Goderich, ON: Sifto is World's Largest Underground Salt Mine

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SiftoCanada, cropped
It shares the harbor with the P&H grain elevator.

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They narrator points out that the mine is now larger than the town.

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It looks like they have a lot of dolomite as well. It is 1800' (550m) undergound.

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Dave Hooton posted
Mid 1970’s postcard view of the salt mine at Goderich Ont. The  boats tied up in the background are out of service grain storage boats for the grain elevator. Posted July 7, 24.

Walter E Pfefferle: I see the CP bridge in the top of the picture I guess it was still being used in the '70s.

Dave Hooton: Walter E Pfefferle Used until Dec.1988.

John Vincent commented on Walter's comment
Not a great picture, but a close up of the bridge mentioned in the mid 1970's.

Papple Aviation posted
A salt ship and a grain ship being loaded at the same time at Goderich harbour.
Tyler Papple shared

Jeff Pederson: And one in layup.

Robin Gates: Jeff Pederson I loaded the fuel off that boat in the winter before everyone thing laid up and that one’s being decommissioned possibly getting fixed but after it got stuck in the Saint Lawrence they weren’t sure if they were going to fix it or not.

[The laid up freighter is the Tim S. Dool. (paycount of 12) Since it is not a self-unloader, equipment had to be brought in to remove the grain before the reflotation attempt was made. Fortunately, it grounded outside of the channel so it did not stop Seaway traffic for the three weeks that it was grounded. This article said no damage was found. I wonder what needs to be fixed.]

Maurie MacDonald posted
This came up today in my feed....not my pic..but wow..what a great shot of Goderich harbour with some of “Our” Ships.

Jim MacKinnon: Left in photo top is Tim S Dool was the ship that grounded in St Laurence last fall. The next boat down is the Huron Atlantic or Atlantic Huron been here a while. The grain boat is the “Blacky”. The salt boat is Algoma Innovator. We were out sailing yesterday (nope no wind) so anchored up and went for a swim. Lake is clearest Ive ever seen down here not Tobermory clear but darn close, chilly too 63F. I love watching our harbour it’s awesome having a Coast Guard station there and OPP marine unit and don't forget our HASAR and volunteer rescue boat, real nice folks. Always something on channel 16 eh! The nice folks at Papple Aviation were over head yesterday as proof by the photo. The fellow who would take you up is a former RCAF Snowbird so I'm pretty sure a flight with him would be pretty cool. Oh almost forgot we have a fish and chip place right at top of harbour right off the nose of the Dool with picnic benches! Goderich is worth a visit for sure.