Fox 13
A new project is expected to bring 175 full-time jobs to residents of western Millard County while nearly doubling U.S. production of potash.
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Crystal Peak Minerals got final approval from the Department of the Interior to move ahead with the Sevier Playa project, a potash mining operation at the dry Sevier Lake bed.
Potash is a critical ingredient in most fertilizer, and the U.S. currently relies on imports for about 90 percent of its supply.