how is salt produced today in africa?

Question

can anyone find a site? or copy and paste it on their answers? this is URGENT. thx.

WEST AFRICA

Answer 1

Salt is produced by mining of solid rock deposits and by the evaporation of sea water, lake, playa (desert basin) and underground brines. Rock and solar salt account for roughly 50% of production each. The requirements of Europe and North America are met mostly by mining while in Asia, Africa, Australia and South America, SOLAR EVAPORATION is the main source. The physical and chemical composition of salt produced from the various sources varies widely depending upon the manufacturing techniques, climatic conditions and processes adopted.

Answer 2

http://www.sph.emory.edu/PAMM/SALT2000/Ghanareport.pdf
http://www.saltinstitute.org/38.html
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http://indorgs.virginia.edu/iccidd/iodman/iodman5.htm
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The North African countries have by far the most favourable conditions in the continent for solar salt manufacture. These include Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. In these countries there are large as well as medium and small producers. Salt production techniques in most Sub-Saharan African countries (barring South Africa and Namibia) are conventional and in some areas primitive. In Eritrea, there are two major Government- owned sea salt operations on the Red Sea coast and several privately-owned small and medium sized operations. These units meet the requirements of both Eritrea and Ethiopia. Kenya and Tanzania produce sea salt and some inland lake and subsoil brine salt.

Continent Production (Million tons)
Europe 73.6
North America 56.2
Asia 36.5
Central and South America 6.0
Oceania 5.9
Africa 3.3
TOTAL 181.5
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Answer 3

http://www.salt.co.za/