Harvesting

When
an adequate layer of salt has built up on the pan floor, harvesting
commences. We harvest our salt mechanically with a machine specially
designed for this purpose. The machine digs up the salt, deposits it
onto a conveyor belt, which carries it to our trucks. Contracted workers
also harvest by hand. The raw salt is then washed with a brine solution
(to prevent it from dissolving again), where silt and other impurities
are removed. The clean washed salt is then stockpiled, ready to be
processed.