Potash Ponds
The Moab Mine is located about 20 miles west of Moab, Utah and is distinctive because of the method used to extract the potash. The mine began as a conventional underground mining operation in 1965, but was converted in 1971 to a system combining solution mining to extract the potash and solar evaporation to re-crystallize the product. Intrepid acquired the Moab Mine in 2000 and drilled new vertical wells into previously untapped areas of the old mine and drilled innovative horizontal solution mining caverns into previously untapped potash ore zones. These wells and caverns increase potash production by increasing the area available to solution mining.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your ongoing support. Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday.
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Potash Ponds
The Moab Mine is located about 20 miles west of Moab, Utah and is distinctive because of the method used to extract the potash. The mine began as a conventional underground mining operation in 1965, but was converted in 1971 to a system combining solution mining to extract the potash and solar evaporation to re-crystallize the product. Intrepid acquired the Moab Mine in 2000 and drilled new vertical wells into previously untapped areas of the old mine and drilled innovative horizontal solution mining caverns into previously untapped potash ore zones. These wells and caverns increase potash production by increasing the area available to solution mining.
Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your ongoing support. Hope everyone has a terrific Tuesday.
© Melissa Post 2013 All rights reserved. Please respect my copyright and do not copy, modify or download this image to blogs or other websites without obtaining my explicit written permission.