M-I Swaco

Around 6 million tonnes of barite over 50 years

Perth and Kinross Council

Permission secured for:

A mine at 490mAOD

14.5km of access track

A transfer site (crushing and loading)

1km surfaced haul road linking to the public road network

Securing a domestic supply of barite for the UK sector of the North Sea 

Around £10m per annum economic activity in Scotland 

Removing current mine traffic from 30km of the Tay Valley

Removing the current transfer site from the Foss Road near Schiehallion

Removing current crushing operations from the centre of Aberfeldy