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Regular poster 434 posts Danno164 Regular poster 434 posts
Danno164

would pot ash be stored in some kind of grain or cement silo? found good info on rolling stock but nothing on storage. 

Daniel
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AzBaja Prolific poster 2,059 posts
AzBaja

Good place to start

Good place to start - 

https://fwsgroup.com/projects/k-s-potash-mine/

https://www.es2eng.com/industrial/projects/intrepid-potash

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Danno164 Regular poster 434 posts
Danno164

AzBaja holy pot ash....huge

AzBaja holy pot ash....huge storage facilities, I guess my small 2 sand Silos from Walthers Glacier industrial sand kit just wont cut it as a post ash facility...thank you for the great links! 

Daniel
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trolleydrvr Regular poster 157 posts
trolleydrvr

Morehead city, NC

Look up Morehead City, North Carolina for good example of Potash storage building. Across from Radio Island I believe. About 30 miles from me. Transfer yard in New Bern, NC
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eastwind Super User 3,619 posts
eastwind

no space

Leave out the space, search on "potash storage" and you'll get some hits.

Like this (1st on the list I got):  https://www.dometechnology.com/applications/potash/

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Chris VanderHeide cv_acr Super User 2,353 posts
Chris VanderHeide cv_acr

Beehives

These beehive structures are popular for potash/fertilizer storage facilities around here

Cargill Harbour facility at Sarnia, ON

AgroMart potash/fertilzer distribution facility near Thorndale, ON

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barr_ceo Super User 3,291 posts
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They're used for road salt

They're used for road salt here in Ohio, too...   with the obvious nickname of "Brick T***" when they're built in pairs.

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Danno164 Regular poster 434 posts
Danno164

Thank you everybody for the

Thank you everybody for the input and awesome links...have a good weekend! 

Daniel
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