a bypass around the city of Minot and a railroad grade separation, which will improve movement into and out of the city’s value added ag park as well as the the Great Plains Energy Park, the Port of North Dakota Intermodel rail facility and Burlington Northern’s rail complex.

The Minot oil facility, which is located at the intermodal facility, has the ability to receive and ship 30,000 barrels of oil per day, equivalent to 136 truckloads. With the improvements proposed as a part of the Minot Bypass project, the facility will be positioned to dramatically expand its capacity.

In addition to benefitting the energy industry, the Minot Bypass project would aid both the manufacturing and agricultural sectors. In the last four years, North Dakota has experienced a 46 percent increase in manufacturing. Efficient truck access is key to continue this growth. The Minot Bypass project will improve movement of trucks and freight through Minot to help get producers export crops to national and global markets.

www.siriusminerals.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/20/AR2010102004934.html

Exploratory potash drilling set in northwest ND

By JAMES MacPHERSON
The Associated Press
Wednesday, October 20, 2010; 4:38 PM

BISMARCK, N.D. -- Amid a record number of rigs drilling for oil in North Dakota, one is slated to bore for potash, a form of salt used for fertilizer.

Dakota Salts LLC, a subsidiary of London-based Sirius Exploration PLC, said it will drill a test well in early November near Lignite in northwestern North Dakota's Burke County. Dakota Salts said it has leased 7,425 acres in northwestern North Dakota for salt and potash mining.

North Dakota likely holds some 50 billion tons of potash, created by oceans that dried up some 400 million years ago, said Ed Murphy, the state geologist. Sirius spokesman J.T. Starzecki said the growing worldwide population and increased crop production have spurred the need for the agriculture fertilizer.

"The demand globally is very, very high and it's expected to grow," Starzecki said Wednesday.

The state Department of Mineral Resources issued a permit for the test well in August. Murphy said it's the first exploratory drilling permit since 1976 for potash in North Dakota.

Denver-based Dakota Salts said the exploration well will be drilled with Saskatchewan-based North Rim Exploration Ltd. and a subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd., the world's biggest oilfield services company.

Starzecki said a rig is being moved from Mexico to drill the potash well, which would be nearly two miles deep. Spare rigs are scarce in North Dakota, where a record 153 rigs were drilling on Wednesday.

Potash would be gleaned using solution mining, a process that involves injecting liquid in holes to dissolve and recover it.

Murphy said solution mining for was done in North Dakota from 1960 to 1989 near Williston, in the northwest part of the state. About 1 million tons of halite was recovered during that time, he said.

The mined halite was used for table salt, water softener and livestock salt licks, Murphy said.

Dakota Salts is using grant money from the state to study whether the mines can be used to store compressed air for electricity-generating wind farms once the potash is removed.

Besides storing compressed air, Dakota Salts says the mining caverns also could store carbon dioxide from the state's coal-burning power plants or natural gas from its oil fields.

North Dakota's Industrial Commission gave the company a $225,000 grant in April to study the ideas. Gov. John Hoeven, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring make up the commission.

Starzecki said finding out North Dakota's potash potential is the priority. The storage voids created by mining "is part of our longer-term vision," Starzecki said. "But right now we're focusing on potash exploration."

Sirius Exploration has mining interests in China, Australia and Macedonia.

www.siriusminerals.com

http://www.siriusminerals.com/dakota-salts-commencement-of-drilling/

Dakota Salts: Commencement of drilling

For immediate release: 1200hrs Tuesday 19 October 2010

Sirius Minerals Plc

(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

Dakota Salts: Commencement of drilling

Further to the announcement of 16 August 2010, the Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTC: SRUXY), the potash mining group, are pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Salts LLC (“Dakota Salts”), has signed agreements with North Rim Exploration Ltd (“NREL”) and Schlumberger Water Services USA Inc (“Schlumberger”) to enable the drilling programme to commence on Dakota Salts’ Exploration Permit Area in Burke County, North Dakota.

Under the terms of the two agreements, Schlumberger will act as the contractor responsible for the execution and completion of the well drilling; NREL will serve as the overall project manager responsible for the site preparation, interfacing with Schlumberger, and provision of a well-site geologist. NREL will also be fully responsible for all matters relating to the recovery, collection, receipt and analysis of the drill cores. It is anticipated that the drilling rig will arrive on site during the week commencing 1 November 2010, with the drilling and core logging and analysis taking approximately two months to complete.

