Britain Is Building A Massive New Super Mine That Nobody Has Heard Of
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The UK is building a crazy new mega project, The Woodsmith Polyhalite Mine, this giga project costs over $3 Billion and the Woodsmith Polyhalite Mine will be...
    • seaQueue@lemmy.world
      10·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for the heads up. I skipped the video and just googled the project, it actually sounds pretty cool. 1.6km deep bore with all of the head works hidden ~45m below ground, you can’t see any of the mine beyond a farm building from nearby on the surface. There’s a 37km conveyor system for moving the mined product to the shore to load on ships too, the whole project is massive. Their main product is mineral fertilizer for organic farming too, which is awesome.

      https://www.ice.org.uk/events/latest-events/the-woodsmith-polyhalite-mine

    • lipilee
      2·
      1 year ago

      I hope The B1M does a video about this mine, then it’s not just a Reader’s Digest style article read over stock footage :)

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Tldr from note gpt

    • 🌍 The United Kingdom’s natural resources reserves have received a significant boost with the discovery of a valuable, unknown mineral called polyhalite.

    • 💰 This mineral is predicted to add $130 billion to the country’s economy over the next 50 years and has the potential to address the depleting natural resources and weakening exports.

    • 🔍 The Woodsmith mine, where polyhalite is being extracted, is almost invisible and located 50 meters or more below ground, hidden behind large farming barns.

    • 🌱 Polyhalite is a high-quality, organic fertilizer that contains potassium, sulfur, magnesium, calcium, and micronutrients, making it an ideal solution for crop nutrition problems.

    • ⛏️ The construction of the Woodsmith mine involved impressive engineering marvels, including a service shaft, diaphragm walls, a winding tower, and a 37-kilometer-long transport tunnel.

    • 🚆 The mineral is transported from the mine to the Materials Handling facility in Wilton via a tunnel 360 meters below ground, featuring the longest conveyor belt in the world.

    • 🚢 The final product, called Poly4, is transported to the Teesport for storage and export, with a purpose-built port being constructed to meet the expected high demand.

    Highlights

    • 🌍 The UK has discovered a valuable mineral, polyhalite, which will boost the country’s economy.
    • 💰 Polyhalite can address the UK’s depleting natural resources and weakening exports.
    • 🔍 The Woodsmith mine is hidden underground and looks like large farming barns.
    • 🌱 Polyhalite is a high-quality, organic fertilizer that solves crop nutrition problems.
    • ⛏️ Impressive engineering marvels were used to construct the Woodsmith mine.- 🚆 A 360-meter-deep tunnel with the longest conveyor belt transports the mineral to the handling facility.
    • 🚢 Poly4 is stored and exported via the Teesport, with a new port being constructed to meet demand.
  • MeanEYE@lemmy.world
    1·
    1 year ago

    Nobody has heard of

    Except whole internet and everyone who cares. Majority doesn’t.