CAPITOL HILL—Republican leaders of the Utah House and Senate opened the 2025 legislative session with both calls to action and words of warning on Tuesday, describing conditions where the water and ...

Utah copper mine reopens after lying dormant for years — what could it mean for other struggling rural towns? A long-dormant ...

Utah land managers announced Tuesday that they have finalized a voluntary agreement with Compass Minerals on a deal that will permanently direct over 200,000 acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake ...

A view of mineral drying ponds within the Great Salt Lake on April 9. Utah land managers announced Tuesday that they've finalized a deal with Compass Minerals that will send 200,000 acre-feet to ...

Compass Minerals CEO Edward Dowling, front left, and Utah Forestry, Fire and State Lands Director Jamie Barnes, front right, as well as Utah leaders applaud after a water conservation deal is ...

Environmentalists filed a lawsuit on Monday to prevent the construction of a new potash mine that they say would devastate a lake ecosystem in the drought-stricken western Utah desert.

Mounds of a rare crystalline mineral emerged above the surface of Utah's Great Salt Lake. The four white mounds, which are up to 3 feet high and dozens of feet across, were first seen in October ...

(Utah Geological Survey) These drill cores pulled from the West Desert in early 2022 reveal high concentrations of sphalerite, a mineral rich in zinc and copper. But at this site in the Fish ...

(Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining) Utah’s Lila Canyon coal mine, located in Emery County’s section of the Book Cliffs, caught fire Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, and continues burning underground.

The consultant on the Utah mine, a respected firm called Agipito, recommended using bigger pillars in the new area to support the roof. And according to maps, the company was doing that.