Detroit Salt Mine

Wayne County, Michigan, United States

Halite

Commodities

PrimaryHalite

Deposit

Deposit typeMarine, Evaporite

Model251: Bedded salt: marine evaporite salt

Deposit sizeL

Orebody formSALINA GROUP

Materials

Ore mineralsHalite

Geology

StructureMichigan basin, Relative flat lying

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1910

Discovery year1895

Identification

Deposit ID10310007

MRDS IDLW00007

RegionNA

Data scoreC

Coordinates42.28557, -83.1493

References

SALT CITY BENEATH DETROIT, PUBLICATION BY DETROIT SALT COMPANY, LLC,SALT CITY BENEATH DETROIT, PUBLICATION BY DETROIT SALT COMPANY, LLC, 1998.