Extraction of salt living in Crimea

• Extraction of living in Crimea salt

Probably many who are driving on the highway Simferopol-Yevpatoria in the Crimea saw the Salt Lake Sasyk Siwash that Sakas begins and ends before the Yevpatoria. But not all know that the lake is quite unique: it is mined pink sea salt, or, as it is called, "live". In the world there are only three such lakes in the vicinity of Patagonia, San Francisco, and the Red Sea. What is unique about this lake, as well as a little about how the mining of useful minerals, we find in today's reporting.

Sasyk Siwash - the largest lake and salt lake in the Crimea peninsula, an area of ​​75 square meters. km. The average depth of the lake is only 0.5 m, maximum -. 1.2 m The name of the lake is translated from the Crimean Tatar "smelly mud."

Once upon a time, this place was a shallow bay. But years later, under the influence of wind and frequent winter storms, formed sandbank, divide the sea from the Gulf, which led to the formation of the salt lake Sasyk Siwash. The unique characteristics of the lake hidden at the bottom, which is a therapeutic mud and contains many useful trace elements that give the "grown" are salts such valuable properties. One of the most notable and minerals that make up the local salt is beta-carotene, it was he who gives it such an unusual shade of pink, and provides a high level of functioning of the human body.

extract salt here began more Chumakov, which then superseded the dynasty of khans Gera. In Soviet times, we decided to raise production to a new level and built a production facility here called Solpromom. During perestroika, part of the former might, of course, I was lost and from 8 working salt pools in the ranks were only 4. But they are more than enough to ensure a quality product, not only the nearest foreign countries, but also of the European consumers.

Production of salt in winter begins to fill special preparatory pools seawater. In them, it undergoes a series of purifications, gaining its density and is transformed into a saline solution or brine.

Then, already prepared by the brine is pumped into the main production pool where summer under the scorching sun and strong winds water evaporates, and at the bottom is formed the same reddish salt layer with a thickness of 4 to 12 centimeters.

After the salt is "ripe", and it happens at the end of August to work out soleuborochny harvester. Age is outlandish technology, nearly 50 years, and weight - about 25 tons. Analogues as claimed local salt works, this machine is not so closely watched by her and cherish as the apple of the eye.

Special knives harvester cuts the salt layer, which then breaks up and the conveyor belt feeds into trucks.

After filling the trolley to the brim with gorochkoy salt to a paved narrow gauge railway, transport to shore.

Pull Trolley's such interesting railmotor cars, something reminiscent of the children's railway trains.

The extracted salt is stored in the form of huge trapezoidal pyramids, called Burt. This is done in order to dry out a little salt and covered with a crust that protects it from external influences.

When the trolley unloaded, the process is repeated again. And so, a layer by layer, throughout the autumn occurs salt mining. For the year, if the weather does not hurt, saltworks issue on-mountain about 20 ths. Tons of the mineral.

Work salt works is not simple. Have to work in the harsh conditions of a hot summer, under the scorching sun. Miniature narrow-gauge line for trolleys, assembled by hand, without the aid of technology. Over time, it is necessary to shift a few times, that would keep pace with the moving combine.

is not easy to live and Technology: aggressive saline environment for several years, literally eats metal to rot.

All in all fisheries employ about 20 people team. Basically, it's the old-timers, who remained ever since the founding Solproma. And once there was a settlement, numbering more than 200 people. Close to Solpromom hard and Saki chemical plant produced from the salt prepared foods. Now only the walls remained in its place.

Marine pink salt are actively buying up Europe, as the Dead Sea has become almost "dead", and table salt does not go to any comparison with this. In the west, salt is used only for technical needs and the sea is in your food. We have the same the other way around: the marine pack in expensive packaging and sold as exclusive bath salts, and sodium we eat often.

So the next time you go for the salt, I recommend to look for our own, live pink salt lake Sasyk Siwash. It is much more useful, enjoyable and tasty, though why that should and more.

Now we are moving to a place where salt mining has already been closed.

Now, the former salt pools were only wooden bars so dry land, strongly reminiscent of the desert, but it is this combination and caught my attention.

There can be a long walk noticing interesting details, collecting various artifacts, if not for some pesky insects - huge black clouds of mosquitoes, ready to drink all your blood without a trace. Save us from these bloodsuckers, only coating a protective cream from head to toe and silence, because as soon as you open your mouth, this whole sordid mass immediately rush into it.