22 Apr 2015 07:00
22 April 2015
Sirius Minerals Plc
Approvals update - Harbour Facilities
The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY) ("Sirius" or the "Company") provide a procedural update on the approvals process for the proposed Harbour Facilities at Teesside for the York Potash Project.
Further to the announcement on 15 January 2015, the Company has been informed that the Planning Inspectorate ("PINS") has accepted the York Potash Harbour Facilities application for a development consent order ("DCO") and this will now be taken forward to an examination. The process that PINS follows is set out by statute and further details are available on its website.
A final decision on the DCO is expected to be made by the Secretary of State for Transport in summer 2016.
For further information, please contact:
Sirius Minerals Plc Investor Relations
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Email: ir@siriusminerals.com |
Tel: +44 845 524 0247 |
Joint Brokers Liberum Capital Limited |
Clayton Bush |
Tel: +44 20 3100 2222 |
Macquarie Capital (Europe) Limited (NOMAD) | Ken Fleming, Nick Harland, Nick Stamp | Tel: +44 20 3037 2000 |
WH Ireland
| Adrian Hadden | Tel: +44 20 7220 1666 |
Media Enquiries Tavistock | Jos Simson, Mike Bartlett, Emily Fenton | Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 |
Warrant Trading Enquiries Liberum Capital Limited |
Simon Smith |
Tel: +44 20 3100 2171 |
About Sirius Minerals Plc
Sirius Minerals is a potash development company with properties in the United Kingdom (North Yorkshire) and the United States (North Dakota). Its primary focus is the development of the York Potash Project which has the world's largest and highest grade deposit of polyhalite, a multi-nutrient form of potash containing potassium, sulphur, magnesium and calcium. Incorporated in 2003, Sirius Minerals' shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. Its shares are also traded in the United States on the OTCQX through a sponsored ADR facility. Further information on the Company can be found at www.siriusminerals.com.