The amount of road salt that is used annually in Canada does fluctuate slightly year to year. In 2013 and estimated 4, 183, 000 tonnes of road salt were used.
Not much. Ketchup chips, salt and vinegar chips etc.
Yes, my wife's cousin works at the Windsor Salt Mine in Pugwash Nova Scotia.But not all the salt on earth comes from Canada.Just in case you thought that it did.
Depending the on the type of rock salt: frequently more than 95 %.
There are many types of minerals which are mined in Canada. Four of them are iron, salt, gold, and sulphur.
Most of the salt you buy comes from salt mines but there is also sea salt which is evaporated out of the sea and it is more expensive. The most expensive salt comes from Leaso, a large island off the Danish mainland. It sells for $29 per kilo.
I would estimate nearly 2 million tons annually if one considers all users of rock salt. Mark Cornwell, Sustainable Salting Solutions, Holly, Michigan. losaltguy@yahoo.com
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salt + road = road salt... keep it up
Road salt is impure salt directly extracted from mines.
Road Salt works because salt has a higher freezing point.
Road salt is used for deicing.
Road salt causes corosion of vehicles
Road salt is used for deicing streets and walkways
The disadvantages of having salt on the road are, the it wrecks the tires, the road's, the drains if there are fish in them. The advantages of having salt on the road it makes the road less slippery so there are less car crashes, and it is cheap.
Road Salt Two was created on 2011-09-26.
Road Salt One was created on 2010-05-17.
The salt burns plants that are around the road that was salted.