Detroit firefighters were called about 1:15 a.m. Aug. 7 to Detroit Salt Co. and found a fire in an above-ground building.

At around 1:15 a.m., the fire department received an initial call regarding a fire at the Detroit Salt Company, which owns and operates the state's only rock salt mine, said Corey McIsaac, director of ...

A fire broke out overnight at the historic Detroit Salt Company in Southwest Detroit. It's home to the largest salt dry-mining operation in the entire state, spanning 1500 acres underground.

Mining salt from under the lake, however, is met with rising concern over its impact on lake salinity. The Department of Environmental Conservation’s approval for Cargill, the nation’s largest ...