Segment 1: Potash Mining Sevier Lake Pt 1

What lies beneath Sevier Lake in Millard County, Utah? It turns out a rare form of potash can be found in the brackish waters below the surface of the dry lake bed. In this week's story we go out with an exploratory team who is trying to determine where the minerals lie and whether a mining operation would be feasible on the lake. However, this isn't your typical kind of mining, in fact in many cases it is similar to harvesting. Malia Bascom has the story.

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Segment 2: Potash Mining Sevier Lake Pt 2

Chad Booth meets with Bart Whatcott, Millard County Commissioner; Steve Styler, consultant for Peak Minerals; and Lance D'Ambrosio,CEO & Director Peak Minerals; about what a potash mining operation would mean to Millard County.

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Segment 3: Potash Mining Sevier Lake Pt 3

What are the potential benefits to mining potash in Millard County? The mine would require the construction of the mining operation; infrastructure in the area would be upgraded; jobs would become available at the mine, drivers, and the multipliers that are associated with bringing new jobs to an area.

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Segment 4: Potash Mining Sevier Lake Pt 4

The program wraps up the discussion about potash mining on Sevier Lake. In this segment the group discusses the water issues that the project brings up. The water that is being drawn out of the ground is brackish and can't be used for much else.

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