Comments from Sonya Roberts - head of Cargill salt businessCargill had 3 salt mines in the USA -
1. Avery salt mine which is now closed due to flooding. 2 people died
2. Cayuga salt mine in upper New York State ( I've shared the risks already in an earlir post)
3. Salt mine under lake Erie (Cleveland) that produces approx. 2M tones of salt a year. This mine also had flooding which resulted in the stoppage of mining years ago so they could stop the leaks -
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/cleveland-salt-mine-attributes-salt-shortage-to-water-leak-winter-storms
What's interesting is the comments from the company's head of salt mining -
“Our supply chain is robust and we remain committed to investing in our other operations while continuing to grow our salt business.”
https://www.snowmagazineonline.com/news/cargill-salt-mine-avery-island-winter-snow-ice/