Romanian police stand guard on a road leading to the Praid salt mine after the Corund river flooded portions of the mine, near the village of Praid, Harghita, Romania, June 2, 2025.

Salt, a historically significant ingredient, now faces scrutiny as pink Himalayan salt gains popularity over table salt. Extracted from Pakistan's Khewra mine, pink salt boasts up to 84 minerals ...

While part of the mine has been producing salt, with an annual production capacity of around 70,000-100,000 metric tons, its huge galleries and medical centre attract half a million tourists each ...

Besides the 130 or so miners who worked what is said to be one of Europe's biggest salt deposits, thousands of locals have relied on tourism from the mine for decades.

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Reuters. A drone view shows the Corund river flooding portions of the Praid salt mine and sink holes that have formed, near the village of Praid, Harghita, Romania, June 2, 2025.

BUCHAREST (Reuters) -Romanian officials were rerouting a stream in central Romania to prevent further flooding of the Praid salt mine, one of Europe's largest salt reserves and a crucial tourist ...

It would allow the mine’s operator, Signal Peak Energy, to mine nearly 60 million tons of coal, mostly for export to Asia. “This is what energy leadership looks like,” Doug Burgum, the ...

Nothing is the same in the Transylvanian village of Praid since its historic salt mine was flooded last month. Among the few tourists in Praid, Ioan Mera said he had hoped one day to see the ...

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