Salt Mines
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that examines the story of the humble but essential mineral salt. In our blood, sweat and tears, salt is used in more than 14,000 ways to keep us going outside the skin -- to de-ice roads, season and preserve foods, soften water and more. The story goes back to ancient Rome, when soldier
Cast & Crew
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Bruce Nash
Creator
Harlan Saperstein
Narration
Maryalice R Aragon
Production Assistant
Scott Berkson
Post-Production Supervisor
Lisa Blackwood Hope
Production Manager
Nick Blanchet
Camera
Film Details
Also Known As
Modern Marvels (05/19/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Actuality Productions; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that examines the story of the humble but essential mineral salt. In our blood, sweat and tears, salt is used in more than 14,000 ways to keep us going outside the skin -- to de-ice roads, season and preserve foods, soften water and more. The story goes back to ancient Rome, when soldiers were sometimes paid in salt -- the origin of the word "salary." In the Middle Ages, salt was called "white gold" and prized as a precious mineral. The program also shows how modern salt gathering is performed on an immense scale, using explosives and heavy equipment to bore millions of tons of halite from deep within the Earth.
Director
Bruce Nash
Creator
Crew
Maryalice R Aragon
Production Assistant
Scott Berkson
Post-Production Supervisor
Lisa Blackwood Hope
Production Manager
Nick Blanchet
Camera
Stuart Brodlieb
Assistant Editor
Marcin Buczkowski
Camera
Don Cambou
Supervising Producer
Harris Cohen
Assistant Editor
Kevin Crowell
Production Assistant
Jeremi Czyzewski
Camera
Sean Dash
Editor
Beth Dietrich-segarra
Supervising Producer (History Channel)
Glen A Duncan
Camera
Paul Dzilvelis
Line Producer
Dani Eslin
Production Auditor
Alan Ett
Music
Kathlene Exner
Production Secretary
Ladebra Moore Fletcher
Publicist (The History Channel)
Barry Haywood
Field Audio
Barry Hill
Researcher
Tracy Hood
Researcher
Charlie Maday
Executive Producer (History Channel)
Russ Martin Jr
On-Line Editor
Michele Matchett
Receptionist
Judi Minitello
Assistant Production Accountant
Bruce Nash
Producer
Marcus Pardo
Sound Mixer
Tomasz Radomski
Field Audio
Gary Reid
Post-Production Assistant
Henry Schipper
Writer
Henry Schipper
Producer
Linda Scribner
Assistant Production Accountant
Jason Steinberg
Post-Production Coordinator
Glenn Takakjian
Graphics
Glenn Takakjian
Animation
La Monte Westmoreland
Associate Producer
Benjamin R Williams
Field Audio
Film Details
Also Known As
Modern Marvels (05/19/99)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Actuality Productions; Hearst Entertainment & Syndication
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