Through the programme, a single exploratory hole will be drilled to a total depth of approximately 8990ft (approximately 2740meters). The drill core will then be sent to NREL’s core facility in Saskatoon for detailed core descriptions and geochemical sample selection. The samples will then be sent to and analysed at the Saskatchewan Research Council laboratory in Saskatoon.

The cost of the test drilling programme is being met from the Company’s working capital reserves.

Through Dakota Salts, Sirius presently holds in excess of 7425 net mineral acres of exploration leases in the Williston Basin in North Dakota covering known potash and salt deposits. It also owns properties in Western Australia and Queensland.

Chris Catlow, Chairman of Sirius, commented:

“We are delighted to be partnering with two recognized industry leaders on this next phase of our North Dakota project, the near term goal of the activity being to prove up rapidly the viability of a major solution mining potash resource on our North Dakota properties.”

- ENDS –

For further information, please contact:


Sirius Minerals Plc
Richard Poulden (Deputy Chairman) Tel: +971 504 524 994 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +971 504 524 994 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad)
Roland Cornish Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0) 207 628 3396 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

XCAP Securities Plc (Joint Broker)
John Grant, Karen Kelly, David Newton Tel: +44 (0) 20 7101 7070 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0) 20 7101 7070 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Daniel Stewart & Company Plc (Joint Broker)
Christopher Theis / Emma Earl Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Gth Media Relations Tel: + 44 (0) 20 3103 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting + 44 (0) 20 3103 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 3903/ 3902
Toby Hall/Christian Pickel

http://www.siriusminerals.com/

http://www.siriusminerals.com/dakota-salts-land-acquisition-programme-update/

Dakota Salts: land acquisition programme update

For immediate release: 11 October 2010

Sirius Minerals Plc
(“Sirius” or the “Company”)

The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTC: SRUXY), the potash mining group, are pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Salts LLC (“Dakota Salts”), has acquired a further 1,425 net mineral acres of lease areas adjacent to its existing properties in North Dakota.

1,028 net mineral acres have been acquired from multiple unconnected owners in the area for nominal initial cash payments per mineral acre with royalty payments due on mining production. A further 397 net mineral acres have been purchased by Dakota Salts under a five year lease from North Dakota’s State University and School Board Lands department for a total consideration of $49,260.24. The Company now controls some 7,425 net mineral acres of lease areas overlying the Williston Basin, having an overall land position of approximately 18,500 gross mineral acres within North Dakota.

Chris Catlow, Chairman of Sirius, commented:
“Sirius holds a substantial data bank on the geology of the Williston Basin and the potash/salt deposits within it. The information has been fully analysed by the Company and its partners; this has allowed us to identify target locations. We are now acquiring land accordingly and will continue to work closely with the State and our partners in North Dakota to enable Sirius to expand its operational presence in the region, Dakota Salts having recently been granted the first potash specific drill permit in the State for 30 years.”

- ENDS –

For further information, please contact:

Sirius Minerals Plc
Richard Poulden (Deputy Chairman) Tel: +971 504 524 994 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +971 504 524 994 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Beaumont Cornish Limited (Nomad)
Roland Cornish Tel: +44 (0) 207 628 3396 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0) 207 628 3396 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

XCAP Securities Plc (Joint Broker)
John Grant, Karen Kelly, David Newton Tel: +44 (0) 20 7101 7070 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting +44 (0) 20 7101 7070 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Daniel Stewart & Company Plc (Joint Broker)
Christopher Theis / Emma Earl Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting + 44 (0) 20 7776 6550 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

Gth Media Relations Tel: + 44 (0) 20 3103 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting + 44 (0) 20 3103 end_of_the_skype_highlighting 3903/ 3902
Toby Hall/Christian Pickel

Website: www.siriusminerals.com

Harpdog Fertile future for phosphate and potash

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/fertile-future-for-phosphate-and-potash/story-e6frg8zx-1225884964068


Fertile future for phosphate and potash

* PURE SPECULATION: Robin Bromby
* From: The Australian
* June 28, 2010 12:00AM

WE usually try to avoid jargon, but there's no getting around "metacommodity".

That's a commodity formed by, or about, other commodities. Fertiliser is just such a commodity related to potash and phosphate. They are all joined at the hip when it comes to issues of price, demand and supply.

Pure Speculation has harped on about those two fertiliser feedstocks, so it's nice to read that Fortis Bank Nederland and London-based Virtual Metals have declared that fertiliser is a leading candidate for the title of the 21st century's metacommodity.

