Salt mine
A salt mine is a mining operation involved in the extraction of rock salt or halite from evaporite deposits.[1]
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[edit] Occurrence
Areas known for their salt mines include Kilroot near Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland (over 100 years old with more than 25 km of passages); Khewra and Warcha in Pakistan; Tuzla in Bosnia; Wieliczka and Bochnia in Poland (both established in the mid-13th century and still operating, mostly as museums); Hallstatt and Salzkammergut in Austria; Rheinberg in Germany; Slănic, Cacica, Ocnele Mari, Salina Turda, Târgu Ocna, Ocna Sibiului, and Praid in Romania; Provadiya in Bulgaria; Racalmuto, Realmonte and Petralia Soprana[2] within the production sites managed by Italkali in southern Italy; Avery Island in Louisiana, United States; the wich towns of Cheshire and Worcestershire in England; and the Detroit Salt Company's 1,500-acre (10 km2) subterranean complex 1,100 feet (340 m) beneath the city of Detroit.[3] The Sifto Salt Mine in Goderich, Ontario, Canada is one of the largest salt mines in the world. It measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) wide and 2 miles (3.2 km) long.[4]
[edit] See also
- Salt evaporation pond
- Salt lakes
- Schacht Asse II
- Khewra Salt Mines
- Turda Salt Mine
- Wieliczka Salt Mine
- Windsor salt mine
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Oilfield Glossary: Term 'evaporite'". Glossary.oilfield.slb.com. http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=evaporite. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
- ^ "Italkali Spa - Production Sites" (online). http://www.italkali.com/en/production_sites.php. Retrieved 2011-05-09.
- ^ "The Detroit Salt Company --Explore the City under the City." (online). http://www.detroitsalt.com/home.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "Industries in Godrich". http://www.goderich.ca/industry.html. Retrieved 2008-02-08. dead link 5 October 2011
