  Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik Post Number: 135 Registered: 01-2007 |
 Del Ray? Elsewhere? A larger view: http://www.geocities.com/detpix/detpic41.jpg Ookpik | ||
Scs100 Member Username: Scs100 Post Number: 587 Registered: 12-2006 |
Looks like a lot of salt. | ||
Homer Member Username: Homer Post Number: 113 Registered: 08-2004 |
Worked on Zug Island years ago, does not seem to be there, but could be McLouth Steel further down river. Just a wild guess though. | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 350 Registered: 07-2005 |
http://www.detroitsalt.com/con tact-map.htm http://tinyurl.com/38zo3x | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2765 Registered: 10-2004 |
The manager of the Detroit salt mine gave an informative slide show at the Dearborn Community Center last week. He said that the longest linear run of their tunnels was three miles long, about 22 feet in height, at a depth of approximately 1100 feet. The profile showed another salt vein at a higher elevation (maybe 1000 feet down?), but that vein isn't mined. He was responsible for redesigning the mine (in 1998?) after its earlier closure. Part of that redesign was the construction of a newer railroad yard in addition to replacing its old tipple tower. They operate with a small number of ten-man mining crews. Their mining rescue team entered its first national competition last year and came back with a first-place championship. (Message edited by LivernoisYard on March 14, 2007) | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1783 Registered: 04-2005 |
The Delray Salt Co, about 100 years ago.  LOC | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2787 Registered: 10-2004 |
The manager of the mine noticed that on the back of a door in one of their old buildings still had the list of the original miners from 1906 or so. | ||
Cambrian Member Username: Cambrian Post Number: 786 Registered: 08-2006 |
Would salt be left out side like that to melt away in the rain? I think we are looking at another mineral like gypsum possibly. | ||
Seanharper Member Username: Seanharper Post Number: 10 Registered: 02-2007 |
Cambrian makes a great point there. US Gypsum still has a facility along the Rouge, and the elevated train tracks in the background make me think it is probably somewhere near the water. Any better guesses? | ||
Janesback Member Username: Janesback Post Number: 274 Registered: 08-2006 |
Morton Salt Logo When it rains it pours | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 2792 Registered: 10-2004 |
But the salt is left out exposed like that. Check out the Detroit salt mine. So what if a little melts? Detroit's salt is almost exclusively used for the cities and counties to melt highway snow. There's little rain during the colder weather anyway. | ||
Johnlodge Member Username: Johnlodge Post Number: 259 Registered: 10-2003 |
 The Detroit Salt Company appears to not mind storing their salt outside. |
