Industrial salt the next hot commodity? Kerry Stokes is hoping so
BCI Minerals’ Mardie project in the Pilbara is backed by the billionaire and AustralianSuper and will be country’s first major new salt operation in decades.
Evaporation ponds at BCI Minerals’ Mardie salt project in the Pilbara.
In an early episode of The Simpsons, a character named Jimmy dreams of a world without zinc. Telephones, cars and handguns containing the metal all fail to operate in Jimmy’s zinc-free nightmare, a satirical take on consumers’ lack of knowledge about what goes into everyday items.
Jimmy’s vision could just as well be applied to salt. The mineral sprinkled on food without a second thought is also used in the manufacture of just about every household item, from ceramic cereal bowls to shirt buttons.
Mark WembridgeResources reporterMark Wembridge covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Perth. He formerly worked for the Financial Times in London and Hong Kong. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.wembridge@nine.com.au
