Boulby Mine
ICL Boulby has an impressive track-record in responsibly operating the deepest mine in the UK and the company is developing ways to ensure good stewardship of the mine while guaranteeing the project is around for decades to come. Our exploration geologists lead the way in identifying areas to mine, securing our future. By repositioning Boulby Mine, we are committing to our company vision: “Cultivating the present. Developing the Future” \
Biodiversity @ ICL Boulby
At ICL Boulby, the primary function of the site is mining operations, and indeed the infrastructure associated with those operations are a visible part of the landscape at Boulby. However, adjacent to the mining facilities and within ICL’s operational area, are non-developed turfs where there is also a significant nature conservation interest. There are important areas, both next to and within the operational area, where important habitats and species flourish, perhaps unknown to many that work on the site and live nearby.
Read MoreBoulby Underground Laboratory
The Boulby Underground Laboratory is a multi-disciplinary deep underground science facility operated by the UK’s Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC), working in partnership with ICL Boulby. Boulby is one of just a handful of facilities world-wide suitable for hosting ultra-low background and deep underground science projects. Boulby is a special place for science. It is ‘a quiet place in the Universe’, where studies can be carried out almost entirely free of interference from natural background radiation, in particular from natural ‘cosmic rays’ which perpetually bombard the Earth’s surface.
Like other activities at ICL Boulby, the laboratory sits at an impressive 1,100m under the Earth’s surface and hosts a number of world-leading science projects. Studies underway at Boulby range from the search for Dark Matter in the Universe, to studies of geology and geophysics, climate, the environment, life in extreme environments on Earth and beyond. Read more
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