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Middlewich Mine

Location: 1 km SE from Middlewich, United Kingdom

Address:

Cledford Lane
Middlewich
United Kingdom
CW10 0JP

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Summary

Mine TypeIn-Situ
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Salt (rock)
Mining Method
  • Solution mining
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SnapshotLocated near the British Salt's Middlewich production facility, Warmingham Brinefields contain extensive salt reserves.

The salt is extracted using sustainable solution mining techniques, whereby the salt is converted to brine which is then pumped across to the main salt plant.

In FY 2025 a new pharmaceutical-grade salt manufacturing facility and related warehousing were completed and started operations.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Tata Chemicals Ltd. 100 % Indirect
British Salt Ltd. (operator) 100 % Direct
British Salt Ltd. manufactures and sells food and industrial grade white salt.

British Salt Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TCE Group Limited and ultimately Tata Chemicals Limited, part of the global Tata group.

On 27 March 2025, 100% of British Salt Ltd's issued share capital was acquired by TCE Group Limited. Prior to the sale, the Company was wholly owned by Cheshire Salt Limited. TCE Group Limited is an indirect parent of Cheshire Salt Limited, and so Tata Chemicals Limited remains the ultimate parent of British Salt Ltd.

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Deposit type

  • Evaporite

Summary:

Extensive salt reserves are contained in the Warmingham Brinefields, which are located 5 km from the Middlewich production facility.

At a depth of 180m to 500m below the surface, salt deposited over 300 million years ago - when Cheshire was in the tropics - sits in between layers of rock.

Mining Methods

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

Crushers and Mills

Milling equipment has not been reported.

Processing

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Commodity Production

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All production numbers are expressed as crystals.

Operational metrics

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Production Costs

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Mine Financials

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