Sirius Minerals delivers strong results from latest stage in crop study
11th Aug 2014 12:57
Potash development group Sirius Minerals pleased with the latest set of results from its ongoing global crop study programme, which it said has demonstrated the suitability and effectiveness of the York Potash polyhalite product, POLY4, as a crop input for tomatoes. POLY4 was found to deliver a 7
Read moreAnother tough year for Sirius Minerals as delays lead to losses
7th Aug 2014 17:42
Sirius Minerals reported a £8m loss for the year ended 31 March 2014 due to delays to the mine planning application for the York Potash project in North Yorkshire. The company faced problems with material uncertainties inherent in the project. In the fiscal year 2013, the group registered a £8.6m
Read moreSirius Minerals closes Sydney office
6th Aug 2014 16:20
Sirius Minerals have announced the closing of their Sydney office due "to the complete focus of the company on the success of the York Potash Project", the company said on Wednesday. The majority of the company's executive roles based in Sydney have been moved to the UK after Sirius acquired York P
Read moreSirius Minerals applies for York Potash Project approvals
7th Jul 2014 11:33
Sirius Minerals has agreed an informal pre-application position statement with the North York Moors National Park Authority for the York Potash Project. The authority described the project as having the potential to bring "significant economic benefits" and will oversee the company's planning appli
Read moreSirius Minerals secures deal with Tanzanian Ministry
2nd Jul 2014 08:52
Sirius Minerals has entered into an agreement with the Tanzanian Ministry of Agriculture for its research on polyhalite, which is expected to strengthen its introduction into Tanzania. The AIM-listed mining group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the ministry, in order to produce
Read moreSirius Minerals names veteran consultancy expert to board
18th Mar 2014 10:01
Mining group Sirius Minerals has appointed international consultancy and construction group Mace's Executive Chairman, Stephen Pycroft, as a non-executive director. Since 2004 Pycroft served as Chief Executive Officer at Mace and more recently, since 2008, as its Chairman. During his tenure, the fi
Read moreStandard Chartered non-exec builds company holding after profit decline
11th Mar 2014 15:45
An Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered has this week upped his stake in the group by a quarter with the purchase of 2,500 shares. John Paynter, who was appointed to his role in 2008, bought the shares at 1,246.50p each for a total of £31,163, taking his total holding to 12,50
Read moreSirius Minerals gains on upbeat crop study results
27th Jan 2014 13:41
Shares in Sirius Minerals rose after the potash miner said a study showed its Poly4 fertiliser to be 'effective and valuable' for commercial use on crops. The study by Durham University indicated that Poly4 helped accelerate the early stage of corn growth and reduce the risk of seedling disease.
Read moreWednesday tips round-up: Unilever, Sirius Minerals
22nd Jan 2014 08:46
The latest figures out on Tuesday from Unilever and SAB Miller should cheer investors. Both companies revealed good growth in emerging markets. However, if one looks deeper into the numbers they will find that in the case of the latter they come with an important caveat. Whereas five years ago food
Read moreSirius Minerals signs MoU with Agricultural Means for potash project
23rd Dec 2013 09:48
Sirius Minerals has entered into a memorandum of understanding for the sale of 500,000 tonnes per annum of polyhalite for 10 years with Sichuan Agricultural Means Group in regards to the York Potash Project. It brings the total committed tonnes to 4.28m per annum. The terms will be at a market pri
Read moreSirius Minerals signs deal to supply 0.5m tonnes of polyhalite annually
29th Oct 2013 10:31
Sirius Minerals on Tuesday reported further progress in the marketing of polyhalite from its York Potash Project, prompting the share price higher. The firm has entered into a memorandum of understanding with each of Jiangsu Luling Chemical Industry Group and Huaken International for 500,000 tonne
Read moreSirius Minerals purchases land for york potash project
25th Oct 2013 09:17
Sirius Minerals has purchased Dove's Nest Farm near Sneaton, Whitby for its york potash project. The farm is the site of the proposed shafts and sub-surface processing buildings for the project. The deal comprises 100 acres of freehold ownership and includes farm buildings, the farmhouse and thr
Read moreSirius Minerals mulls new planning bid for UK potash project
23rd Oct 2013 08:19
Sirius Minerals, the company hit by planning problems in its controversial bid to set up a potash mine in Britain's North York Moors National Park, says it may replace its existing planning application with a new one. Sirius, which has warned of project delays to 2014 amid environmental concerns vo
Read moreSirius Minerals confirms thickness of potash deposit
18th Sep 2013 08:08
The proposed mine in Yorkshire being developed by Sirius Minerals has been confirmed as the thickest and highest grade source of polyhalite potash in the world. Chris Fraser, both Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the AIM-listed company, said: "The scale and quality of the York Pota
Read moreSirius Minerals reduces losses during year on 'significant accomplishments'
15th Aug 2013 09:43
Sirius Minerals, a potash development company, dramatically reduced its losses for the 12 months ended March 31st after admin expenses for the period came in markedly lower during what the company described as a year of "significant accomplishments". Admin expenses for the 12 month period totalled
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