used for the concentration of potassium chloride southwest of Moab, Utah. From left (north) to right (south) that's the Kane Creek anticline with the high La Sals looming in the distance, Hurrah Pass, Anticline Overlook and the Needles Overlook (on far plateau at rightmost edge.)
Water from the Colorado River is pumped ~3,200 ft underground where a brine develops due to the solution of evaporites in the Paradox Formation (Pennsylvanian.) The brine solution is pumped back to the surface and allowed to evaporate in these man-made lined ponds. The salts eventually crystallize, then are subsequently harvested with large loaders.
Water from the Colorado River is pumped ~3,200 ft underground where a brine develops due to the solution of evaporites in the Paradox Formation (Pennsylvanian.) The brine solution is pumped back to the surface and allowed to evaporate in these man-made lined ponds. The salts eventually crystallize, then are subsequently harvested with large loaders.
The panoramic images you have blogged are stunningly expansive. You could compile a nice coffee table book and I bet it would sell.
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