Solar evaporation ponds at the edges of the lake produce salts and brine (water with high salt quantity). Minerals extracted from the lake include: sodium chloride (common salt), used in water softeners, salt lick blocks for livestock, and to melt ice on local roadways (food-grade salt is not produced from the lake, as it would require costly processing to ensure its purity); potassium sulfate, used as a commercial fertilizer; and magnesium-chloride brine, used in the production of magnesium metal, chlorine gas, and as a dust suppressant.
Solar evaporation ponds at the edges of the lake produce salts and brine (water with high salt quantity) Minerals extracted from the lake include sodium chloride (common salt) used in water softeners salt lick blocks for livestock and to melt ice on local roadways (food-grade salt is not produced from the lake as it would require costly processing to ensure its purity); potassium sulfate used as a commercial fertilizer; and magnesium-chloride brine used in the production of magnesium metal chlorine gas and as a dust suppressant