South Harz Potash (SHP) (formerly Davenport Resources Ltd.), West Perth, Western Australia, said on May 26 it has received landowner and tenant permission for the first of two drill holes and has applied for regulatory approval for its Ohmgebirge potash project in the South Harz region of Germany.
Discussions with landowners and tenants on further drilling sites are at an advanced stage, with permission anticipated shortly. Work on the Ohmgebirge scoping study is continuing in parallel with regulatory dialogue, and completion of the study remains on track for the end of calendar 2021.
SHP said its portfolio of projects in Germany has an Inferred Resource of 5.3 billion mt, grading at 10.8 percent K2O, with Ohmgebirge at 325 million mt, grading 13.1 percent K2O. The company anticipates that holes will lead to a revised mineral resource estimate.
“This represents the culmination of a massive effort on the part of the operations team, not only to complete the technical design for the deep, large diameter holes, but to conduct a successful public relations exercise from which the Company has won a significant level of local support,” said SHP Managing Director Dr. Chris Gilchrist. “I look forward to a continuation of this successful start to our program.”