One of West Africa’s largest salt mining firms, Electrochem Ghana Limited, has started the implementation of a plan to raise ...

Briefing the management of the Minerals Income and Investment Fund (MIIF), during a tour to the production site in Ada, Great ...

East Africa's Afar depression is one of the ... After each incursion, the seawater evaporated, leaving behind thick layers of salt. This "white gold" has long been an important source of income ...

Lucy Hedges explores Cape Verde, an archipelago of islands off the coast of West Africa, which has become a popular holiday destination thanks to its year round sunshine. While most tourists don't ...

But extracting the coveted salt means descending into dark caves, then blasting and carrying heavy rock. Faizan Panjwani: The problem is the massive size of the blocks that come from the mine.

The site is a serial property consisting of Wieliczka and Bochnia salt mines and Wieliczka Saltworks Castle. The Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines illustrate the historic stages of the ...

The Wieliczka Salt Mine near Krakow is a marvel of human ingenuity and natural beauty, offering visitors a journey into an underground world of lakes, chapels, and chandeliers-all made of salt.