The sculpture to mark 50 years since mining began at Boulby—as well as the third anniversary of its transition to become the world’s first and only producer of the unique multi-nutrient ...

Boulby Mine, near the tourist village of Staithes, North Yorkshire, is one of only two places in England where the salt used on the country's roads is mined. (Image: PA) ...

Operators of a potash mine have been fined £3.6m after two electricians suffered severe burns years apart. Cleveland Potash Ltd, which runs the mine at Boulby near Loftus, admitted two health and ...

Britain's deepest mine is found at Boulby, in between Saltburn-on-Sea and Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast. It is 4,593ft beneath the ground and takes six minutes to descend to the bottom of.

Learning whether extraterrestrial life exists is one of the biggest challenges of science - but now a mine in the north-east of England could hold the key. Researchers believe studying the tiny ...

The miners, from the ICL Boulby Mine near the seaside tourist village of Staithes in North Yorkshire, extract more than 350,000 tonnes of rock salt each year.

Boulby Mine, in North Yorkshire, is one of only two places in England where the salt used on the country’s roads is mined. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

As gritting trucks work around the clock during the first cold snap of the year, spare a thought for the miners who dig the salt out of the ground, almost a mile down under the North Sea in ...