One of the main reasons, as we have pointed out on several occasions, is that -- as the report puts it -- "on current trends the world faces a serious arable land crunch". The Food & Agricultural Organisation forecasts that food production will have to grow by 70 per cent between now and 2050 to support the expected world population of 9.1 billion.

With fertiliser at present used in 60 per cent of world food production, it is inevitable that fertiliser use will grow, especially with more land disappearing under urban growth.

Local investors initially got enthusiastic about potash and phosphate a few years back. Potash rose from $US150 a tonne to $US1000/t in 2008, but these markets collapsed along with everything else when the global financial crisis hit.

But here's the key point: the report shows that, while fertiliser prices fell substantially, they did not plunge to levels seen before 2005, and certainly nowhere near prices in preceding decades.

Fortis Bank points out that potash is trading around $US350/t, $US200 above where it started in the run-up to the commodity spike of 2008. Diammonium phosphate is $US370/t now compared with $US232/t before the 2007-08 boom run.

FAO forecasts for the 2008-13 period show that East Asia will account for 32 per cent of extra consumption of fertiliser and South Asia another 22 per cent of growth.

In the potash market, much will depend on whether BHP Billiton (BHP) goes ahead with its $US10bn ($11.5bn) project in Canada. This would be the world's biggest potash mine and would have considerable impact on the supply-demand situation.

Not that this is deterring those potash explorers at the junior end of the market.

One company flying well under the radar has been Elemental Minerals (ELM), which owns the Sintoukola potash project in Republic of Congo, the country of 4.1 million which was the scene in the past week of two tragic accidents -- the death in a plane crash of the Australian mining executives and then a dreadful train smash (with the Brazzaville government now blaming a drunk train driver).

Sintoukola's potash was first known in the 1960s when a company drilling for oil found the mineral. ELM is targeting up to 300 million tonnes of the high-grade sylvinite mineralisation but four of the planned 16 holes will be drilled deeper to assess whether beneath the main target there are economic quantities of carnallite, which a is less valuable potash source but would add to the appeal of the mine project.

The camp will be completed this week and two rigs will be moved in to start work. ELM sees Brazil across the Atlantic as its potential market. Desktop modelling has the company initially producing 600,000 tonnes a year, moving to 1.2mtpa.

But with a market capitalisation of $46 million it is still a minnow by industry standards. Compare that with Calgary-based Agrium, which produces phosphate and nitrogen as well as potash and which is capitalised at $C8bn ($8.8bn).

On the other side of Africa, South Boulder Mines (STB) has begun diamond drilling at its "potentially world class" (their words) Colluli project in Eritrea, a country with a history of potash mining from Italian colonial times. A Canadian company is also drilling in the same basin and has reported grades of up to 34. 8 per cent.

Doolgunna history

FURTHER to our report last week on all the activity around Doolgunna following the big 2009 DeGrussa copper-gold discovery by Sandfire Resources (SFR), an alert reader reminds us that part of this area was, back in the 1990s, held by Troy Resources (TRY) in joint venture with another then listed junior. And before that, it been explored by one of Joseph Gutnick's companies as an extension of activities at the nearby Plutonic mine. No one picked up the DeGrussa bonanza until SFR managed to drill in the right place.

Peak Resources (PEK) also had ground there but relinquished it during the GFC as one of the tough decisions it had to make at the time, and that prospect is now part of the area held by Talisman Mining (TLM).

They're philosophical about it at Peak, but the company does still hold the Three Rivers project, 20km from Sandfire's find.

Peak's main focus is now on Tanzania. It has the Nagualla project, which was originally acquired for phosphate.

While that mineral is still attractive, it's the presence of rare earths niobium and tantalum that has the company excited. And there have also been some encouraging drill results from Peak's gold project in the Lake Victoria goldfield.

And a postscript to our mention of not being able to get any response from another Doolgunna explorer, Astro Resources (ARO). Apparently the key player is overseas but an announcement will be forthcoming. One problem has been the scarcity of consultant geologists to process data collected so far.

A long-term thing

SHARES in Anglo Australian Resources (AAR) rose 45 per cent to 4.5c on Wednesday on news that there were more high-grade copper-zinc intersections from its Koongie project 25km from Halls Creek in the Kimberley region. More than 100 million shares changed hands compared with 395,000 on the previous day.

