Closeup of One of Compass Minerals Ogden's Evaporation pools
Mineral mining on the Great Salt Lake along with tourism and brine shrimp farming on the Great Salt Lake contribute 1.9 billion to Utah's conomy. This doesn't include the economic boost of Utah's famous lake affect snow also endangered by a drying lake. Mineral extraction uses 7% of the water in the Great Salt Lake. Agricultural and irrigation divert 70-80% of the water.
Mineral mining on the Great Salt Lake along with tourism and brine shrimp farming on the Great Salt Lake contribute 1.9 billion to Utah's conomy. This doesn't include the economic boost of Utah's famous lake affect snow also endangered by a drying lake. Mineral extraction uses 7% of the water in the Great Salt Lake. Agricultural and irrigation divert 70-80% of the water.
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