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Theodore Mine

Theodore Mine

Nature, culture and fertilizer in Alsace

In 1904, potassium deposits were discovered in French Alsace. Potassium, or potash, is one of the most essential nutrients for plants, together with nitrogen and phosphorus. That is why potash was brought out en masse to make fertilizer.

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