The news certainly seemed impressive, including one assay at the Sandiego deposit being 71m long at 5.04 per cent copper, 7.69 per cent zinc, 68 grams/tonne silver and 0.43g/t gold. The company is promising a more comprehensive drilling report in July.

But just before we get too excited, it is worth pointing out that your correspondent's hair has gone grey in the years since he first reported on the Sandiego deposit at Koongie Park.

Oh, yes, here's one from this newspaper's edition of July 8, 1996: "Anglo Australian Resources NL and Lachlan Resources NL sent excitement through the base metals market with a report of high-grade intersections on their Koongie Park property."

It went on to report that a hole at Sandiego had returned 33 per cent zinc over 20.9m.

Lachlan was taken over in 2003 and pulled out of the project, but by 2006 we were on the job again, reporting that Koongie had been taken off the backburner due to rising metal prices.

It's a long-term thing, this exploring, isn't it?

brombyr@theaustralian.com.au

harpdog

This board has nothing to do with Sirius Resources in Aust. Wrong stock.

This is Sirius Exploration PLC which is dual listed on the london AIM Exchange.

http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-news/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB00B0DG3H29GBGBXAIM

http://www.siriusexploration.com/

This stock (SRUXF) is a single share as opposed to the ADR (500 share bundle) SRUXY

Best you explore the ASX for Sirius resources

http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/companyInfo.do?by=asxCode&asxCode=SIR

http://www.siriusresources.com.au/

I am sure you can see you have these 2 stocks mixed up. Easily done.

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if anyone still visits this board (or there's another one i should go to) please check this out:


But that is the case at junior nickel explorer Sirius Resources (ASX: SIR) after last week's appointment to its board of industry veteran Terry Grammer.

Grammer was joint winner of the award in 2000 with Tony Rovira for discovering the high-grade Cosmos nickel deposit. He was also one of the driving forces behind the successful mid-tier nickel miner Western Areas.

He's in good company at Sirius, joining managing director Mark Bennett, who took out the award for discovering LionOre's Thunderbox gold deposit and Waterloo nickel deposit, and major shareholder Mark Creasy, who picked it up for Yandal belt gold discoveries.

Sirius was floated off last year to hold and advance the nickel exploration assets of Creasy and Apex Minerals.

It recently began a nickel drilling program at its Lawlers joint venture, where it holds the nickel rights on two joint ventures with Barrick on ground surrounding the Lawlers goldmine.

Later this year, it plans to boost drilling at the Polar Bear project in the Widgiemooltha area, which is prospective for nickel sulphides and gold.

It won't take much in the way of exploration hits to get the share price moving. It closed on Friday at all of 0.7¢ a share.

if anyone still visits this board (or there's another one i should go to) please check this out:


But that is the case at junior nickel explorer Sirius Resources (ASX: SIR) after last week's appointment to its board of industry veteran Terry Grammer.

Grammer was joint winner of the award in 2000 with Tony Rovira for discovering the high-grade Cosmos nickel deposit. He was also one of the driving forces behind the successful mid-tier nickel miner Western Areas.

He's in good company at Sirius, joining managing director Mark Bennett, who took out the award for discovering LionOre's Thunderbox gold deposit and Waterloo nickel deposit, and major shareholder Mark Creasy, who picked it up for Yandal belt gold discoveries.

Sirius was floated off last year to hold and advance the nickel exploration assets of Creasy and Apex Minerals.

It recently began a nickel drilling program at its Lawlers joint venture, where it holds the nickel rights on two joint ventures with Barrick on ground surrounding the Lawlers goldmine.

Later this year, it plans to boost drilling at the Polar Bear project in the Widgiemooltha area, which is prospective for nickel sulphides and gold.

It won't take much in the way of exploration hits to get the share price moving. It closed on Friday at all of 0.7¢ a share.

Dave, well done my friend.

As you do not know me as yet, do you have a throw away email address we can talk on?

rree3@post.com

Done it:

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/board.aspx?board_id=17017

Hi Thunderbolt,

For sure the profile in the UK is much higher. In fact the volumes of shares traded out there is ridiculous when compared with the states.

Agreed on DT!

What happens on the LSE does affect the ADRs as it is the reflected product in the USA.

I see you are verse with the iii due to your next post here. Yes not only EoT but a couple of others have over the past 13 months that i know of done a fantasic job in research and posting.

Perhaps DT will take up the gauntlet for SRUXY.

