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Large salt mine discovered in Chongqing

By Zhang Huan (People's Daily Online)    14:23, April 27, 2017

(cq.xinhuanet.com)

Recently, a geological exploration team discovered a large salt mine 3,400 meters underground in Chongqing, Cnr.cn reported on April 26.

The salt mine covers 43.84 square kilometers, with a total salt reserve of more than 2 billion tons. The purity of the salt is 90 percent.

(cq.xinhuanet.com)

According to the local geological bureau, the salt mine offers abundant and high-quality mineral resources, which are important raw materials for developing the salt chemical industry and producing edible salt. At present, prospecting work is still going on. 

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