Tag: limestone
about 1 year ago
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Bill would shield new quarries from county oversight

A bill unveiled Monday in the Utah Legislature would shield new quarries from virtually any county or municipal overs...

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almost 2 years ago
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Quarry proponents seek to begin mining Parleys in July, setting up a showdown with Salt Lake County

Proponents of a controversial quarry in Utah's Parleys canyon intend to begin mining limestone in July, despite Salt ...

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about 2 years ago
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Salt Lake County bans new mines in Wasatch foothills and canyons

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Salt Lake County Council amended the county’s zoning ordinances to ban new mining...

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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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Major limestone quarry proposed for Parleys Canyon

A Parleys Canyon landowner proposes cutting a large pit into Grandeur Peak to extract and crush 2 million tons of lim...

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