Controversial plans to build the world's biggest potash mine in the North York Moors National Park have been resubmitted.
The scheme is estimated to cost around £1.7 billion, and will create 1,000 jobs, according to Sirius Minerals.
The plan involves the construction of two 1,500 metre deep mine shafts on land at Dove’s Nest Farm, near Sneaton, four miles south of Whitby.
Also planned is a 250 metre deep tunnel running 23 miles from the mine site to Wilton on Teesside where the extracted mineral would be granulated for export.
It is understood that the mine would be the world’s largest potash mine in terms of the amount of potash extracted, if it were running at full capacity of extraction, digging 13 million tonnes of polyhalite ore per year to use in fertiliser.
The Campaign for National Parks said it was "disappointed" the company had decided not to find an alternative site.
