Proposed quarry looks to mine fracking sand near Dinosaur
Uinta Basin drillers get most of their sand from Wisconsin. Playa Sand Project hopes to be a nearby source.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The site of a proposed quarry near Vernal, just west of Dinosaur National Monument, on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, where the Playa Sand Project would produce sand for use in fracking operations in the Uinta Basin.