Excellent write up by a poster called End of Time from the iii board in the UK:

2009 has been without doubt the most significant in Sirius short history where it has laid the foundations by acquiring assets in both North America and Australia. The share capital increased via these acquisitions and there was consternation from some quarters regarding the effects of dilution. Quite simply without these acquisitions Sirius would have been languishing around the 1.5p mark, with no capital and no way of developing the business. Some would argue that perhaps the volume of acquisitions were unnecessary but as ever there is a bigger picture to consider and the ability to develop those assets is multi faceted both in terms of the resource and cavern storage. If a business wants to gain a strong market position then it needs to ensure that it acquires those assets which it feels gives it the stronger possible market position to realise that ambition. The only true dilution that Sirius undertook this year was the highly successful placing which ensured the business had the necessary capital to continue to operate of which there was some notable institutional uptake in the shape of Knighthead and Global Opps.

Clearly the market currently feels it is unable to value the assets acquired although there is sufficient historical data for both Queensland and North Dakota which demonstrates that in terms of the resource capacity they are in principle assets which can be developed and capable of being economically viable. However, having said that I feel that there are a number of key milestones which need to be met before the market will become convinced and in the current economic climate that is a reasonable stance for them to take.

2009 has also been a year when Sirius made two announcements which they admit went largely under the radar and I have to agree. I stated in the GM precisely that feeling and suggested that this was as much an inability of would be investors to understand the magnitude and gravity that these both hold. I suggested that Sirius looks to update their website with a detailed breakdown in laymans terms of what the purpose of these RNS's were, what they were looking to achieve, what the key objectives where and the significance of these partnerships in terms of the bigger picture. It was agreed by Sirius that this activity should be undertaken which is another example of the board listening to its shareholders and a mere PI.

Lets look at those two RNS's in a little detail. The EPRI initiative struck me as being highly significant for two principle reasons. Firstly the fact that they are looking to develop the end game solution at this stage suggests a degree in confidence that they can exploit the resource they have in North Dakota and secondly that they are looking to take the lead in terms of energy storage solutions in this region. The significance of this development is a cost-effective and reliable Bulk Energy Storage solution which will be a vital component of the electric grid of the future via the provision of high renewable energy market penetration and enhancement of the cost effectiveness of the grid operation.

Of the two RNS's under the microscope in this section the one that leapt out of the page was the Carbon Capture Research Initiative. The initial aim was via a JV with UniQuest Pty Limited, the contract research arm of The University of Queensland, to conduct formal research into the concept of using land-bound salt beds as a medium for sequestering CO2 as solid carbonates/bicarbonates underground. Assuming that the initial six month research period proves to be successful, Uniquest will then carry out further programmes to establish the optimum operating conditions and optimum process equipment to allow a preliminary design for a pilot plant to be created and initial economic analysis conducted. A proposed solution to render CO2 inert on a industrial scale is something that has far reaching consequences and could provide a solution which deals effectively with CO2 emissions rather than paying lip service which has largely been the case for the last 20 years. However we have to be realistic that Sirius are in the early stages of developing this proven solution but it shows a desire and willingness on behalf of Sirius to be at the forefront of this technology which could provide a highly lucrative revenue stream in its own right and would compliment their strategy with respect to energy storage.

If we look at the assets they have acquired in Australia and North America there has been a degree of speculation as to why they would have looked to adopt such an aggressive strategy to acquire these assets. When we consider the assets Sirius has acquired we need to consider the range of possible solutions and revenue streams that can be derived from these. It is all to easy to focus on potash extraction whilst neglecting the bigger picture. Some have argued that the EPRI and Carbon Capture initiatives are akin to putting the cart before the horse. How sometimes the cart is the horse because it can shape how you intend to develop the assets in terms of the resource in the ground. Furthermore given the timescales to bring these initiatives to fruition, investors need to keep in mind that in order for Sirius to maximise the potential of these assets they have to consider the chronology of events and when they need to start to develop solutions for the end-game of storage capability with respect to the timelines for extraction of the resource. It would clearly make little sense to extract the resource from the assets, only to be left with an uncomfortable long hiatus before being able to fully exploit the resultant caverns. In addition Sirius also need to ensure that they are at the forefront of the end game initiatives now so they ahead of their potential or realised competitors and not left behind in the starting stalls. Timing is critical in all these types of initiatives.

So what will the primary objectives be for Sirius in 2010?

