Tag: Tree Farm
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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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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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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almost 2 years ago
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Salt Lake County mining ban draws lawsuit from Parleys quarry developers

The proponents of a limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon are suing to invalidate a ban on new mines recently adopted by...

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about 2 years ago
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Salt Lake County has blocked new mining, but will the zoning ordinance hold up against legal chal...

Did the Salt Lake Council break a 2019 law protecting the mining of "critical infrastructure materials?"

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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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about 2 years ago
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Parleys Canyon mine proponents retrench behind a smaller project

To resolve its dispute with DOGM, Tree Farm agreed to withdraw its large-mine application to focus exclusively on a s...

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over 2 years ago
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Granite Construction to operate proposed Parleys Canyon pit, now called I-80 South Quarry

The proponent of a controversial limestone quarry in Parleys Canyon has named Granite Construction as its operator, a...

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