SALT LAKE COUNTY, Utah (KUTV) — The Salt Lake County Council has taken the first step in a process that would block new mining operations in canyons. Council members voted unanimously Friday morning ...

Halite (NaCl): Once approximately 90% of the water has evaporated, the solution becomes saturated with sodium chloride, and ...

Brazil's petrochemical giant Braskem said Friday it had reached a $356 million settlement with a coastal city where four decades of the company's rock salt mining destroyed five urban neighborhoods ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A closed rock salt mine belonging to Brazilian petrochemical giant Braskem partially collapsed Sunday in the northeastern coastal city of Maceio, the city's civil defense ...

There has been an upsurge in mining-induced violent resistance within the vicinity of Keta lagoon in Ghana that questions the legitimacy of ongoing large-scale salt production by Kensington Salt ...

The Wieliczka Salt Mine is one of the most fascinating attractions in Poland. This historic UNESCO World Heritage Site takes ...