York Potash Ltd

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Woodsmith Mine is a deep planned potash and polyhalite mine located near 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 was the development of the polyhalite project. The project will mine the world's largest known deposit of polyhalite – a naturally occurring mineral. 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 underground conveyor that would be installed to transport the raw material offsite to a plant on Teesside 37 km (23 mi) away.

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    scheduled monument at Kettleness in the parish of Lythe, Scarborough, England, UK
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    coal mine in Bransdale, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Warren Moor Mine
    former ironstone mine in North Yorkshire, England
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    potash mine in North Yorkshire, England
  • Grosmont Tunnel
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Woodsmith Mine cairnWoodsmith Mine cairn
Digging works at Woodsmith MineDigging works at Woodsmith Mine
Above ground works at the Lockwood Beck site for the Woodsmith Mine tunnelAbove ground works at the Lockwood Beck site for the Woodsmith Mine tunnel
Lockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine TunnelLockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine Tunnel
Lockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine TunnelLockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine Tunnel
Woodsmith Mine site from A169Woodsmith Mine site from A169
Woodsmith Mine complex from Fylingdales MoorWoodsmith Mine complex from Fylingdales Moor
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitecaveExcalibur PotcaveWikidata
sitecaveGrotto, 120 Metres North West Of Skelton CastlegrottoWikidata
sitecaveKirkdale CavecaveWikidata
sitemineAlum quarries and works 800m north of Sandsend BridgequarryWikidata
sitemineAlum works at KettlenessquarryWikidata
sitemineBoulby Minepotash mineWikidata
sitemineColliery on Rudland Rigg, 825m north east of Bog Housecoal mineWikidata
sitemineLand of Ironiron mine, mining museum, charitable organizationWikidata
sitemineRosedale East Mines calcining kilns and iron mines, 280m east and 610m north east of Stables Farmiron mine, kilnWikidata
sitemineUpper Rudland Rigg colliery, 1030m south west of Foul Pot Bridgecoal mineWikidata
sitemineWarren Moor Mineiron mineWikidata
sitemineYork Potash Ltdpotash mineWikidata
sitetunnelGrosmont Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelRavenscar Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelSandsend Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1883Kettleness Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
commonsimageWoodsmith Mine cairn Commons
commonsimageDigging works at Woodsmith Mine Commons
commonsimageAbove ground works at the Lockwood Beck site for the Woodsmith Mine tunnel Commons
commonsimageLockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine Tunnel Commons
commonsimageLockwood Beck site; the site for one of the shafts on the Woodsmith Mine Tunnel Commons
commonsimageWoodsmith Mine site from A169 Commons
commonsimageWoodsmith Mine complex from Fylingdales Moor Commons