Yemen’s rock-salt geology: Jurassic Sab’atayn–Shabwah salt in interior rift basins and more than 1,000 metres of Miocene Salif halite along the Red…
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Sab’atayn and Shabwa salt in Yemen: Tithonian halite, subsurface intervals locally up to about 1,500 metres, salt diapirism, differential loading and structures…
Salif, Yemen: more than 1,000 metres of Miocene bedded halite deposited during Red Sea rifting, anhydrite laminae, overlying gypsum and later diapiric…
Algeria’s Triassic rock salt: El-Outaya and Ouled H’daïm diapirs, Tellian and Saharan Atlas salt tectonics, evaporite detachments, saline groundwater and Alpine compression.
El-Outaya and Ouled H’daïm in Algeria: Triassic evaporites, salt diapirism, natural groundwater salinisation, Santonian lateral salt migration and Miocene tectonic detachment.
Khammouane and Savannakhet in Laos: Upper Cretaceous halite–potash sequences, three evaporite cycles, marine-derived brines, later freshwater and hydrothermal influence, and the eastern…
Hengelo and Haaksbergen in the Netherlands: deep Zechstein and Triassic halite, solution mining from roughly 400 to 1,200 metres, brine production and…
Cleveland’s underground rock-salt mine beneath Lake Erie: Silurian Salina Group halite, deep room-and-pillar workings and more than six decades of industrial production.
Hutchinson, Kansas rock salt and Strataca: Permian halite extending across roughly 37,000 square miles, mining at about 650 feet depth and underground…
Hampton Corners mine in New York: deep Salina Group halite, a 1,433-foot shaft and reported daily rock-salt production on the order of…
Ojibway underground salt mine in Windsor, Ontario: Salina Group halite, production since the mid-1950s and large annual capacity serving Canadian and U.S.…
Thailand’s giant Cretaceous evaporite province: Khorat and Sakon Nakhon basins, Maha Sarakham halite, widespread salt domes and the close association of rock…
Salif Rock Salt Deposit: More Than 1,000 Metres of Miocene Halite on Yemen’s Red Sea Coast
Salif, Yemen: more than 1,000 metres of Miocene bedded halite deposited during Red Sea rifting, anhydrite laminae, overlying gypsum and later diapiric deformation.
Algeria Rock Salt Deposits: El-Outaya, Ouled H’daïm and Triassic Salt Diapirs of the Atlas Belt
Algeria’s Triassic rock salt: El-Outaya and Ouled H’daïm diapirs, Tellian and Saharan Atlas salt tectonics, evaporite detachments, saline groundwater and Alpine compression.
Ojibway Rock Salt Mine: Windsor, Ontario Production Since 1955 and Multi-Million-Tonne Capacity
Ojibway underground salt mine in Windsor, Ontario: Salina Group halite, production since the mid-1950s and large annual capacity serving Canadian and U.S. de-icing markets.
Thailand Rock Salt Deposits: Khorat, Sakon Nakhon, Maha Sarakham and More Than 50 Salt-Dome Areas
Thailand’s giant Cretaceous evaporite province: Khorat and Sakon Nakhon basins, Maha Sarakham halite, widespread salt domes and the close association of rock salt and potash.
Maha Sarakham Rock Salt Formation: 250 Metres of Halite, Three Salt Members and Potash Evaporites in Thailand
Maha Sarakham Formation in Thailand: three principal salt members, locally about 250 metres of halite, potash-bearing evaporites and the stratigraphy of the Khorat Plateau.
Bamnet Narong Rock Salt Deposit: Halite, Potash and Late Cretaceous Evaporites of Thailand’s Khorat Basin
Bamnet Narong in Thailand’s Khorat Basin: Late Cretaceous halite, potash-bearing evaporites and a well-known exploration district within the Maha Sarakham Formation.
Hengelo and Haaksbergen Rock Salt Mining: Dutch Halite at 400–1,200 Metres Depth
Hengelo and Haaksbergen in the Netherlands: deep Zechstein and Triassic halite, solution mining from roughly 400 to 1,200 metres, brine production and subsurface cavern management.
Cleveland Lake Erie Rock Salt Mine: Salina Group Halite Beneath Lake Erie and More Than 60 Years of Production
Cleveland’s underground rock-salt mine beneath Lake Erie: Silurian Salina Group halite, deep room-and-pillar workings and more than six decades of industrial production.
Hutchinson Rock Salt Mine and Strataca: Kansas Halite Across 37,000 Square Miles and 650 Feet Underground
Hutchinson, Kansas rock salt and Strataca: Permian halite extending across roughly 37,000 square miles, mining at about 650 feet depth and underground heritage reuse.
Hampton Corners Rock Salt Mine: A 1,433-Foot Shaft and 10,000–20,000 Tonnes per Day in New York
Hampton Corners mine in New York: deep Salina Group halite, a 1,433-foot shaft and reported daily rock-salt production on the order of 10,000–20,000 tonnes.