Mining 60,000 Metric Tons Of Salt In A Dangerous Pink Lake That's Saltier Than The Dead Sea

Known for its colorful pink hues and rich salt deposits, Lake Retba, or Lac Rose, is a driving force of Senegal's economy. But extracting salt from a hypersaline lake comes with its fair share of risks for local miners.

00:00 - Introduction
01:06 - Salt Mining in Lake Retba
03:11 - Why Is Lake Retba So Salty – And Pink?
04:06 - Collecting & Piling The Salt
04:51 - Transporting 55-Pound Basins Of Salt
06:06 - The Physical Toll of Salt Mining
06:54 - History of Senegal's Salt Industry
07:29 - Senegal's Colorful Salt Wells
08:16 - The 'Salt Queen' of Fatick
08:57 - Adding Iodine to Salt in West Africa
09:41 - Salt Production Around The World
11:02 - How Flooding Impacted Lake Retba
11:53 - Urbanization & Lake Retba's Ecology
12:55 - A Way of Life in Senegal

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