BUCHAREST - 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 attraction ...

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.

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.

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Romanian authorities scrambled Friday to save a salt mine in the northern village of Praid from further damage after heavy rains worsened flooding at a site that provides the region's economic ...

A mass fish die-off in Iraq’s marshlands is the latest hit to a region troubled by drought and water scarcity. Ongoing drought is expected to drop China’s national wheat harvest to its lowest output ...

An Aboriginal Salt Mine at Camp Verde, Arizona. Anthropological Papers of the Museum of Natural History. Volume XXX, Part III. New York City, 1928. Part 1 of 2.

The Trump administration on Friday greenlighted the expansion of a scandal-hit underground coal mine in Montana, one of the nation’s largest, cutting short a federal environmental review and ...