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My dad had some big chunks of salt from touring that mine. And I still remember the tire. There were also a lot of brine wells south of Detroit, where they min
by analog31 3y ago
My dad had some big chunks of salt from touring that mine. And I still remember the tire.
There were also a lot of brine wells south of Detroit, where they mined salt by forcing hot water down into a hole and bringing up the brine.
- dr_dshiv 3y agoAnd then evaporated the brine? Or what was it used for?
- analog31 3y agoMaking lye and chlorine by the chlor-alkalai process. So they didn't need dry salt.
- cabalos 3y agoDiamond Salt is still made this way north of Detroit. Almost all restaurant salt in the United States is sourced here.