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about 1 year ago
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Quarry expansion at Point of the Mountain gets ‘tentative approval’ despite objections from Drape...

One of Utah’s largest quarries may soon be getting bigger, upsetting nearby residents already weary of the noise and ...

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over 1 year ago
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Texas company acquired 100 oil and gas wells in Utah, then disappeared into bankruptcy

Operated by a bankrupt LLC called WestStar Exploration, unproductive wells on Utah's public land should have been plu...

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over 1 year ago
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Why are the feds not disclosing anything about Utah mine fire?

While federal authorities remain silent on and underground inside Utah's Lila Canyon coal mine, state grants emergenc...

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over 1 year ago
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Draper takes Geneva Rock to court over Point of the Mountain quarry expansion

The city of Draper seeks to block gravel producer Geneva Rock's attempts to evade local land-use rules as it expands ...

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over 1 year ago
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Regulator approves Parleys Canyon quarry, but with conditions that could forestall any mining

Utah mining regulators issue a permit for a controversial limestone quarry proposed in Parleys Canyon, but with numer...

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over 1 year ago
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Parleys Canyon mine tests the limits of authority of Utah’s mining division

Utah mining regulators are wrestling over how much authority they have over a proposed limestone quarry in Parleys Ca...

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almost 2 years ago
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Under pressure from lawmakers, Utah mine regulators consider permit for Parleys Canyon quarry

A controversial quarry proposed in Parleys Canyon is fueling growing tensions between lawmakers and Salt Lake County ...

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about 2 years ago
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Why Utah mining officials have shut down the Coal Hollow Mine near Alton

State mining regulators this week shut down a southern Utah coal operation after it blew multiple deadlines to shore ...

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over 2 years ago
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Proposed Parleys Canyon quarry blindsided neighbors

Without telling his nearly 100 neighbors, Jesse Lassley bought up private land last year and developed a plan to carv...

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over 2 years ago
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Coal miner that failed to restore farmlands will be shut down if doesn’t fix its ‘fraudulent’ bon...

For the past decade coal was extracted from an open-pit mine known as Coal Hollow beside the southern Utah farming ha...

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