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Category: Cheshire

Nature Wins

19th July 2018 Sandra

Today the mines underneath the town of Northwich have been made safe. Concrete has been pumped into the caverns so…

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Posted in: Cheshire, North West, Tourism Filed under: Cheshire, leisure, nature, salt, tourism

Subsidence!

12th July 2018 Sandra

Water will flow through the ground if there are cracks in the rocks. If this water flows across a layer…

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Posted in: Cheshire, Mining, North West Filed under: Cheshire, geology, mining, salt, subsidence

Solution Mining

5th July 2018 Sandra

The rock salt mine at Winsford is not the only way that salt is removed from underneath Cheshire. The nearby…

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Posted in: Cheshire, Industry, Mining, North West Filed under: Cheshire, industry, mining, salt

Rock Salt Mining

28th June 2018 Sandra

Underneath the Cheshire towns of Northwich, Middlewich and Nantwich lies a layer of rock known as Northwich Halite. Halite is…

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Posted in: Cheshire, Mining, North West Filed under: Cheshire, geology, mining, salt

Pass the Salt, Please!

21st June 2018 Sandra

Salt is in daily use in most homes, but where does it come from? One source of salt is from…

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Posted in: Cheshire, Industry, Mining, North West Filed under: Cheshire, industry, intro, mining, place name, salt, settlement, site

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