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What does salt the mine mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word salt the mine? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To plant minerals or ore in a barren mine in order to give the false impression that it is productive.
  2. (by extension) To set up a confidence trick; to plant false evidence of the value of something.
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