<Table> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Th> Site / s </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> Hallstatt and Salzkammergut . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bosnia </Td> <Td> Tuzla </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> Provadiya ; and Solnitsata , an ancient town believed by Bulgarian archaeologists to be the oldest in Europe and the site of a salt production facility approximately six millennia ago . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Canada </Td> <Td> Sifto Salt Mine in Goderich , Ontario , which , at 1.5 miles ( 2.4 km ) wide and 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) long , is one of the largest salt mines in the world extending 7 km ( 2.7 sq mi ) . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Colombia </Td> <Td> Zipaquirá </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> The `` - wich towns '' of Cheshire and Worcestershire . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ethiopia , Eritrea , Djibouti </Td> <Td> Danakil Desert , where manual labor is used . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Rheinberg , Berchtesgaden , Heilbronn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> Racalmuto , Realmonte and Petralia Soprana within the production sites managed by Italkali . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Morocco </Td> <Td> JMS salt mine in Khemisset . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> N. Ireland </Td> <Td> Kilroot , near Carrickfergus , more than a century old and containing passages whose combined length exceeds 25 km . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pakistan </Td> <Td> Khewra Salt Mines , the world 's second largest salt - mining operation , spanning over 300 km . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> Wieliczka and Bochnia , both established in the mid-13th century and still operating , mostly as museums . Kłodawa Salt Mine . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Romania </Td> <Td> Slănic ( with Salina Veche , Europe 's largest salt mine ) , Cacica , Ocnele Mari , Salina Turda , Târgu Ocna , Ocna Sibiului , Praid and Salina Ocna Dej . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> Solikamsk </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Hutchinson , Kansas , Underground mining began at Hutchinson in 1923 . In 1990 the Hutchinson Salt Company was formed and purchased the mine . </Li> <Li> Avery Island , Louisiana ; </Li> <Li> Detroit , Michigan , 1,100 feet ( 340 m ) beneath which the Detroit Salt Company 's 1,500 - acre ( 10 km ) subterranean complex extends ; </Li> <Li> Saltville , Virginia , which served as the site of one of the Confederacy 's main saltworks . </Li> <Li> Western New York and Central New York , location of American Rock Salt , the largest operating salt mine in the United States with a capacity for producing up to 18,000 tons each day . Syracuse earned the nickname `` The Salt City '' for its salt mining , an activity that continues in the region to the present day . </Li> </Ul> <P> Houston , Texas , near Minute Maid Park is a newly discovered saltworks . Grand Saline in East Texas has a Morton Salt mine . It is one of the largest in the world . </P> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
where is the largest salt mine in the us
Western New York and Central New York , location of American Rock Salt