The mine operators also dump dry tailings at the site.

CNN: NUCLEAR FALLOUT

Many are desperate to re-stock their road salt but supply chain pressures from mine to highway depot looks like resulting in some areas running dry.

BBC: Death-trap fear as salt runs low

Ms. TRAIL ZEA: Well, all these sellers that have their house and their houses are high and dry, they think they're sitting on a gold mine.

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