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#0183;#32;Mining Mining Solution mining: Natural brine wells are the source of a large percentage of the worlds bromine, lithium, and boron and lesser amounts of potash, trona (sodium carbonate), Glaubers salt (sodium sulfate), and magnesium. In addition, artificial brines are produced by dissolving formations containing soluble minerals such as halite (rock salt; sodium chloride), potash