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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.