{"id":1135145,"date":"2019-08-28T06:23:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1000420"},"modified":"2019-08-28T06:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T11:23:08","slug":"canadas-crystal-peak-receives-us-approval-for-massive-potash-mine-in-utah-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1135145","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Crystal Peak receives US approval for massive potash mine in Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada\u2019s Crystal Peak Minerals (TSX-V: CPM) has <a href=\"https:\/\/crystalpeakminerals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/CPM-Announces-Receipt-of-Record-of-Decision.pdf\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">achieved a key milestone<\/a> for its Sevier Playa potash project in western Utah, as the US government granted the junior a permit allowing it to begin construction. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Department of the Interior\u2019s decision also enables the Toronto-based miner to accelerate financing and off-take agreements.<\/p>\n<p>While Crystal Peak still<br \/>\nneeds to secure some state permits and water rights, it said the it planned to<br \/>\nbegin work on site as soon as next year.<\/p>\n<p>Potash is a critical ingredient in most fertilizer, and the US currently relies on imports to cover about 90% of its needs.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>The \u00a0Sevier Playa mine is expected to produce 372,000 tonnes a year of sulphate of potash (SOP), a premium grade fertilizer. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In June, the Trump administration announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/news\/trump-administration-announces-strategy-strengthen-americas-economy-defense\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">strategy to speed up permits for mining and prospecting<\/a> in public lands for nearly three dozen \u201ccritical minerals\u201d, including potash, aiming at strengthening national security and reducing the need for imports.<\/p>\n<p>Over the 30-year life of the<br \/>\nproject,&nbsp;Sevier Playa is expected to produce 372,000 tonnes a year of<br \/>\nsulphate of potash (SOP), a premium grade fertilizer. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Utah Geological<br \/>\nSurvey, the state produced 491,000 tonnes of potash last year, worth about $240<br \/>\nmillion, and it remains the only domestic producer of<\/p>\n<p>The project, located about 290 km (180<br \/>\nmiles) southwest of Salt Lake City, is forecast to employ about 275 people<br \/>\nduring construction and 175 permanently afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Crystal Peak foresees drilling up<br \/>\nto 2,264 wells and cutting up to 492 km (306 miles) of trenches into the dried lakebed<br \/>\nto collect brines that will be moved through a system of ponds, covering up to<br \/>\n18,000 acres.<\/p>\n<p>The bulk of the lease covers<br \/>\nfederal land, but about 5% is on Utah state trust lands and an additional 4,000<br \/>\nfederal acres are needed for utility rights of way.<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian junior also expects to<br \/>\nextract magnesium and sodium chloride, used for snow and ice melting as well as<br \/>\ntable salt,&nbsp;at the Sevier Playa site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of the Interior&rsquo;s decision also enables the Toronto-based miner to accelerate financing and off-take 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