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As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.
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As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.
Utah House Majority Leader Mike Schultz, R-Hooper, said Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the Great Salt Lake is behaving as if it is the \
As Utah lawmakers continually search for continued ways to protect the ailing Great Salt Lake, a new target has emerged: Compass Minerals operating on the north arm of the saline waterbody. The company has a massive amount of water rights, pays little in severance taxes and has been mining for lithium in a pilot project the state asserts was not authorized.