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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS WAIVER AND AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Waiver and Amendment No. 6”) is made as of May 6, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) by and among INTREPID POTASH, INC. (the “Borrower”), each of the Lenders party hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2011 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

WHEREAS, Section 6.1(a) of the Credit Agreement requires the Borrower to deliver to the Administrative Agent audited annual financial statements without any going concern modifier;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has informed the Administrative Agent that it will not be able to deliver such financials for fiscal year 2015 without certain modifications to the Credit Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders waive the requirement to deliver such 2015 annual financials without any going concern modifier until a date no later than July 31, 2016 in order to provide time to discuss certain Credit Agreement modifications;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders waive compliance with Sections 6.21(a) and (b) for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 until a date no later than July 31, 2016;

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to reduce the Aggregate Commitment to $8,000,000, and to make certain other modifications to the Loan Documents; and

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to provide such waiver on the terms and conditions set forth below, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth below;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows.

ARTICLE I — WAIVER AND AMENDMENT.

1.1 Waiver. Effective as of the Effective Date but subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article III below, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to waive, until the earlier of (x) the date on which the waivers provided under the May 2016 Note Waiver (as defined in Article III below) expire, terminate or otherwise are of no force and effect (with the understanding that such waivers may be extended by the noteholders subject thereto consistent with the terms hereof beyond June 30, 2016) and (y) July 31, 2016 (the “Waiver Expiry Date”), the requirement that the Borrower deliver audited annual financial statements for fiscal year 2015 without any going concern modifier and agree that the failure to deliver audited annual financial statements for fiscal year 2015 without a going concern modifier (or the existence of audited annual financial statements for fiscal year 2015 with a going concern modifier) shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default until the Waiver Expiry Date. An immediate Event of Default shall occur under the Credit Agreement if such financials are not delivered by the Waiver Expiry Date. In addition, subject to the remainder hereof, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to waive, until the Waiver Expiry Date, the Borrower’s compliance with Sections 6.21(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, and agree that the failure to comply with such financial covenants for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016 shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default until the Waiver Expiry Date; provided, however, that if the Leverage Ratio as of the end of such quarter exceeds 3.90 to 1.00, or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as set forth in Section 6.21(a) of the Credit Agreement is less than 1.00 to 1.00 as of the end of such quarter, then the waiver provided hereby shall be null, void and of no further force and effect; provided, further that the Borrower shall report on the Leverage Ratio and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as and when required by the Credit Agreement. The foregoing waivers do not and shall not apply to any other Default or Event of Default that may currently be outstanding, and shall not apply to any future Default or Event of Default. The Borrower, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, agrees that the foregoing waivers do not constitute or represent any agreement or commitment by the Administrative Agent or any Lender to provide any other modifications to the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. The Borrower agrees and confirms that it will promptly inform the Administrative Agent of any extension of the waivers provided under the May 2016 Note Waiver or the expiry or termination thereof.

1.2 Amendments. Effective as of the Effective Date but subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Article III below, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree as follows:

a. The Aggregate Commitment is hereby permanently reduced from $85,000,000 to $8,000,000. Each Lender’s Commitment shall be reduced ratably as a result of such permanent reduction in the Aggregate Commitment.

b. Only Letters of Credit may be issued on and after May 6, 2016. No Loans or other extensions of credit shall be made on and after such date. Outstanding LC Obligations shall not exceed $8,000,000. Each of U.S. Bank National Association and Bank of Montreal shall be the LC Issuer on and after such date. U.S. Bank National Association shall be the LC

Issuer solely for those Letters of Credit issued prior to such date (with the understanding that only one such Letter of Credit has been issued).

c. The definition of “Facility Termination Date” is amended in its entirety as follows:

“Facility Termination Date” means the earliest of (x) July 31, 2016, (y) any date on which the Aggregate Commitment is reduced to zero or otherwise terminated, in each case pursuant to the terms hereof, and (z) the effective date for the bank credit facility disclosed by the Borrower to the Lenders on or prior to May 6, 2016.

d. Each of Section 2.23 and 2.24 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:

Intentionally Omitted.

All provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereby amended to give effect to the foregoing, notwithstanding any notice requirements in respect thereof.

ARTICLE II- REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower hereby represents and warrants as follows:

2.1 This Waiver and Amendment No. 6 and the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower and are enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

2.2 As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the terms of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are (x) with respect to any representations or warranties that contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and (y) with respect to any representations or warranties that do not contain a materiality qualifier, true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof, except in each case to the extent any such representation or warranty is stated to relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct on and as of such earlier date.

ARTICLE III- CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

This Waiver and Amendment No. 6 shall become effective on the Effective Date, provided, however, that the effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 is subject to:

1. The Administrative Agent’s receipt of counterparts of (i) this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 duly executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders required to approve this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 and (ii) a Consent and Reaffirmation in the form of Annex A hereto duly executed by each Guarantor.

2. The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower a non-refundable work fee of $5,000 for each Lender that delivers its executed signature page hereto to the Administrative Agent by the day and time designated for such delivery by the Administrative Agent (with the Administrative Agent determining in its sole discretion whether any such delivery was made on a timely basis).

3. Payment of all fees and expenses then due and payable by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.1 below.

4. The Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and effective waiver or waiver and amendment, in form and substance acceptable to it, to the Borrower’s Note Purchase Agreement dated as of August 28, 2012, which, among other things, waives compliance with financial covenants for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 until June 30, 2016 or later (the “May 2016 Note Waiver”).

ARTICLE IV- GENERAL

4.1 Expenses. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for all reasonable and documented third party out-of-pocket expenses paid or incurred by the Administrative Agent, including, without limitation, reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Administrative Agent, in connection with preparation, negotiation and execution of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 and any other document required to be furnished herewith, including, without limitation, all written invoices in respect of the foregoing delivered to the Borrower prior to the Effective Date.

4.2 Counterparts. This Waiver and Amendment No. 6 may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 by telecopy or other electronic imaging methods shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6.

4.3 Severability. Any provision in this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 are declared to be severable.

4.4 Governing Law. This Waiver and Amendment No. 6 shall be construed in accordance with the internal laws (without regard to the conflict of law provisions) of the State of Colorado, but giving effect to federal laws applicable to national banks.

4.5 Successors; Enforceability. The terms and provisions of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 shall be binding upon the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and the successors and assigns of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

4.6 Reference to and Effect on the Credit Agreement.

a. Upon the effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended and modified hereby.

b. Subject to the waiver and amendment provided hereby, the Credit Agreement and all other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith (including, without limitation, all of the Loan Documents) shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed.

c. Except as specifically set forth herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other documents, instruments and agreements executed and/or delivered in connection therewith.

4.7 Headings. Section headings in this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6.

4.8 Release. In further consideration of the execution by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6, the Borrower, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries Affiliates, and all of the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Releasors”), hereby completely, voluntarily, knowingly, and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Administrative Agent, each of the Lenders, each of their advisors, professionals and employees, each affiliate of the foregoing and all of their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and all claims, actions, suits, and other liabilities, including, without limitation, any so-called “lender liability” claims or defenses (collectively, “Claims”), whether arising in law or in equity, which any of the Releasors ever had, now has or hereinafter can, shall or may have against any of the Releasees for, upon or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever from time to time occurred on or prior to the date hereof, in any way concerning, relating to, or arising from (i) any of the Releasors, (ii) the Obligations, (iii) the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (iv) the financial condition, business operations, business plans, prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower, and (v) the negotiation, documentation and execution of this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 and any documents relating hereto. The Borrower, on behalf of each of the Releasors, hereby acknowledges that they collectively have been advised by legal counsel of the meaning and consequences of this release.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Waiver and Amendment No. 6 to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

INTREPID POTASH, INC.


By:	/s/ Brian D. Frantz
Name:		Brian D. Frantz
Title:		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Accounting Officer

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Waiver and Amendment No. 6