Undoubtedly this will be the year when Sirius looks to develop those assets and it has been stated that in combination with the historical data, 3D seismics will be undertaken and drilling commencing to verify and prove the resource capacity. From discussions in the GM it seemed that Sirius did not see the need to establish a JORC compliant report or anything similar. I expressed the viewpoint that in order to develop the assets they would need to prove the resource both qualitatively and quantitatively. However given the size of these assets, clearly and it was confirmed by Sirius, they are not looking to develop the entire asset but will look to develop smaller sub-blocks presumably and initially based on the wealth of historical evidence available. This suggests to me and significantly so that they have prospective funding solutions under development to ensure that they are able to develop their assets in such a way so as to maximise the derived benefit with minimal impact to the shareholder. Clearly at the appropriate time, Sirius will release news to the market. Funding is undoubtedly a cause for concern amongst shareholders and it would be unwise of me to speculate on possible avenues going forward, but there are many options open to Sirius and potentially there are some innovative solutions available going forward. To suggest that the only course open to Sirius is to issue more shares to fund resource extraction misses the very essence of what Sirius is looking to achieve with the assets. They expressed in the past ways of exploiting their assets in a controlled and managed process via development of small sub blocks of their properties as mentioned earlier. JV's would immediately spring to mind but there are other possibilities which could prove to be beneficial to the parties concerned.

The assets in Australia combine resource potential, geographical significance, proximity of infrastructure and the ability to not only extract potash, develop cavern storage but as was stated in the GM and presentation, the two southerly tenement blocks in Adavale has higher salt content which potentially could be exploited by the rendering of CO2 inert via injection into the salt beds. Sirius suggested that they have sufficient capacity to handle 50-70 years of Australia's total CO2 emissions in these two tenement blocks. It is also worth remembering that the resource can potentially contain other aggregates which can be exploited in the market place. It is clear that Sirius is looking to maximise potential revenue streams across all its properties in Australia both in term of the resource in the ground and the prospective cavern storage capability. I will not be discussing these options in detail otherwise this post will become ridiculously long. However over recent months there have been several posters who have posted excellent pieces of research and background information so I would suggest anyone who is interested should look to those for additional reading. Sirius have also stated that they will be undertaking further seismic work to support the current historical data with a view to preliminary drilling being undertaken in 2010. Sirius gave the impression that they are not looking to prove the resource exists, but merely to verify with modern techniques that it has a measured resource capacity. That is a subtle yet significant statement.


If we turn to North America, we once again have a wealth of historical data to support Sirius case for economic resource extraction. They have stated that they are looking at trebling their acquisitions to 15000 acres. There will no requirement to dilute shareholders as they will take in the leases on the additional acreage and payment will be made to the landowners via future royalties via capital generation from resource extraction. Clearly Sirius are looking to lead the end-game solution via the EPRI initiative. However Sirius have also stated that they will be undertaking further seismic work to support the current historical data with a view to preliminary drilling being undertaken in 2010. I suggested at that the GM the potential for reduction in drilling could be realised in North Dakota based on the activities undertaken in the 50's and 60's when seismic data would have been insufficient to assess whether the resource was Oil which was what they were looking to exploit or otherwise. It would seem reasonable to suggest that until they hit the payload they would not have known that the resource was in fact potash. It is therefore a possibility that certain drill sites dating back to those times, may have been cased and subsequently capped and may negate some of the mining activity required as well as assisting in the ease of provision of measured resource estimates. Sirius did not comment on my statement in any respect but that is perfectly reasonable as it does have potentially price sensitive connotations and until they can make an official statement via an RNS you would not expect them to comment. Sirius did give the impression that they are not looking to prove the resource exists, but merely to verify with modern techniques that it has a measured resource capacity. That is a subtle yet significant statement.

When you couple together the development of their resources in both North America and Australia with the aforementioned carbon capture and EPRI initiatives as well as the expectation of additional personnel joining the company which was mentioned again in the GM, 2010 looks to be a very interesting period in Sirius's development of its potential and future prospects.

Sirius also made a bold pronouncement that they intended to challenge the current pricing structure and would look to undercut their competitors in terms of selling Potash to the market. This was mentioned in the evening presentation and demonstrates their desire to break into the marketplace.

On a broader note I raised the issue of the provision of quarterly trading updates which they agreed was a good idea, the utilisation of their website to provide shareholders with detailed information and the recognition of the need to update their wholly owned subsidiaries websites as the detail on these sites is out of date and needs to reflect the change in emphasis and direction now they are under the Sirius umbrella.

