Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  HARVEY OPERATING & PRODUCTION CO
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/25/2008		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Intrepid Potash, Inc. [IPI]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O INTREPID POTASH, INC., 700 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80202		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 16,136,000
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HARVEY OPERATING & PRODUCTION CO
C/O INTREPID POTASH, INC.
700 17TH STREET, SUITE 1700
DENVER, CO 80202		   X   X    

Signatures

/s/ Jennifer A. D'Alessandro, as attorney-in-fact 04/28/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to an Exchange Agreement dated as of April 21, 2008, by and between Intrepid Mining LLC ("Intrepid Mining") and Intrepid Potash, Inc. (the "Issuer"), Intrepid Mining transferred all of its nonmonetary assets to the Issuer in exchange for (1) approximately $757.4 million in cash, (2) 40,339,000 shares of the Issuer's common stock, and (3) assumption by the Issuer of (a) all amounts in excess of $18.9 million of Intrepid Mining's liability under its senior credit facility and (b) all other liabilities and obligations of Intrepid Mining. The reporting person held a 40% membership interest in Intrepid Mining. On April 25, 2008, Intrepid Mining dissolved and distributed its assets, including the shares of the Issuer's common stock, to its members on a pro rata basis.
 
Remarks:
The reporting person is deemed a director by deputization of the Issuer by virtue of the reporting person's right to designate a representative to serve on the Issuer's board of directors. Hugh E. Harvey, Jr. currently serves as the reporting person's representative on the Issuer's board of directors.

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