The Wieliczka Salt Mine is a salt mine in the town of Wieliczka, near Kraków in southern Poland.
St. Kinga's Chapel, deep in the Wieliczka salt mine
Surface and underground views of Wieliczka town and salt mine, engraved in 1645 by Willem Hondius
Tallest room in the mine, held up by thick wood scaffoldings
Hungarian horse mill, late 18th century, in Komora Kraj (the Country Chamber)
Salt mining extracts natural salt deposits from underground. The mined salt is usually in the form of halite, and extracted from evaporite formations.
Modern rock-salt mine near Mount Morris, New York
Diorama of an underground salt mine in Germany.
Inside Salina Veche, in Slănic, Prahova, Romania. The railing (lower middle) gives the viewer an idea of scale.
The Crystal Valley region of the Khewra Salt Mines in Pakistan. With around 250,000 visitors a year, the site is a major tourist attraction.