Winsford Mine
Mining
Type
Operating
Status
🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Cheshire
Country
Project information
As at 30 September 2025
Aggregation level:
Asset
Aggregation level:
Asset
Report standard:
Sec S K 1300
Report standard:
Sec S K 1300
Ownership %:
100
Ownership %:
100
Operator:
Yes
Operator:
Yes
Extraction:
Underground
Extraction:
Underground
Facility kind:
-
Facility kind:
-
Licensed capacity:
2200000
Licensed capacity:
2200000
Capacity unit:
t
Capacity unit:
t
Capacity period:
Per Year
Capacity period:
Per Year
Capacity kind:
Nameplate
Capacity kind:
Nameplate
Description
As at 30 September 2025
The largest dedicated rock salt mine in the UK, at Winsford, Cheshire, using continuous mining. A key UK highway-deicing supplier; excavated areas host the DeepStore records-management business.
Mining metrics
As at 30 September 2025
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Reserves & resources — detail
As at 30 September 2025
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