Potash junior Emmerson plc, Isle of Man, said on Feb. 9 it has received the mining license (ML) for its 100 percent owned Khemisset Potash Project from the Moroccan Ministry of Energy, Mines, and the Environment.
The ML provides the company with the exclusive right to develop and mine the potash deposit, within the perimeter of the ML, in the Khemisset basin ahead of the anticipated initiation of construction by the end of 2021, Emmerson said.
“This is another major milestone in the development of what is to become the first large-scale potash mine in Africa,” said Emmerson CEO Graham Clarke.
The company plans to produce up to 800,000 mt/y of potash per year, for export or domestic consumption.