Revolutionizing Rare Earth Mining: Electrokinetic Technology Achieves 95% Recovery
A research team developed electrokinetic mining (EKM), an eco-friendly method for extracting rare earth elements. EKM reduces ...
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Does Sea Salt Really Come From The Ocean?
Sea salt is known for giving a lovely burst of flavor to food. But does it really come from the ocean and, if not, where does ...
Inside the Yorkshire mine where England's gritters get their salt
Almost a mile under the North Sea, in temperatures which can reach 40C (104F), miners dig out the gritting salt which is used ...
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Winsford Salt Mine: Plan to extend hazardous waste storage until 2045
A shaft at Winsford Rock Salt Mine in Cheshire has been used to store ... saying it was the "the most sustainable method" for disposing of the waste. Cheshire West and Chester Council planning ...
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'Severe impact': Southtowns snow removal companies brace for rock salt shortage
ORCHARD PARK, NY (WKBW) — Southern Erie County snow removal contractors are bracing for a lack of rock salt after American Rock Salt, a mine in Livingston County, announced a shortage.
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Inside the Yorkshire mine where England's gritters get their salt
The miners, from the ICL Boulby Mine near the seaside tourist village of Staithes in North Yorkshire, extract more than 350,000 tonnes of rock salt each year. It is one of only two places in ...