Cleveland Potash Limited
Sector: Mining
Cleveland Potash LTD, site name ICL Boulby, is a mining company that is situated
in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and is the deepest mine in the United
Kingdom. It is one of the largest employers in the Tees Valley region, along
with the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and has been a part of the local
community for the last 45 years, embarking on its mission to provide Potash,
which was mainly used to produce fertiliser back in 1968. ICL Boulby produces
and refines natural ore that is found 1100 meters below ground for fertiliser
products that are then distributed by road, rail and sea worldwide. The mine
also extracts salt and provides 50% of the UK with its de-icing road salt to
ensure that Britain's roads remain open.