Sometimes we even treat sodium chloride as leftover byproduct[1]. "[...]as of August 2016, it covered 98 hectares (240 acres) and contained approximately 201 mi

Sometimes we even treat sodium chloride as leftover byproduct[1]. "[...]as of August 2016, it covered 98 hectares (240 acres) and contained approximately 201 million tonnes of salt, with another 900 tonnes being added every hour and 7.2 million tonnes a year." 7 Megatonnes of unused salt a year. The problem with using sodium from that mountain - what to do with leftover chlorine. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Kali https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Kali