article_snippet: Water evaporation from the lake - which is occurring at nearly four feet per year - drawing freshwater into the pockets of salt left behind by the lake.
article_snippet: As the salt dissolves in the fresh water, it causes the earth it to collapse.
article_snippet: Water is also pumped from the lake to be evaporated so that minerals such as potash and bromide can be extracted.
article_snippet: Water is also pumped from the lake to help maintain the pools that sit outside the spa hotels that attract tourists from around the world.
article_snippet: Mineral Beach has historically been maintained by a flow of fresh water from rivers and streams that have equaled the water is loses to evaporation in the scorching heat - about 160 billion gallons a year.
article_snippet: The salt formations, seen in the aerial view above, are left behind as the mineral rich water evaporates away .
highlights_snippet: Fresh water is being drawn into salt pockets left behind by receding lake .
  
highlights_snippet: This dissolves the underground salt, causing the earth above to collapse .