Boulby Mine
Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Boulby Mine is an underground mine worked for polyhalite, rock salt, and potash.
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Boulby Mine is one of Britain’s deepest mines at 1400 meters. The site is actually so deep it is the site of Boulby Underground Laboratory, 1100m / 3600ft below the surface. The site is used for various deep underground studies I don’t fully understand.
The site produces a range of interesting minerals – typically evaporate minerals, but particular highlight should be given to the boracite and trembathite from the site. Obviously, halite, sylvite and polyhalite are common from the site.
Further reading
- https://www.mindat.org/loc-832.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulby_Mine
- https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/stfc/facilities/boulby-underground-laboratory/
- https://www.icl-uk.uk/
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