17 Apr 2015 07:03
17 April 2015
Sirius Minerals Plc
Approvals update - Supporting applications
The Directors of Sirius Minerals Plc (AIM: SXX, OTCQX: SRUXY) ("Sirius" or the "Company") provide a procedural update on the progress of two supporting planning applications for the York Potash Project ("the Project").
An application by York Potash Ltd to Scarborough Borough Council ("SBC") for temporary construction accommodation and a park and ride facility was submitted in February 2015. SBC planning officers recommended approval of the application and members of the SBC planning committee subsequently resolved to approve the application subject to conditions at its meeting on 16 April 2015.
Chris Fraser, Managing Director and CEO of Sirius, commented:
"We welcome the positive resolution from Scarborough Borough Council for this important part of the wider Project and thank councillors for their support."
An application by North Yorkshire County Council ("NYCC") was submitted in January 2015 to the North York Moors National Park Authority ("NYMNPA") to extend NYCC's existing Whitby park and ride facility. The application is to allow alterations to the layout and landscaping design of the facility and to accommodate additional parking spaces (for the future York Potash workforce), as well as revisions to site opening times to permit public use 365 days of the year.
At a meeting on 16 April 2015, NYMNPA planning committee members resolved to defer its decision on the application as it was considered to be premature, pending the determination of the main Project application.
Whilst important supporting applications in their own right, the outcome of these applications has no bearing on the determination of the applications for the main Project infrastructure (mine, mineral transport system, materials handling facility and harbour facilities).
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 |
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Media Enquiries Tavistock | Jos Simson, Mike Bartlett, Emily Fenton | Tel: +44 20 7920 3150 |
Warrant Trading Enquiries Liberum Capital Limited |
Simon Smith |
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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.