In summary Sirius have an exciting year ahead for shareholders in that they are looking to develop their assets, exploit and future proof technologies to ensure that they can fully utilise their assets in term of secondary revenue streams. It would be foolish to suggest that these hurdles ahead are a done deal. There is a significant body of work that has to be accomplished and the current share price adequately reflects that. However on a personal level I am happy to give the BofD the time and my support to achieve those objectives. For a small AIM cap company they have come along way in the last 12 months and sometimes it is all to easy to forget that. This is a long term investment and whilst it is all too easy to suggest that Sirius should just get on with drilling, as ever there is a bigger picture to consider and I would rather they got things right first time, rather than looking for subsequent opportunities by which time shareholder confidence has eroded as well as the capability to achieve the long term goals. Lets also not forget Sirius is capitalised currently and has no debt.

Sirius is not the appropriate investment for some and you need to take everything on board and decide whether the timescales fit your criteria for investment

I have not posted enough to be the board administrator yet thunderbolt. Suggest you do it :) Does the seller apply to ADR's though?

18 December 2009

Richard Poulden, the chairman of diversified mining group Sirius Exploration, today said the company was set to move forward in a “measured manner” following a first half of the year that was punctuated by acquisitions.

During the first half of the year to September 30, Sirius increased its holding in US potash and salt cavern business, Dakota Salts LLC, by 49% to 100% and acquired a 63.5% stake in Australian potash outfit, AusPotash Corporation. Since the end of the period, that stake has moved to 68.38%.

More recently, Sirius acquired Adavale Holdings, which holds exploration permits for land adjacent to the Queensland Potash properties, as well as Derby Salts in Western Australia and two Co2 energy storage technology companies in the US and Australia.

Mr Poulden said: “The first half year has been a highly active period of acquisitions. Going forward, we look forward to consolidating these gains and moving forward in a measured manner.”

Sirius raised £2.8 million from institutional investors during the first six months and also boosted its exposure to US investors by launching a US ADR facility.

Looks Like I maybe right and the seller after all this time has finished and a PPS upwards correction will occur.

Dave

I have nominated you as assistant to the Moderator to the new proposed board for Sirius Exploaration PLC ADR's - SRUXY.

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http://www.agriprods.com/nc/agrinews/newsitem/article/potash-pulls-in-bids-bankers-and-bulls/1138.htmlFebruary 01, 2010

Potash Pulls In Bids, Bankers And Bulls

By Sally White

Fertilisers were where it was all happening last week, as supplies started to run low and the world’s two largest mining groups announced plans to spend a total of US$4.9 billion on acquisitions in the market. Vale is to buy a 16 per cent stake in Brazil’s Fertilizantes Fosfatados, depending on completion of its US$3.8 billion deal to buy Bunge’s Brazilian fertiliser assets. BHP agreed to acquire Canada’s Athabasca Potash for C$341 million. Commenting on the BHP deal Potash president William J. Doyle said: “It’s cheaper to buy existing operations than build new mines.” The deal news sent BHP shares down 3.2 per cent to A$39.40 but Vale gained 0.5 per cent. Bunge says it will use part of the proceeds of its sale to “increase the scale” of it agribusinesses and food operations and “further expand into complementary value chains such as sugar.”

Meanwhile, thrilling the bulls and bankers, Potash Corp of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest fertiliser manufacturer, forecast higher sales and Credit Suisse, Bank of America Merrill Lynch all put out notes forecasting strong price recovery. Morgan Stanley said demand could rise 50 per cent and prices could advance from 2009’s US$400 to US$450tonne in the coming months. Credit Suisse said the global potash market will probably see a “large recovery” from April when farmers start planting...

DT

There are 3 of us so far interested in this stock that I know of.

May I suggest that you and Davedickens set up a board for the ADR's - SRUXY with you two as the board minders - extra benefits.

I pass the motion that DoubleTrouble (DT) be the moderator and that davedickens be an assistant on the new board for Sirius Exploration PLC (Pty Ltd). The new board to be known as SRUXY and it is the responsibilty for DT to determine which section to create the new board. May I suggest a section like OTC BB [Free] as it has reportably the most exposure.

Those in favor say 'I'

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This is Gav's work not mine. I wish to create some interest for starters.

