Vancouver-Pebble Creek Mining Ltd. reports that it has submitted applications with the state government of Rajasthan in India for permits to explore for potash in the Nagaur-Ganganagar Basin. Pebble Creek says the government indicates the application will be vetted in a timely manner. The basin is located in the desert of northwestern Rajasthan and occupies 100,000 square kilometers. The company says the basin contains nine smaller evaporate sub-basins, adding that the Geological Survey of India conducted geophysical studies and drilled 72 holes totaling 61,700 meters in the sub-basins from 1974-1991. While India currently produces no potash, the company says that India is the least explored of any country occupying a mineral-rich Precambrian shield. Pebble Creek says it has been exploring in India since 1995 and has built up a technical and business infrastructure. Its main project is the Askot sulphide deposit in Uttarakhand State.
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