And what would you do with the Dead Sea ?

Nested at the bottom of the Syrian-African rift, the Dead Sea contains mineral riches that were coveted since Antiquity by all its riparian tribes. Today, an Israeli company and a Jordanian company, as tightly bound as Siamese twin-sisters, exploit these riches.

How was this site formed ? Who discovered the process implemented for its exploitation ? Is that process viable ? Could a potable water production process be grafted unto it ? What will this site become in the distant future ?