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What (who) is salt mine - definition

MINING OPERATION INVOLVED IN THE EXTRACTION OF ROCK SALT OR HALITE
Saltmine; Salt mines; Salt Mine; Salt miner; Salt deposit; Salt mine
  • The Crystal Valley region of the [[Khewra Salt Mines]] in [[Pakistan]]. With around 250,000 visitors a year, the site is a major tourist attraction.
  •  Large hole drilling rig for blast-hole drilling at salt mine [[Haigerloch]]-Stetten
  • A small [[mosque]] made of salt bricks inside the Khewra Salt Mines complex
  • Mount Morris, New York]]
  • Diorama of an underground salt mine in Germany.
  • Slănic, Prahova]], Romania. The railing (lower middle) gives the viewer an idea of scale.

salt mines         
Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox. [Jargon File]
Salt mining         
Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations.
Windsor Salt Mine         
Windsor salt mine
The Windsor Salt Mine currently operates two locations in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The first is the Ojibway Mine at 200 Morton Drive in Windsor, established in 1955, and is owned by The Canadian Salt Company, Limited.

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Salt mining

Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite (commonly known as rock salt), and extracted from evaporite formations.

Examples of use of salt mine
1. Indians once harvested the mineral here, and salt used in the sauce still comes from the salt mine.
2. A trip to a salt mine might not sound like the ideal way to round off a weekend away, but the Wieliczka mine, 30 minutes by bus outside Krakow (your hotel will be able to arrange a tour for you), is definitely on the to–do list.
3. Environmental Protection Agency has shared alternative energy resources with Poland through the Methane to Markets Partnership, a 17–nation initiative that seeks to reduce global methane emissions, promote energy security, improve the environment and reduce greenhouse gases.'4; (See related article.) âЂ˘ Long–term technical cooperation between experts in the United States and Poland significantly have improved the air and water quality in the ancient Polish capital, Krakow. âЂ˘ The United States helped preserve the Wieliczka Salt Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Poland that has been mined since the 13th century.