Utah’s most productive coal mine gets a life line from Trump’s federal land managers

Bureau of Land Management approved a 7-million-ton expansion to the Lila Canyon mine.

Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune 10/23/2009 Coal truck leaves the coal-fired Hunter Power Plant just south of Castle Dale, Utah after making a delivery. Much of the coal from Emery County's Lila Canyon mine is burned at Hunter and its sister Huntington plant. The Bureau of Land Management has approved a proposal to expand Lila Canyon's lease by 7 million tons, while shelving a proposal for a much larger coal lease to the mine's operator.

Utah’s most productive coal mine gets a life line from Trump’s federal land managers

Bureau of Land Management approved a 7-million-ton expansion to the Lila Canyon mine.

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