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The Khewra Salt Mine (Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کان), also known as Mayo Salt Mine, is the world's second largest salt mine, located in Khewra, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The mine is in the Salt Range of the Potohar plateau , which rises from the Indus plain of the Punjab.
Khewra (Punjabi / Urdu: کھیوڑہ) is the second most populated city of Jhelum District and the neighbor city of Pind Dadan Khan in Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan. [1] The city is administratively subdivided into two union councils [1] and is the location of the Khewra Salt Mine. The population of Khewra city is about 35,000 (or 80,000).
Khewra mine railway. The Khewra Salt Mines Railway (Urdu: کھیوڑہ نمک کی کان ریلوے) is a 600 mm (1 ft 11 + 5 ⁄ 8 in) narrow-gauge electric railway located at the Khewra Salt Mines in Khewra, Pakistan. [1] Built in 1930, it once hauled extracted salt from the mines, but now brings tourists in to marvel at the salt formations.
Pink Himalayan Salt. Mined from the Khewra Salt Mine in Pakistan, Pink Himalayan salt is often thought to be healthier due to its mineral content—but that's not true. The additional mineral ...
The salt is mostly mined at the Khewra Salt Mine in Khewra, Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan, which is situated in the foothills of the Salt Range hill system between the Indus River and the Punjab Plain. [1] [7] [8] It is primarily exported in bulk, and processed in other countries for the consumer market. [5] Himalayan salt crystals
Most of it comes from Pakistan’s Khewra salt mines. It’s less processed than table salt and usually comes in larger crystals. The shade of pink is determined by traces of iron oxide, or rust ...
Khewra Salt Mine tunnel (Crystal Valley) The Khewra Salt Mine in Khewra is the second largest salt mine in the world. [40] [41] [42] The mine is famous for its production of pink Khewra salt, often marketed as Himalayan salt, and is a major tourist attraction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year. [43]
The Salt Range contains the great mines of Khewra, Kalabagh and Warcha which yield vast supplies of salt. [1] Coal of a medium quality is also found here. [1] The Salt Range starts from the Bakralla and Tilla Jogian ridges in the east and extends to the west of River Jhelum. [3]