ICL Boulby | UK
ICL mines potash and Polysulphate in the United Kingdom. ICL’s mining operations in the United Kingdom are conducted by its subsidiary, ICL Boulby, located in the North York Moors National Park in northern England. ICL is increasing the production of Polysulphate, a unique mineral containing four nutrients (potassium, sulphur, calcium and magnesium) which can be used as a natural fertilizer and provides a very cost effective solution, as its production does not require chemical processing. ICL’s mining operations in the UK are conducted both under land and the North Sea. The mine’s 1,100m depth makes it the deepest in Great Britain. \
ICL’s mining operations in the UK are conducted both under land and the North Sea, pursuant to mining leases and mineral extraction licenses. ICL Boulby serves as a UK leader in the production of polyhalite, an organic fertilizer which ICL markets as Polysulphate, potash and rock-salt. Potash production in the United Kingdom is expected to halt completely in mid-2018. Since mining operations began in 1968, there has been extensive excavation of the site resulting in over 1,000 kms of tunnels.
ICL is the only company mining polyhalite globally, and with our expertise, we plan to mine 1 million tonnes per year by 2020.
Discovering polyhalite
Our exploration geologists have identified and are continuing to discover an abundance of polyhalite reserves, our new multi-nutrient mineral that we have now turned our attention towards. Our polyhalite is safe to mine and is present in sufficient quantities to invest in the development of its efficient extraction. So far, we have an estimated 1 billion tonnes of polyhalite resources available in our site, some of which we are currently mining, making ICL Boulby the sole producer of polyhalite worldwide.
