Canada's Great Lakes are some of the largest fresh water bodies in the world. Lurking under them is the world's largest salt mine. We head to Goderich Ontario, where the salt is mined 1800ft below the great lake Huron to explore the area.

The salt was formed over millions of years through heating and evaporation, Goderich Ontario used to be in the southern hemisphere and was quite different than it was today. This formed the Michigan salt basin, which 3 of the 5 lakes make up.

We travel to the docks and mine site to check out the facilities. Then we head to the mechanical evaporator where the salt is extracted from slurry and is then turned into road and table salt. Goderich is a town full of history and industry, and this mine will last for 200 years.

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