Feds approve massive potash mine on dry Utah lakebed; it could bring hundreds of jobs, millions in sales
Courtesy photo by Peak Minerals
The BLM has approved a 125,000-acre complex of evaporation ponds on Utah's dry Sevier lakebed, where Peak Minerals plans to produce up to 370,000 tons of potash a year.
Brian Maffly has worked for The Tribune off and on since 1994. Maffly roams Utah, covering public land and environment.