Intrepid Potash

Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI), based in Denver, Colorado, is a fertilizer manufacturer.

The East facility produces sylvite and langbeinite potash, and is capable of fully processing its ore to the storage or shipment stage.

[5] The plant was built by the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company in the early 1960s,[6] opening in 1963 as a conventional underground mine.

Potash production from natural occurring brines at the Wendover facility dates back to World War I.

Senator Norm Coleman started lobbying the U.S. State Department on behalf of Intrepid Potash to increase sanctions against Belarus.

Potash evaporation ponds at the Intrepid mine near Moab, Utah , 2012. Colorado River is at right of frame.
Intrepid Potash evaporation pond, Moab, 2014. The ponds appear blue due to the presence of copper sulfate, added to the water to speed up evaporation and prevent bacterial and algal growth.