Utah turned a blind eye for years as companies underpaid royalties for mining on the Great Salt Lake

A performance audit of mineral royalty agreements on the lake was presented to the Utah Legislature last week.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Aerial photographs of Compass Minerals in Ogden, April 11, 2022, producing salt, sulfate of potash and magnesium chloride from the Great Salt Lake. A recent audit found that the mineral extraction companies on the Great Salt Lake haven't paid correct royalties to the state for years.

Utah turned a blind eye for years as companies underpaid royalties for mining on the Great Salt Lake

A performance audit of mineral royalty agreements on the lake was presented to the Utah Legislature last week.

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