©Toby Richards__
Each pond is harvested about once a year. The crystals are washed then dried for several months. Finally, at 2000 tons a hour, it is loaded by conceyor belt into ships.
©Toby Richards__
The salt made at Cargill Salt Bonaire is a natural product of sea water, sunshine and wind. Sea water is pumped into coondenser ponds to sit until full saturiation is reached. As the seawater begins to evaporate, the changing salinity levels causes the water to change color from Blue -> Green -> Brown -> Bright Pink before it completely dries and crystalizes. The salt is then washed and put into giant piles before being loaded onto ships for export to North American, European and Western Pacific markets where it is used mostly in industrial & road salt roles.
©Toby Richards__
©Toby Richards__
Each pond is harvested about once a year. The crystals are washed then dried for several months. Finally, at 2000 tons a hour, it is loaded by conceyor belt into ships.
©Toby Richards__
The salt made at Cargill Salt Bonaire is a natural product of sea water, sunshine and wind. Sea water is pumped into coondenser ponds to sit until full saturiation is reached. As the seawater begins to evaporate, the changing salinity levels causes the water to change color from Blue -> Green -> Brown -> Bright Pink before it completely dries and crystalizes. The salt is then washed and put into giant piles before being loaded onto ships for export to North American, European and Western Pacific markets where it is used mostly in industrial & road salt roles.
©Toby Richards__
