Praid mine

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Praid salt mine
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Location
Location Praid
Commune Harghita County
Country Romania
Production
Products Sodium chloride
Owner
Company Salrom

The Praid mine is a large salt mine located in central Romania in Harghita County, close to Praid. Praid represents one of the largest salt reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 50 billion tonnes of NaCl. [1] The Praid salt mine is also an attraction on the route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail, which passes through the village of Praid. [2]

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References

  1. "Sarea, Timpul şi Omul (Salt, Time and Man)" (in Romanian). academia.edu. 2013. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  2. "Terra Siculorum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.