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STATEMENT FROM AMERICAN ROCK SALT REGARDING SUPPLY SHORTAGES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             February 3, 2025 Contact: Earl Wells | 716-553-5225 | e3communications STATEMENT FROM AMERICAN ROCK SALT REGARDING SUPPLY SHORTAGES MOUNT MORRIS, NY – “American Rock Salt has been working diligently to meet the demand from local government customers across New York State for salt supply. We realize some municipalities are concerned about supply… Continue reading STATEMENT FROM AMERICAN ROCK SALT REGARDING SUPPLY SHORTAGES

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ARS mine rescue team is trained to expect the unexpected

New LCN article featuring our ARS mine rescue team! Read the article by clicking the link below. https://www.thelcn.com/news/local/ars-mine-rescue-team-is-trained-to-expect-the-unexpected/article_a1cd23cf-6058-5a71-bc3c-1a342dcca31e.html

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ARS Golf Tournament Raises $50,000 for Golisano Children’s Hospital

From the Livingston County News NUNDA – Workers at American Rock Salt stepped out of the mine and onto the golf course to help The Golisano Children’s Hospital. More than $50,000 was raised for the hospital at American Rock Salt’s second-annual golf tournament. https://www.thelcn.com/news/local/american-rock-salt-golf-tournament-raises-50-000-for-golisano-children-s-hospital/article_013a888d-fab5-5e22-9ab4-bbe58c55a5b3.html

NY Salt Mining Industry Threatened by Foreign Importers

This article is featured in the Livingston County News. The Greater Rochester and Finger Lakes area relies on governmental policies that support local employers who create good paying jobs, provide critical domestic supplies and whose operations support other businesses and local governments. Current state policies force municipalities to honor the lowest bid, resulting in contracts… Continue reading NY Salt Mining Industry Threatened by Foreign Importers

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The Buy American Salt Act Op-Ed – The Buffalo News

The Buy American Salt Act, New York State bill S3908A, would help keep jobs in Western New York. Linked below is an opinion piece published in The Buffalo News: https://buffalonews.com/opinion/another-voice-the-buy-american-salt-act-will-support-local-jobs/article_d0124648-1fc1-11ed-927b-83bb121cfb49.html

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Undercutting
The extraction process begins with undercutting the mine walls level with the floor. A self-propelled undercutter carves a massive channel at the base of the deposit and across the entire room. This channel allows for a more efficient explosive blast and also helps create a smooth mine floor.
Drilling
Once the mine wall is undercut a special drilling machine bores small holes into the face of the salt. Then miners will prime these holes with explosive materials and prepare to start blasting.
Blasting
Miners ignite the explosives, creating a blast that dislodges 800 to 900 tons of rock salt in less than three seconds. The depth of the mine and cushion of the overburden absorbs the blast vibrations, preventing any surface damage to immediate and surrounding areas.
Loading
Huge front-end loaders transport the blasted rock salt to the primary crusher. Loaders dump their loads of salt into a powerful spinning crusher, where large pieces are quickly crushed and screened down to small pieces. The salt is then transported to the hoisting shaft where skip hoists bring the loads to the surface in a matter of seconds.
Transportation
Upon reaching the surface, the salt is stored here at the mine in our huge stockpile where it is loaded and sent out to customers by rail car or by truck.
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