As requested, I have made enquiries with regards to a trip to this mine.

I have been unable to find out any details from their website as they do not make any mention of underground tours so I have emailed them to introduce us as a club and enquiry what tour facilities they are able to extend to us.

I will post again here when I receive a reply.

Members should however be aware that the mine is near Middlesborough (almost in Scotland) and is on the north East coast of Britain. This is not a 5 minute journey and the teleport system is a figment of science fiction and has not yet, in reality, been invented.

As with the Parys mountain thread, I realise I am stepping on the toes of trip organisers but again absolve myself of blame as I was barracked into it



Ian

UPDATE

Having heard nothing from my earlier request, Marty has kindly given me a different email address (same mine) to try.

I have, today, written for details of how to apply to visit the mine.



Ian

spoooooky that. douge was only winging ehm i mean talking aboit that yesterday when we were i yorkshireland , and if there was any progress , so hopfully there might be , he also rather ambitiouslyasked if anyone fancied going to SOUTH BL00DY AFRICA to do the diamond mines , any takers ?

you don't much else either, excep teat DOUBLE chease burgers with no side salad , oh ye and buy bl00dy super bright lights to go down little mines

as long as i dont have to speak to anyone, or eat anything. horrible cowardly country

Isn't that Boulby potash mine supposed to be really really deep, like one of the deepest ever or something.

Dont anyone go to Boulby without "me", and I am sure you can get to South Africa without stoping in France, but if you have to, why not get drunk over the English channel, that should do it.

I have now received confirmation that we can visit the mine although the first availlable date is Weds 2nd Dec due to a long waiting list. There is a maximum party number of EIGHT and we will need to consider how we allocate the places. Additionally, I have been asked to convey the following;


CLEVELAND POTASH LIMITED
RULES AND GUIDELINES FOR VISITORS TO UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS


1) Size of visiting party must be kept to a maximum of 8 people.

2) Visitors should normally be between the ages of 16 and 65 years of age – but we can be flexible!

3) All visitors should be in general good health as travel in the mine can be strenuous.

4) All visitors will be provided with safety footwear, helmets, overalls, belts etc. - please advise sizes prior to the visit.

5) Female visitors should be aware that there are limited showering and changing facilities for them – this may restrict the number of females in a group.

6) Visitors must not take any electronic equipment such as watches or cameras underground nor must they take smoking materials or jewellery underground.

7) Visitors should be aware that the underground terrain can be rough and uneven. The environment is very hot and dust and noise will be encountered.

PLEASE REMEMBER

This is a working mine. Very occasionally visits may be cancelled at the last minute due to operational and safety reasons - but we will try our best to avoid this.

For your own safety and that of our employees, please follow the advice and instructions given to you during your visit.


I will have to book the date pretty pronto so if we can have some feedback/discussion and direction that would be super

Ian

*edit ... we are expected to be "on site" by 10am

WHATS TO DISCUSS ?? GET IT BOOKED NOW PRONTO

Bring it on
I can't wait.

The trip is now booked for Weds 2nd Dec 2009.

We will now need to arrange which 8 members are to go ........

Suggestions on how to nominate (or a direction from the chairman please) ?



Ian

I think that alphabetical order, starting with the letter J could be a good system