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BUZZ-Sirius Minerals: Market cheers step ahead in Yorkshire project

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in Sirius Minerals (Other OTC: SRUXF - news) jumps as much as 10 pct after co says it has upgraded its take or pay supply agreement with its existing Fortune 500 US-based agri-business customer

** Top percentage gainer on FTSE Intl-AIM 100 Index

** Move comes soon post the potash miner winning approval to build UK's largest operating mine in Yorkshire

** "Announcement a major step forward in Sirius' marketing campaign and further de-risks York Potash Project from a market/pricing perspective," Liberum analysts say

** Including today's gains, co's shares have risen nearly 22 pct since it won the approval for the project

(aashika.jain@thomsonreuters.com)