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I say this all the time, but I never knew where it came from. According to this site: http://www.answers.com/topic/back-to-the-salt-mines and several others, it comes from the practice of punishing prisoners in Siberia by sending them to work in the salt mines there.
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How many salt mines are there?
There are 7 million salt mines.
Where are the African salt mines located?
The salt mines in Africa where located in tha city of Taghaza The salt mines in Africa where located in tha city of Taghaza
How do you get salt from the ground?
Salt is extracted from salt mines.
What did rainforest kingdoms trade?
They traded gold, salt. They had a lot of gold mines and salt mines.
Where was salt discovered?
Thousands of years ago the ancients mined salt ( many of those mines are still working) and it is the salt mines that gave them the salt.
Table salt originate?
sea salt or salt mines
Where does mines of salt come from?
Salt in mines is the result of the evaporation of oceans waters billions years ago.
How do you get it salt?
Salt is extracted from mines or sea water.
What is the main source of common salt?
Salt mines
How do miners get the salt out?
Salt is extracted from salt mines or from sea waters.
How do miners get salt?
Salt is extracted from salt mines as a solid or as a brine.
Whats windsor salt mines fax number?
519-972-1777 Windsor Salt Mines FAX #
