The year 1960 marked a milestone for Belarus when sylvinite, a key raw material for potash fertilizers, was hoisted to the surface for the first time. Today, 65 years later, mining has expanded from Soligorsk to the new site in Petrikov. The evolution of the mining over these years has been documented by BelTA.
Inside the mine. Inspection of a mining combine, 20 August 1973
A monument to miners in the city center, 19 September 1979
Miners of the first mining department of Belaruskali, 25 July 1987
N.N. Lavrenov, a mining crew leader, a holder of the Order of Labor Glory of the First and Second Class and the Medal for Labor Merits, 4 July 1989
Miners before the descent into the mine, 26 August 1960
Inside the mine. Inspection of a mining combine, 20 August 1973
Construction of the 4th Potash Plant of Belaruskali. After the sinking of the first mine shaft, 1 December 1975
A monument to miners in the city center, 19 September 1979
Miners of the first mining department of Belaruskali, 25 July 1987
N.N. Lavrenov, a mining crew leader, a holder of the Order of Labor Glory of the First and Second Class and the Medal for Labor Merits, 4 July 1989
A story from the depths of the earth: Going underground together with the miners of Mining and Processing Plant in Petrikov District, 10 January 2025
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