The article contains sections titled: 1. History 2. Properties 3. Formation and Occurrence of Salt Deposits 4. Production 4.1 Mining of Rock Salt from Underground and Surface Deposits 4.1.1. Mining by Drilling and Blasting 4.1.2. Continuous Mining 4.1.3. Upgrading of Rock Salt 4.1.4. Utilization of the Chambers 4.2. Brine Production 4.2.1. Natural Brine Extraction 4.2.2. Solution Mining 4.2.2.1. Drilling and Construction of the Borehole 4.2.2.2. The Process of Solution Mining 4.2.2.3. Planning of the Extraction Process 4.2.2.4. Other Systems 4.2.2.5. Equipment 4.2.2.6. Storage Caverns 4.2.3. Combined Dry and Solution Mining 4.3. Vacuum Salt 4.3.1. Brine Purification 4.3.2. Open‐Pan Evaporation 4.3.3. Multiple‐Effect Process 4.3.4. Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR) Process 4.3.5. Recrystallization Process 4.3.6. Other Process Steps 4.3.7. Evaluation of the Different Processes 4.3.8. Vacuum Salt based on Seawater as Raw Material 4.4. Production of Solar Salt 4.4.1. Production from Sea Water 4.4.1.1. The Main Factors Governing Production of Sea Salt 4.4.1.2. Production Stages in a Modern Salt Field 4.4.2. Crystallization from Mined Brine 4.4.3. Extraction from Salt Lakes 4.4.4. Seawater Desalination 5. Salt Standards 6. Analytical Methods 7. Uses 7.1. Table Salt and Food Processing 7.2. Agriculture 7.3. Water Treatment 7.4. Chemical Uses 7.5. De‐icing and Anti‐icing 7.6. Other Industrial Uses 8. Anticaking and Free‐Flow Additives 9. Health Aspects 10. Environmental Aspects 11. Economic Aspects

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