The mine taps under Lake Erie into the F 1 unit of the Salina Formation, which is more than 70 feet (21 m) high in the area. [4][5] According to mine manager Bob Supko, it is unusual for a salt mine to be …

Mar 25, 2026 · Salt is extracted year-round through drilling and blasting within vast tunnels formed from an ancient inland sea that dried up millions of years ago.

Jan 31, 2021 · A group of 18 employees were working in the Avery mine on Dec. 14 when a portion of the roof collapsed. Sixteen miners escaped, but two were counted as missing for two days before …

Aug 21, 2013 · CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cargill salt mine below Lake Erie has stopped mining because of concerns that the roof 1,800 feet below ground could collapse.

Jul 31, 2023 · During my return from a tour of the mine, the chilly spring winds off the coast of Lake Erie nearly had me rushing back underground, where the temperature constantly hovers around 70 degrees.

Aug 7, 2025 · Last November, a 43-ton loader struck and killed Greg Sychla inside the Cargill salt mine beneath Lake Erie. A federal investigation blamed the mine for a lack of signage in hazardous areas.

It extends out several miles under the lake.On March 12, an estimated 600- by 600-foot section of 300-foot-thick ceiling collapsed near the deepest section of the mine, around Cuylerville.

Mar 27, 2026 · Salt, formed 440 million years ago, is mucked up and loaded onto a conveyor belt 1,800 feet below Lake Erie in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, March 19, 2026. Inside, the mine is a maze of …

Mar 25, 2026 · The mine opened in the 1960s and operates year-round, with salt extracted by drilling and blasting through vast tunnels formed from an ancient inland sea that dried up millions of years ago.

Nov 28, 2024 · The massive salt mine, where workers scoop up salt beneath fresh water, is located deep beneath Lake Erie. It stretches from Edgewater Beach to Burke Lakefront Airport and extends …