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First tunnel boring machine launched
12/04/2019
Local school children unveil machine nameThe first 1,800-tonne tunnel boring machine that will be used to construct Sirius Minerals’ 23 mile mineral transportation tunnel from Teesside to Whitby, was officially launched today at a ceremony on Wilton International in Redcar.
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Tunnel segment factory begins operations with local labour
09/04/2019
A new tunnel segment manufacturing facility, based at Wilton on Teesside, has begun work on Sirius Minerals’ multi-million-pound fertilizer project, recruiting 74 people, including 20 workers from a local employment and training scheme.
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Voting underway to decide on name for first tunnel boring machine
24/03/2019
The public have been invited to decide on the winning name for the first of three 1,800 tonne tunnel boring machines (TBM) that will construct Sirius Minerals’ underground mineral transportation tunnel between Whitby and Teesside, as part of its new £3.2 billion polyhalite fertiliser project.
