How potash is mined today

There are three main techniques for the development of potash deposits. Currently about 80% of potash is extracted by mining from the ground, 12% is produced by evaporation from the water of salt lakes and the Dead Sea, while 8% is produced by underground water dissolution of salt deposits.

Mining
from the ground

Underground water
dissolution of
salt deposits

Evaporation from
the water of salt
lakes and
the Dead Sea