I see the intentions of PSEG to look into CAES for the East Coast offshore windfarm, and PG&E's intentions for CAES on the West Coast, both would clearly be involving EPRI, but there's not much specific to North Dakota other than the locations of the bedded salt and good wind. A mention of 134 rather than 300 for the MW power would been very encouraging, but IMO this doesn't seem to lead back to Burke County.

On the ESPC site there are a few mentions of CAES in the projects.

These caught attention being done for EPRI

CAES concepts with coal gasification
CAES concepts with Thermal energy storage of the compression heat.

BUT........Going back to that 134MW figure.

http://www.pfie.com/firstenergy-buys-norton-caes/418892.article

Is interesting as it specifically mentions units of power in 134MW chunks being made and the land secured by FirstEnergy in Ohio.

http://66.102.9.132/search?q=cache:Q3CXj0FWNLcJ:kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0906/full-charge-0906.cfm+134MW+compressed+air+storage&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk

or

http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0906/full-charge-0906.cfm

Mentions the Iowa Stored Energy Plant Agency also looking to utilize a CAES plant using 134MW turbines.

http://www.man.eu/MAN-Downloadgalleries/EN/Investors_Relation/Investor_Presentations/081015_CMD_Turbo.pdf

MAN Turbo is a global company that makes compressors of 134MW in the UK targeting:
"Worldwide about 450 depleted gas or oil fields available for gas storage, plus underground caverns in salt rock formations"

http://www.manturbo.com/

LINKING TOGETHER:

Here is the outline of meetings between MAN Turbo, EPRI and the DOE all about using compressors for CO2 and electrical power generation.

http://www.nist.gov/eeel/high_megawatt/upload/2009_agenda.pdf

This meeting may well have been the start, given it happened around the same time as Doyle was giving interviews.

That is :

Develop a system of CAES utilizing MAN Turbo's 134MW compressors on CO2 with the help of EPRI that can then be sold on to the various power companies around the USA then beyond.

Just an idea to put to the board as a start for further research but good to see more coming from that 134MW figure.

Cheers all

http://www.spoke.com/info/p9tFS0Z/RonSchoff

http://people.forbes.com/profile/vello-a.-kuuskraa/73558

http://aiche.confex.com/aiche/s06/preliminaryprogram/session_2101.htm

Bit early but it maybe due to the reports due in April or that sell has finally dried up.

Up 17% today and over 10% of ADR stock traded. Any reasons?

Interesting Video. Thank you.

http://www.siriusexploration.com/macedonia-projects

This gives some idea of what Sirius could do with the soluton mined caverns after they have extracted and sold the potash and salt.

http://www.gereports.com/

Watch the video.

DT.

Sirius Exploration trades in USA as SRUXF and in ADRs (bundles of 500 shares) as SRUXY. SRUXY appears to be more active.

Did you know that America imports over $3B worth of potash every year yet we have massive amounts on our own soil?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/ND_Potash_December%2076%20copy.pdf

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/salts-ND%20copy.pdf

Did you know that solution mined potash leaves no trace on the surface apart from the solution mine head?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/Solution_Mining_Summary_Report%20copy.pdf

A solution mine creates a massive cavern below ground that can be use to store gas or oil.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/Gas_Storage_Salt_Caverns%20copy.pdf

Did you know that CAES (compressed air energy storage) is a way of storing energy from wind farms when the energy generated is not needed (at night)?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/CAES_Alabama%20copy.pdf

The substantial salt beds that are left can be used to capture carbon. By directly injecting the CO2 into halite the reaction creates bicarbonate of soda. This removes the possibility of the CO2 escaping in the future.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/CO2%20storage%20%20USA%20Survey%20copy.pdf

There is a mountain of information out there. Try this one for starters.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1713179/Status-of-CCS-WorleyParsons-Report-Synthesis%20copy.pdf

If you read a fraction of what I’ve posted you’ll want to find out more. This is a very exciting sector to be in right now and one with massive growth potential.

DT

PS I forgot to mention the lithium in the brine water.

I have had this one on my radar since it shot up last year. It had a major fall since it peaked. The business looks interesting, solution mine potash then use the caverns created to store gas, carbon or for compressed air energy storage (wind farm power stored from energy generated at night when nobody wants it, very clever).

There is a lot of information out there on this. These guys just need a lucky break to get up and running. If they get that break they could be mega. The web site is worth a look.

http://www.siriusexploration.com/

DT

Anyone showing an interest in this one? Huge volumes being traded in the UK at the moment: SXX